Monday, August 24th 2026 - 21:55 UTC
“It is necessary to reframe the dialogue between the north and south of the Americas in more equal terms,” said the meeting's coordinator, David Adler, at the closing session held at the Teatro Solís
The third Pan-American Congress concluded on Sunday in Montevideo with a call to reframe relations between the north and south of the Americas on more equal terms. The forum, which brought together some 150 lawmakers, governors and former heads of state from fifteen countries, will hold its next edition in Brazil in 2027.
“It is necessary to reframe the dialogue between the north and south of the Americas in more equal terms,” said the meeting's coordinator, David Adler, at the closing session held at the Teatro Solís. Conclusions were organised around regional integration, peace and security, care policies and welfare systems.
The congress was marked by one notable absence: former Colombian president Gustavo Petro, who promoted the first edition, held in Bogotá in 2024. Organisers cancelled his participation as a precaution to avoid exposure to sanctions, since Petro has been listed since October 2025 by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department, along with the then first lady, his eldest son and his interior minister. The designation, administrative rather than judicial in character, cited an alleged role in illicit drug trafficking. There has been no trial or conviction, and the Colombian government at the time described it as political persecution.
