Nicaragua
On January 10, 2026, Daniel Ortega completed 19 consecutive years in power in Nicaragua, surpassing Anastasio Somoza García and becoming the longest-serving dictator in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 21st century. He shares 'co-presidency' with his wife Rosario Murillo under a 2025 constitution establishing dynastic succession. His regime, defined by repression and economic alliances, confronts internal fractures and external pressures.
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Thelma Brenes Muñoz has written a heartfelt letter to her father, Carlos Brenes, who has been missing for over four months amid Nicaragua's political crackdown. In the letter, published by Confidencial, she voices her anguish over his unknown fate and the harsh conditions endured by political prisoners. She describes the current situation as worse and crueler than in 2018.