There are many stereotypes about Latinos, like the one that says that “Latinos are lazy.” In the United States, faced with the mass arrests and deportations of undocumented migrants (mainly Latin Americans) carried out by the ICE several protests were held in Los Angeles to denounce, on the one hand, the unjustified deportations of working immigrants, on the other hand, the far-right rhetoric that too often compares Latin American migrants to drug traffickers or criminals.

The pink tide (or the Left Turn) in Latin America, refers to the wave of victories of left-wing candidates in the presidential elections of several Latin American countries at the beginning of the 21st century. We usually consider that it started in 1998, with the victory of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela. When he was elected, the left was only in power in Cuba in the region.

On May 12, 2025, in an interview with Bloomberg, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia would join China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), becoming the twenty-first Latin American country to integrate the project. Is the Belt Road Initiative a driver of industrial development for Latin America?

To what extent have the accumulated failures of right-wing governments since the 2010s led to the return of the left to power?

To what extent are non-governmental organizations key actors of sustainable development in Latin America and what are their challenges ?

In 2022, Pedro Castillo, President of Peru tried to prevent his impeachment process by dissolving Congress and organizing a coup.

In September 2013, Xi JinPing announced the Belt and Road Initiative, an ambitious trade plan involving the injection of resources in LATAM.

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