Under the slogan “Solidarity among peoples, sovereignty among nations”, the III Pan-American Congress brings together legislators, academics, government officials and activists from across the hemisphere, in Montevideo, Uruguay, from August 21 to 23, including those from the Latin American Council of Social Sciences.
This parliamentary forum, bringing together progressive forces from across the continent, seeks to consolidate a common multilateral agenda in the face of the profound social, geopolitical, and economic transformations in the region. This year’s edition addresses proposals on peace, security, and multilateralism; sustainable development and regional integration; digital sovereignty and artificial intelligence; and well-being and care.
The meeting brings together more than 150 legislators, former presidents, ministers and political leaders from 15 countries of the continent, among others:
- For Uruguay, the president Yamandú Orsi, the vice president Carolina Cosse and the former vice president Lucía Topolansky.
- For Argentina, Axel Kicillof (governor of the Province of Buenos Aires), Jorge Taiana, Itaí Hagman, plus Dolores Gandulfo, Cecilia Nicolini and Gabriel Fuks of Parlasur.
- Democratic US congressmembers such as Pramila Jayapal, Summer Lee and Jesús “Chuy” García; representatives from Canada such as Avi Lewis, Leah Gazan and Salma Zahid.
- The former president of Colombia Ernesto Samper, Alicia Bárcena (Mexico, ex-ECLAC), the former Chilean president Gabriel Boric and the former presidential candidate of that country Jeannette Jara, the Brazilian senator Humberto Costa.
CLACSO participates through its Executive Director Pablo Vommaro together with researchers and members of the network.
The presence of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences at the Congress strengthens the bridge between critical social-scientific knowledge and public policy, informing debates on digital sovereignty, care, development and regional integration, among other axes of its agenda and its Platforms for Social Dialogue.
From Friday, August 21st to Sunday, August 23rd.
Venues: Legislative Palace (opening), Solís Theatre (public event) and Mercosur Parliament – Parlasur (closing session).
The Pan-American Congress was born in 2024 in Bogotá at the initiative of the then Colombian president Gustavo Petro. The event held its second edition in 2025 in Mexico City. This third edition is co-organized and supported by the host government, along with regional networks of legislators and progressive international platforms that shape the space.
It is the continent’s only permanent parliamentary forum where progressive and democratic forces meet to coordinate positions and seek a greater balance between North America, South America and the Caribbean.
Editor’s note: CLACSO publishes this announcement in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese. The English edition reproduced here is a machine translation in which several proper names are garbled; those names have been restored to their standard spellings against the Spanish original at https://www.clacso.org/solidaridad-entre-los-pueblos-soberania-entre-las-naciones/. No other wording has been changed.