Keri Kahn

He battles extortion and kidnapping attempts by the cartels.

He told me this one story that has stuck with me so much.

He was visiting friends in Europe,

And they were all partying and someone pulled out cocaine.

And he said he was just floored.

He told them, don't you know what that has done, your consumption has done to my country?

And he said the people at the party just could not connect the dots with him.

We have some big elections next year here in Brazil, where leftist Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva is struggling with his own messaging problems and his age.

He's 80.

In Colombia, leftist President Gustavo Petro has taken on a very public fight with President Trump.

Not sure how his party is going to fare there.

And security is still going to dominate politics.

That's a given.

It doesn't look like gold prices are plunging or the drug supplier demand is dropping.

So these gangs...

And their corruption, their power, and their violence will still be top issues for voters here.

You're welcome.