Latin American Food Law Framework

The article provides a comparative analysis of the legal frameworks on food security in eight Latin American countries (Guatemala, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Peru, and Mexico). It assesses how these laws guarantee the right to food, identifying similarities, differences, and challenges in their implementation. It highlights progress in the creation of intersectoral systems and the strengthening of sustainable agriculture, as well as structural challenges linked to poverty, inequality, and climate change. Published in Iustitia Socialis (2025) by the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, the University of Sonora, and the Koinonía Foundation.