Now that Keiko Fujimori is officially the President of Peru, how long will she last?
Crazy Ass Moments in LatAm Politics
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Cleitinho Azevedo, incumbent Brazilian Senator, posts an AI video with his deceased father and brother to announce he is running for Governor.
At Flávio Bolsonaro's official campaign launch, they played an AI video of Jair Bolsonaro giving his full endorsement.
Abílio Brunini, mayor of Cuiabá in Brazil, banned an "aura farming" competition in his city. He justified his opposition by saying "I'm straight."
Despite Argentina's defeat in the World Cup, President Javier Milei declared a national holiday to celebrate the game anyway.
Benjamin Netanyahu, incumbent Prime Minister of Israel, reaffirms his World Cup support for Argentina, saying that "It is going to be Messi".
Itamar Ben-Gvir, incumbent Israeli minister, posts this video wishing for Argentina's victory in the 2026 World Cup.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, incumbent Israeli Minister, tweets that he is praying with all his heart for Argentina's victory in the World Cup final.
With 100% of the ballots processed, Keiko Fujimori wins the 2026 Peruvian runoff by a net 0.27%. Somehow, this is Peru's biggest margin of victory in nearly two decades.
Abelardo de la Espriella, President-elect of Colombia, once admitted that he enjoyed tying firecrackers to cats to watch them explode.
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia posted an AtlasIntel poll showing his candidate, Iván Cepeda, winning the election, asking, "Why didn't they publish it?" Andrei Roman, the CEO of AtlasIntel, replied, "Because it is fake."
The Brazilian presidential candidates shared their predictions for the Brazil vs. Morocco match. Renan Santos got it right by predicting a 1-1 tie.
Cidadania, Brazilian political party, has announced a new logo that shows its support for artificial intelligence (with "IA" being the Portuguese acronym for "AI").
Luis Galarreta, Keiko Fujimori's running mate, has hook-shaped prosthetic hands.
Peruvian shamans have predicted that Roberto Sánchez will win the current election and become the next President of Peru.
Maybe the curse is on Keiko Fujimori, imagine getting 49.9% for a third time in a row...
President Lula of Brazil posted a montage of his workouts and asked his followers if they’ve already done theirs today.
Peruvian exit poll, it really seems the country is doomed to have near-50/50 runoffs for the rest of eternity...
The Colombian Liberal Party issued a statement endorsing right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. However, he had preemptively rejected the endorsement a few days ago, calling the party a corrupt appendix of Gustavo Petro.
During a press conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico threw a soccer ball into the audience and a journalist fell trying to catch it.
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia announced on Twitter that he doesn't recognize the preliminary results of the recent election.
Pastor Sergeant Isidório, an incumbent Brazilian MP, publicly apologized for mistakenly voting against a bill to reduce working hours during a committee session. The catch is that he couldn't have voted anyway, as he was only an replacement member.
Pastor Sergeant Isidório, incumbent Brazilian MP, celebrated the approval of a bill reducing working hours, claiming it will give workers more time for sex.
Carlos Bruce, mayor of Surco in Peru, decided to use to test an eletric taser on his own advisor.
Peru finally finishes the count for the first round of its 2026 presidential election... after a whole month of counting.
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico met the K-Pop boy band BTS and received an autographed gift from them.
Kátia Abreu, prominent brazilian politician, posted a tweet implying that Davi Alcolumbre, President of the Senate, betrayed Lula because he is a jew.
President José María Balcázar of Peru (partly) blamed the Jews for 'forcing' Germany to cause World War II. According to Balcázar, the Jews controlled all national and international banking at the time, committing usury.
Perú Libre is using a cardboard cutout of Vladimir Cerrón, fugitive presidential candidate, at their breakfast just ahead of the general election.
Sergio Fajardo, Colombian presidential candidate, has chosen a broom in the colors of the Colombian flag as his campaign symbol.