Colombia has a new president, and the change is historic. Abelardo de la Espriella took his oath in Cali while police defused a bus loaded with explosives and Petro refused to attend. Security, energy, Israel, and a full alliance with Washington now lead the agenda. The conservative wave in Latin America has found its next leader.
On June 29, 2026, Peru's ONPE completed the official vote count confirming Keiko Fujimori wins with 50.13%. Her fourth attempt at the presidency. Her first win. The JNE will officially proclaim her president-elect on July 3. Behind her: Sendero's terror, nine presidents in ten years, Rolexgate, Chifagate, and a crime crisis that shocked even Peruvians.
Colombia election results are in: conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella wins the presidential runoff with 49.65 percent against leftist Ivan Cepeda's 48.70 percent, a margin of under 250,000 votes. Trump called to congratulate him. Rubio said Colombia's best days are ahead. Latin America's conservative wave keeps growing.
The Tren de Aragua strike on June 12, 2026, killed Niño Guerrero, the founder of one of the most dangerous gangs on earth. The CIA provided intelligence. Venezuela's interim government cooperated. Trump calls it retribution for American victims. The Trump Doctrine is clear: designated terrorist organizations have no safe haven anywhere.
Eight bodies were found stuffed in plastic bags in Ecuador on June 3, 2026 — including two minors who were farmers. Ecuador's homicide rate hit 50.9 per 100,000 in 2025, the highest in South America. US commandos are already on the ground. The Ecuador gang wars are now a hemispheric crisis.
Guatemala cartels strikes are now official as President Arévalo agrees to joint U.S. military operations against drug trafficking networks. Trump's Shield of the Americas is expanding fast. From fentanyl deaths to cartel terrorism, this is America First in action across Latin America right now.
