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Archives: South America

Regional Overview: South America
11-17 June 2022

Regional OverviewsBy Julia Franciotti23 June 2022
Last week in South America, state forces killed a high-ranking dissident of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Colombia. In Chile, Indigenous militias blocked highways in the Araucanía region and carried out arson attacks in the Araucanía and Biobío regions.…

Regional Overview: South America
4-10 June 2022

Regional OverviewsBy Julia Franciotti16 June 2022
Last week in South America, supporters of opposition parties took to the streets in Peru, demanding the resignation of President Pedro Castillo over corruption allegations. In Chile, Indigenous militias carried out four arson attacks against forestry companies and farmers in the Araucanía region.…

Regional Overview: South America
18 May-3 June 2022

Regional OverviewsBy Bhavani Castro9 June 2022
Last week in South America, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissident factions led several attacks in Colombia in response to the killing of a FARC leader in Venezuela as voters went to the polls for the first round of presidential elections on 29 May.…

Regional Overview: South America
21-27 May 2022

Regional OverviewsBy Julia Franciotti1 June 2022
Last week in South America, heightened levels of violence continued in Chile as student demonstrations turned violent in Santiago and suspected Indigenous militia members attacked forestry workers and police in the southern regions.…

Regional Overview: South America
14-20 May 2022

Regional OverviewsBy Bhavani Castro26 May 2022
Last week in South America, demonstrations fell compared to the week prior. While organized political violence decreased overall in the region, targeted attacks against state officers and members of vulnerable groups were reported in several countries.…

Regional Overview: South America
7-13 May 2022

Regional OverviewsBy Julia Franciotti19 May 2022
Last week in South America, in Brazil, violence broke out in downtown São Paulo during a police operation in the open-air drug market known as Cracolândia. In Chile, the death of a journalist who was shot while reporting on the 1 May rallies sparked violent demonstrations.…

Regional Overview: South America
23 April-6 May 2022

Regional OverviewsBy Bhavani Castro12 May 2022
Over the past two weeks in South America, violence slightly increased in the region, while demonstrations fell by almost a quarter compared to the weeks prior. In Colombia, organized political violence increased as the Gulf Clan increased their activity and declared a curfew in several departments in response to the extradition of a cartel leader.…

Regional Overview: South America
16-22 April 2022

Regional OverviewsBy Julia Franciotti28 April 2022
Last week in South America, a demonstration by Bari and Wayuu Indigenous people in Venezuela turned violent following the intervention of local residents and police forces. In Colombia, the Gulf Clan and the Self-Defense Conquerors of Sierra Nevada continued to clash in the Magdalena department.…

Regional Overview: South America
9-15 April 2022

Regional OverviewsBy Bhavani Castro21 April 2022
Last week in South America, violence slightly decreased compared to the week prior, and demonstrations fell by almost half amidst Christian Holy Week celebrations. In Colombia, despite a significant decrease in organized political violence, clashes between armed groups and state forces continued last week, including several armed confrontations involving the Gulf Clan.…

Regional Overview: South America
2-8 April 2022

Regional OverviewsBy Julia Franciotti14 April 2022
Last week in South America, attacks by Mapuche Indigenous militia groups against forestry companies increased following the end of a state of emergency in southern Chile. In Peru, demonstrations over rising costs of food, fuel, and fertilizers turned violent, with authorities declaring a state of emergency and imposing a curfew in Lima and Callao departments.…
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