U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss security, defense, and trade during an official visit to Ecuador (AFP) that begins today. Yesterday, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso declared a national state of emergency due to gang violence.
Chile: Thousands of people demonstrated in major cities (Bloomberg) to mark the anniversary of a 2019 social uprising that eventually led to an agreement to rewrite the country’s constitution.