Alberto Fujimori
An Alleged Killer, a Plagiarist, and a Jailed Ex-Leader's Kid: Meet Peru's Presidential Field
Voting is compulsory and alcohol sales are banned during the weekend of the election so Peruvians will have to swallow these candidates without a stiff drink.
Peru's Booming Cocaine Business Is Turning It Into Latin America's Newest Narco State
A top trafficker suddenly released from jail, audios suggesting the use of army helicopters being used to transport cocaine, and presidential candidates haunted by alleged links to the business — the evidence is mounting up.
The Year the 'Pink Tide' Turned: Latin America in 2015
A new right wing president in Argentina and the gathering force of the opposition in Venezuela has left the longtime dominance of leftist governments in Latin America looking shaky.
Justice Might Just Be Possible in the Case of Mass Forced Sterilizations in Peru
Nobody has ever faced charges for a forced sterlization campaign launched by the far-right Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori in the 90s which rights groups say involved more than 270,000 people. Now prosecutors are investigating some of the cases.
President for Life? It Will Be Possible in Ecuador in 2021
Violent protests greeted a constitutional amendment that will force President Rafael Correa to sit out the 2017 election but could allow the charismatic leftist to resume his grip on power indefinitely from 2021.