Latin America once again became the stage of a major diplomatic crisis at the end of 2025, when Peru officially announced the severance of its diplomatic relations with Mexico. The decisive event was the Mexican government's decision to grant diplomatic asylum to Betssy Chávez, former Prime Minister under President Pedro Castillo, who was under investigation in Peru for her alleged involvement in the crimes of rebellion and conspiracy. Chávez sought refuge in the Mexican Emba

Santiago Peña, President of Paraguay, made his first official state visit to Taiwan. He was received by Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lin Chia-lung, and designated the island as "a fundamental partner of Paraguay", an unusual stance for a Latin American country, given the expansion of Chinese influence over the Caribbean and South American region and the pressure Beijing exerts on Paraguay to sever its diplomatic, economic, and political ties with Taiwan. In Taipei, P

On March 11, 2026, José Antonio Kast, founder of the Republican Party and former congressman for the Independent Democratic Union, assumed the presidency of Chile, and on April 6, less than a month later, embarked on his first official foreign trip to Argentina, where he was received by Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada. The embrace between the two leaders, captured by international news agencies, brought to an end a phase of diplomatic friction that had characterized Argentina