ParlAmericas brings parliamentary perspectives to regional dialogue on development and cooperation during the forty-first session of ECLAC
October 9, 2026
Latin America and the Caribbean face an international landscape in which power relations, economic competition, and technological rivalries are redefining the conditions for development. Amid these transformations, the region faces a strategic challenge: to go beyond responding to changes in the world order and strengthen its capacity to shape them according to its own interests...
Strengthening Women’s Economic Autonomy: Perspectives from Latin America on an Urgent Agenda
October 7, 2026
Women’s economic autonomy is an enabling condition for the full exercise of their rights and for the construction of more equal, inclusive, and prosperous societies. But it is not merely a matter of equity: promoting women’s full participation in the labour market and expanding their access to opportunities has a stimulating effect on the economy...
ParlAmericas brings its parliamentary diplomacy experience to the XII Ibero-American Parliamentary Forum
October 2, 2026
In an international landscape marked by geopolitical fragmentation, pressures on democratic institutions, and a multilateral system under growing strain, maintaining channels for political dialogue across regions has taken on renewed importance. Guided by this institutional conviction, ParlAmericas participated in the XII Ibero-American Parliamentary Forum, convened on October 1-2 in Madrid by the Cortes Generales of...
Regional multi-stakeholder strategies to eradicate gender-based digital violence
September 24, 2026
Digital violence against women poses a growing challenge for democracies. Ensuring that digital environments are safe spaces for participation, expression, and the exercise of rights is a challenge shared by a variety of actors, including governments, parliaments, experts, advocates, civil society organizations, and internet intermediaries. The goal is to promote inclusive digital governance, based on...
Artificial intelligence regulation in Latin America: Towards people-centred governance grounded in democratic principles and a forward-looking vision
September 15, 2026
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is presenting parliaments with decisions that are difficult to delay, even as the technology, its applications and its risks continue to evolve. For Latin American parliaments, the challenge is not simply to regulate, but to define what kind of AI governance reflects the region’s realities, protects rights, and,...
Illicit financial flows and illegal economies: Priorities for a regional agenda
September 8, 2026
Illicit financial flows and illegal economies pose a growing challenge to development, security, and democratic governance in Latin America and the Caribbean. The expansion of transnational criminal networks and their infiltration into sectors of the formal economy affect public finances, economic activity, and trust in institutions, requiring responses that go beyond exclusively sectoral approaches. These...
Strengthening interparliamentary cooperation and bi-regional dialogue with the European Parliament: Opportunities and challenges
September 7, 2026
In an international context marked by growing fragmentation and an increasingly close interconnection between geopolitical, economic, and technological dynamics, parliamentary cooperation between Europe and the Americas and the Caribbean takes on renewed significance. In this context, Chilean Senator Iván Flores García, President of ParlAmericas, participated virtually in a meeting of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary...
Modernizing Parliaments, Strengthening Democracy and Public Trust: Reflections from the 48th CPA CAA Regional Conference
September 4, 2026
As parliaments across the Caribbean and the wider Americas navigate rapid technological, social, and institutional transformations, their ability to adapt effectively is becoming increasingly important. Digital tools, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and new forms of public engagement are reshaping parliamentary work, raising new questions about institutional capacity, governance, and the responsible use of technology. At the...
ParlAmericas supports the National Congress of Honduras in strengthening its open parliament process
August 27, 2026
Legislative reform processes require regulations and political decision-making, but their implementation also depends on the knowledge, experience and day-to-day work of parliamentary staff. Parliamentary diplomacy can play a key role in promoting peer learning and facilitating political and technical dialogue. Against this backdrop, a ParlAmericas delegation paid an institutional visit to the National Congress of...
Transparency, integrity, and new forms of influence: Parliamentary dialogue on lobbying regulation in Latin America
August 21, 2026
Lobbying regulation presents a central challenge for parliaments: ensuring that engagement with different sectors of society contributes to informed and pluralistic legislative deliberation while providing transparency about who seeks to influence public decisions, which interests they represent, and the mechanisms they use. Clear frameworks in this area help strengthen integrity, accountability, and trust in democratic...