THE KEELE GUIDE TO LATIN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS ON THE INTERNET

Latest Update 18 July 2012

South America-wide

South American Studies

• Handbook of Latin American Studies from the Library of Congress
• Heads of State
• Inter-American Dialogue think tank
• Internet Resources for Latin America from NMSU
• Latin American constitutions from the University of Lima
• Latin America Data Base - searchable index of articles on Latin America, including politics, from the University of New Mexico 
• Latin American Election Statistics since Independence from UCSD
• Latin American Government Documents Project
• Latin American History Resources for beginners
• Latin American History Guide from the Bodleian Library
• Latin American Information Base from the University of Texas - a multitude of links country and agency within subject themes
• Latin America Public Opinion Project from Vanderbilt University
• Latin American Security Watch 'monitoring threats to regional security'
• Latin Sectors research on economics and politics in Latin America
• Matices - quarterly journal of Latin American, Portuguese and Spanish affairs (English, Spanish, Portuguese, German) 
• Political database of the Americas from Georgetown University

Media and News

• Agencia Latino Americana de Informacion
• IPL Reading Room - South American newspapers 
• Latin America Bureau - online books about development, human rights, politics in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Latin America Newsletter
• News Central South American newspapers
• Newspapers in Latin America from University of Texas

• Derechos Humanos en America Latina
• Comunidad Andina
• Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
• Inter-American Court on Human Rights
• Inter-American Human Rights Database
• Latin American Working Group
• ProtestNet links to activism and protest in Latin America
• North American Congress on Latin America
• South and Meso American Rights Center
• Union of South American Nations
• United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Directories and Search Engines

• Latino World
• Ugubula search site (Spanish)
• WEPA searchable directory of Puerto Rico and Latin American websites

Argentina

Constitutions 1853 1994 OR here

Flag of Argentina from Wikipedia

Presidency

Cabinet of Ministers

• Ministerio de Educacion
• Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas Publicas
• Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos/Ministry of Justice and Human Rights

• Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Cultos

  Ministerio de Ciencia, Technologica e Innovacion Productiva

  Army

Senado de la Nacion/Senate

Poder Judicial de la Nacion/Judiciary

Political Parties

• Democracia Cristiana
• Partido Justicialista
• Union Civica Radical Argentina
• Movimiento Al Socialismo Argentina
• Partido Comunista Argentina
• Partido Obrero
• Movimiento de los Trabajadores Socialistas
• Argentine Political Parties from Georgetown University
• Partidos Politicos Argentina
• Partidos Politicos
• Partidos Politicos en Argentina

Elections

• National Elections in Argentina
• Argentina Elections
• Argentine Legislative Election 2009
• Argentine General Election 2011 from Wikipedia

Media

• Argentine Newspapers from Abyznewslinks
• Argentine Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers
• Argentine Newspapers from All-links
• Argentine Newspapers from World-Newspapers 
• Argentine Newspapers from Newspaperindex
• Argentina TV
• Argentina TV Channels Online
• Argentina Radio Stations
• Argentine Radio
• Ambito Financiero
• Argentina Centro de Medios Indipendientes
• Buenos Aires Herald 
• Diario el Norte (Chaco)
• El Cronista (Buenos Aires)
• Diario el Dia (Buenos Aires)
• El Dia (La Plata)
• Diario Hoy (La Plata)
• Diario La Nacion
• Diario Los Andes (Mendoza)
• Diario Rio Negro
• La Voz del Interior de Cordoba
• La Nueva Provincia (Bahia Blanco)
• Ole
• Telam News Agency
• El Tribuno(Salta)

Other Sources

• Government and Politics in Argentina
• LANIC - Argentina from the University of Texas
• Latin Focus: Argentina - economic indicators
• Yahoo Argentina

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Bolivia

Constitution

• 1967 Constitution
• 1994 Constitutional Reforms
• 2009 Constitution

Flag

President of Bolivia

• President Evo Morales from Wikipedia

Parliament

• Honorable Congreso de Bolivia
  • Congreso Nacional de Bolivia from Wikipedia

Political Parties

• Bolivian Political Parties from Georgetown University

Elections

• Corte Nacional Electoral or here
• Elections in Bolivia from Wikipedia
• Presidential Election 2005 from Wikipedia
• Bolivian Constitutional Referendum 2008 from Wikipedia
• Bolivian Vote of Confidence Referendum, 2008 from Wikipedia
• Bolivian referendum votes analysis from Indypendent
• Judicial Election 2011 from Wikipedia
• Regional Elections 2010 from Wikipedia
• Bolivia Election Guide from IFES

Media

• Bolivia Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers
• Bolivia Newspapers from Abyznewslinks
• Bolivia Newspapers from World-Newspapers
• Bolivia Newspapers from Worldpress
• Bolivia Newspapers from All-Links
• Bolivia Times
• El Diario (La Paz)
• La Razon (La Paz)
• Los Tiempos (Cochabamba)
• Bolivia TV
• Bolivia Television
• Bolivia Radio Stations online
• Bolivia Radio Stations

Groups, Movements and Institutions

• Centre for the Implementation of Public Policies

Other Sources

• Bolivia Facts, Politics and Political Trends
• The Death of Che Guevara
• LANIC - Bolivia
• Governments on the Web - Bolivia
• Library of Congress Study

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Brazil

Anthem

Flag

Constitution

• 1988 Constitution or here

Presidencia de la Republica federativa do Brasil

Federal Government

• Ministerio das Relacoes Exteriores/Ministry of External Relations
• Ministerio da Fazenda/Ministry of Finance
• Ministerio da Educacao e do Desporto/Ministry of Education & Sport
• Ministerio do Desenvolvimento, Industria e Comercio Exterior
• Ministerio de Minas e Energia/Ministry of Mines and Energy
• Ministerio do Meio Ambiente
• Ministerio da Previdencia Social/Ministry of Social Welfare
• Ministerio da Saude/Ministry of Health
• Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia/Ministry of Science and Technology
• Ministry of Communications

Parliament

• Federal Senate (English/Portuguese)
• Camara dos Deputos

Courts

• Superior Tribunal de Justica
• Supremo Tribunal Federal

States

• Governo do Estado de Ceara
• Governo do Pernambuco OR here
• Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte
• Governo Estado Sao Paulo

State and Municipal Government from LANIC

Political parties

• Partido Communista Brasileiro
• Partido Communista do Brasil
• Partido da Frente Liberal
  • Partido Liberal from Wikipedia
• Partido dos Tribalhadores
• Partido Social Democrata Cristao
  • Brazilian Social Democratic Party from Wikipedia
• Partido Verde
• Brazil Political Parties from Georgetown University

Elections

• Brazilian general election 2006 from Wikipedia
• Brazilian presidential election 2006 from Wikipedia
• Brazilian general election 2010 from Wikipedia
• Brazilian presidential election 2010 from Wikipedia

Media

• Agencia Estado
• BBC Brazil
• Brazilian Media Links
• Brazilian newspapers by state
• Brazilian Newspapers
• Brazil Newspapers
• ABYZ Brazilian Newspapers
• Brazil Newspapers from Worldpress
• Brazil Newspapers from All-Links
• Radio Stations in Brazil
• Brazil Radio Stations
• Brazil TV stations
• Correio de Bahia (Salvador)
• Correio Popular (Sao Paulo)
• O Debate (Belo Horizonte)
• Diario do Grande ABC (Sao Paulo)
• Diario da Manha (Goiania) may time out
• Diario de Penambuco (Recife)
• Diario Popular
• Diario do Povo (Dourados)
• Diario de Sorocaba
• Estado de Minas
• O Estado de Sao Paulo
• Folha de Manha (Passos)
• Folha de Pernambuco
• Folha de Sao Paulo
• Gazeta de Alagoas
• Gazeta do Parana
• Gazeta do Povo
• Gazeta do Sol (Santa Cruz do Sul)
• O Globo
• Jornal do Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
• Jornal da Cidade de Bauru
• Jornal da Cidade (Pocos de Caldas)
• Jornal de Paraiba (Campina Grande)
• Jornal de Santa Caterina (Blumenau City)
• Jornal da Tarde (San Paolo)
• Jornal a Tribuna
• Liberal( Belem)
• A Noticia (Joinville)
• Folha.com
• O Dia (Rio de Janeiro)
• O Norte (Joao Pessoa)
• O Povo (Fortaleza)
• O Progesso (Dourades)
• Radio Brasil
• Radio Jovem Pan Radio journalism
• A Tarde (Salvador)
• Tempo (Minas Gerais)
• Tribuna de Minas (Juiz de Fora)
• Tribuna de Santos
• A Voz da Serra (de Nova Fribergo)
• Zero Hora (Porto Alegre)

Groups and Movements

• Amazon Watch - environment and indigenous peoples' rights
• Amnesty International Brasil

Other Sources 

• Brasil information (little politics)  
• LANIC - Brazil 
• Brazilian Studies Guide 
• Library of Congress Country Study: Brazil
• Political Resources - Brazil
• Yahoo Brasil

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Chile

Constitutions

• Constitution 1989
• Constitution 1997

National Anthem

Flag

President of Chile

• Michelle Bachelet from Wikipedia
• Sebastian Pinera from Wikipedia

Gobierno de Chile/Government

• Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
• Ministerio de Economia, Fomento y Tourismo
• Ministerio de Educacion
• Ministerio de Hacienda/Ministry of Housing
• Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores/Ministry of External Relations
• Ministerio de Salud/Ministry of Health
• Ministerio de Mineria/Ministry of Mines
• Ministerio de Transportes y Telecommunicaciones/Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications
• Anfitrion diario oficial of the Republic of Chile

Parliament

• Senado de la Republica de Chile

Political Parties

• Chile Political Parties from Georgetown University

Elections

• Chilean Presidential Election 2009-2010 from Wikipedia
• Chilean Presidential Election 2013 from Wikipedia
• Chilean Parliamentary Election 2009 from Wikipedia

Media

• Prensa y Periodicos de Chile
• Chile Newspapers from World-Newspapers
• Chile Newspapers from Worldpress
• Chile Newspapers from All-Links
• Chile Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers
• Chile Newspapers from abyznewslinks
• Caras
• CHIP News (English)
• Copesa Group publications
• El Mercurio de Santiago
• El Mercurio de Valparaiso
• Que Pasa
• El Tecera 
• Santiago Times
• TV Chile
• Chilean Television Stations
• Chilean Television
• Chile Radio Stations
• Radio Stations in Chile

Groups and Movements

• Amnesty International OR here

Other Sources

• Anfitrion - 'largest legal database in Chile'
• Derechos Chile - human rights since 1973
• Human Rights Watch Report
• Library of Congress Country Study
• LANIC - Chile

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Colombia

1991 Constitution

Flag

National Anthem

Presidencia de la Republica de Colombia

Government

• Gobiernoenlinea
• Republica de Colombia official gateway (Spanish/English)

Legislature

• Camera de Deputados
• Senate

Judiciary

Political parties

Elections

• Elections in Colombia includes results 2006- from Wikipedia
• Election results since 1998 from Adam Carr
• Colombian Presidential Election from Wikipedia
• Colombian Legislative Election from Wikipedia
• Election Data from Georgetown
• Colombia Elections from ElectionGuide

Media

• Colombia Newspapers
• Colombian Post
• El Espectador
• El Heraldo (Barranquilla)
• El Informador (Santa Maria)
• El Mundo
• El Pais
• El Tiempo
• Revista Cambio
• Revista Cromos
• Colombia Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers.com
• Colombia Newspapers from Abyznewslinks.com
• Colombia Newspapers from Allyoucanread.com
• Colombia Newspapers from World-Newspapers
• Colombia Newspapers from Worldpress
• Colombia Newspapers from All-Links
• Colombia TV stations
• Colombia TV Channels
• Colombia Radio Stations
• Radio Stations in Colombia Radio Stations in Colombia

Groups

• Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia from Wikipedia

Other Sources

• Conexiones de Colombia
• Library of Congress Country Study
• LANIC - Colombia
• Political Resources - Colombia

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Ecuador

Constitutions

1984 Constitution

1996 Constitution

Ecuador Constitution

National Anthem

Flag of Ecuador

Presidency

• Rafael Correa from Wikipedia

Government

National Assembly

Judiciary

Corte Suprema de Justicia from Wikipedia

Political Parties

Elections and Referendums

• Elections and Referendums from Wikipedia
• IFES Election Guide

Media

• Ecuador Newspapers
• Ecuadorian Newspapers
• Ecuador Newspapers
• Ecuador Newspapers
• Ecuador Newspapers from All-Links
• Ecuador TV stations
• Ecuador Television
• Radio Stations in Ecuador
• Ecuador Radio Stations Online
• El Comercio
• Diario La Hora
• Diario Expreso
• Hoy (Quito)
• El Telegrafo (Guayaquil)
• El Universo
• Vistazo

Groups

• Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador

Other Sources

• LANIC Ecuador
• Library of Congress Study
• Political Resources on the Net - Ecuador

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Falklands/Malvinas

• Falklands Islands Government
• Falklands Assenbly
• Penguin News
• South Atlantic Remore Islands Media Association
• Falklands-Malvinas Discuaion Forum

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Guyana

Flag OR here

Constitution

President

Government OR Guayana Online

Political parties

• People's National Congress
  • People's National Congress from Wikipedia
• Working Peoples' Alliance
• Guyana Political Parties
• List of Political Parties in Guyana from Wikipedia

Elections

• Guyana Elections Commission
• Electoral Assistance Board
• Guyana Elections
• Guyanese General Election 2006 from Wikipedia
• 2006 Election Results
• 2006 Election Results
• IFES Report
• IFES Election Guide

Media

• Guyana Chronicle
• The Weekend Mirror
• Stabroek News
• Guyana Newspapers
• Guyana Newspapers from World-Newspapers
• Guyana News and Information
• Guyana Newspapers from Abyznewslinks
• Guyana Newspapers from Worldpress
• National Communications Network
• Guayana Television
• Guayana Radio Stations
• Radio Stations in Guyana

Other Sources

• Guyana Review
• Guyana from LANIC
• Library of Congress Country Study
• Political Resources on the Net - Guyana

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French Guiana

• French Guiana-related articles
• Elections in French Guiana from Wikipedia
• French Guiana Status Referendum 2010 from Wikipedia
• Centre de Ressources Politiques
• 2010 Regional Elections
• Newspapers
• la1ere TV

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Organizacion de Estados Iberamericanos

• Inter-American Defense Board

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Paraguay

Constitutions

• 1992 Constitution
• Constitution 1992

Flag

Anthem

Presidency of the Republic not operational

Government not operational

Parliament

• Congreso/Chamber of Deputies
• Senate

Political Parties

• Colorado Party
  • Colorado Party of Paraguay from Wikipedia
• Partido Democrat Cristiana
• Paraguay Political Parties

Elections from Georgetown U

2008 Election Results

Paraguayan elections from Wikipedia

Paraguay Election Guide

Electoral Geography Paraguay

Paraguayan General Election 2008 from Wikipedia

Media

• Diario ABC Color
• La Nacion
• Paraguay Newspapers
• OnlineNewspapers Paraguay
• Paraguay Newspapers from Abyznewslinks
• Paraguay Newspapers from Allyoucanread.com
• Paraguay Newspapers from World-Newspapers
• Paraguay Newspapers from Worldpress
• Ultima Hora OR here
• Paraguay TV
• Paraguay radio stations

Other Sources

• AdmiNet Paraguay
• CIA World Factbook: Paraguay
• Governments on the WWW : Paraguay
• Library of Congress Country Study
• Political Resources on the Net - Paraguay

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Peru

1993 Constitution

Flag

National Anthem

Presidency

Government

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones may time out

Parliament

• Congreso de la Republica del Peru

Political Parties

• Peru Posible Partido Politico
• List of Political Parties in Peru from Wikipedia

Elections

• 2006 Election Blog archive
• Peruvian General Election 2011 from Wikipedia
• Election Guide Peru OR here OR here

Media

• America TV
• El Comercio
• Expreso online
• LA Republica
• Newspapers in Peru
• Peru Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers
• Peru Newspapers from Abyznewslinks
• Peru Newspapers from World-Newspapers
• Peru Newspapers from Worldpress
• Peru Newspapers from All-Links
• TV Peru
• Peruvian TV stations
• Radio Stations in Peru
• Peru Radio Websites

Groups

• Asociacion Pro Derechos Humano
• Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos
• Down with the Executioner Fujimori!
• Derechos Humanos en Peru

Other Sources

• Former President Alberto Fujimori from Wikipedia
• LANIC - Peru
• Library of Congress Study
• Peru in the Eye of the Storm NSA
• Political Resources in Peru
• Peru from Wikipedia
• Peru Links: Government_and_Politics

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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Government

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands from Wikipedia

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Suriname

1987 Constitution

Flag

Anthem

President of Suriname

Government (slow)

Parties

• Progressive Reform Party
• Union of Progressive Surinamese
• Evolution of the Policial Parties in Suriname
• Nationale Democratische Partij (Dutch)

Media

• Surinam Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers
• Surinam Newspapers from Abyznewslinks
• Surinam Newspapers from Start4all
• Surinam Newspapers from World-Newspapers
• Surinam Newspapers from Worldpress

Other

• LANIC - Suriname
• Surinam Index
• Political Resources on the Net - Surinam

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Uruguay

1966 Constitution

Flag

National Anthem

Presidency

Government

Parliament

• Camara de Representes

Political parties

• Asamblea Uruguay
• Uruguay: Political Parties from Georgetown University
• Uruguay Political Parties from Political Resources

Media

• El Espectador
• Diario El Pais (Montevideo)
• El Observador
• La Red 21 (Montevideo) 
• Uruguay Daily News
• Newspapers in Uruguay from Onlinenewspapers.com
• Uruguay Newspapers from Abyznewslinks.com
• Newspapers in Uruguay from WorldNewspapers
• Uruguay Newspapers from World-Newspapers
• Uruguay Newspapers from Worldpress
• Uruguay Newspapers from All-Links

Other Sources

• LANIC - Uruguay
• Library of Congress Country Study
• Political Resources on the Net - Uruguay

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Venezuela

Constitution

• 1961 Constitution from Georgetown
• 1999 Constitution from Georgetown

Flag

National Anthem

Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela

President

• President's Weekly Broadcast
• Hugo Chavez from Wikipedia

Gobierno Enlinea/Government Online

Asamblea Nacional

Judiciary

• Law of Venezuela from Wikipedia

Political Parties

• Venezuela Communist Party
  • Communist Party of Venezuela from Wikipedia
• The Everybody Wins Independent Movement from Wikipedia
• Primera Justicia
• Movement Towards Socialism from Wikipedia
• Fifth Republic Movement from Wikipedia
• United Socialist Party of Venezuela from Wikipedia
• Coordinadora Democratica from Wikipedia
• Resistencia Civil
• Political Parties from Georgetown University
• Venezuela Political Parties from PoliticalResources
• Life and Times of the Party System

Elections

• Elections in Venezuela from Wikipedia
• Elections and Referndums results 1993- - from Georgetown
• Venezuelan Presidential Election 1998 from Wikipedia
• Venezuelan Presidential Election 2006 from Wikipedia
• Venezuelan Presidential Election 2012 from Wikipedia
• Venezuelan Parliamentary Election 2010 from Wikipedia
• Analysis and Reaction to 2010 Legislative Election Results
• Electoral System
• Electoral Registry Audit
• IFES Election Guide
• Recall Referendum 2004
• Suffragio

Media

• ANTV
• Aporrea 'comunicacion popolar para la construccion de socialismo del siglo XXI'
• El Aragueno (Aragua)
• Il Corriere di Caracas
• Diario 2001
• Diario la Hora
• Economia Hoy
• Meridiano (Caracas)
• El Nacional (Caracas) 
• Radio Nacional de Venezuela
• El Universal (Caracas)
• Venezuela Al Dia
• Venezuela Analitica
• Venezuela Newspapers from Onlinenewspapers.com
• Venezuela Newspapers from Abyznewslinks.com
• Venezuela Newspapers from Allyoucanread.com
• Venezuela Newspapers
• Venezuela Newspapers from World-Newspapers
• Venezuela Newspapers from Worldpress
• Venezuela Newspapers from All-Links
• What's Next Venezuela?

Groups

• Cooriente Marxista Revolucionaria
• Provea human rights campaign

Other Sources

• LANIC - Venezuela
• Papers on Venezuelan Politics
• Politics Resources on the Net: Venezuela
• Library of Congress Country Study
• Consultores21 - opinion polling

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Prepared/Copyright 1995-2012 Martin Harrison,School of Politics, International Relations & Philosophy, Keele University. Please notify additions and amendments to M.Harrison@pol.keele.ac.uk. Links verified June 2012