The following lists events that happened during 2023 in South America.
Incumbents
Argentina
President: Alberto Fernández (since 2019) Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (since 2019)
Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Islas Malvinas, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Bolivia
President: Luis Arce
Vice President: David Choquehuanca
Brazil
President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2023 – present) Vice President: Geraldo Alckmin (2023 – present)
Chile
President: Gabriel Boric (since 2022) President of the Senate: Álvaro Elizalde (since 2022) President of the Chamber of Deputies: Raúl Soto (since 2022)
Chile includes the Juan Fernández Islands and Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean. It also claims Chilean Antarctic Territory.
Easter Island
Alcalde: Pedro Edmunds Paoa
Juan Fernández Islands
Alcalde: Felipe Paredes Vergara
Colombia
President: Gustavo Petro
Vice President: Francia Márquez
Ecuador
President: Guillermo Lasso (since 2021) Vice President: Alfredo Borrero (since 2021)
Guyana
President: Irfaan Ali (since 2020) Prime Minister: Mark Phillips (since 2020)
Guayana Esequiba is administered by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela. Tigri Area is disputed with Suriname.
Paraguay
President: Mario Abdo Benítez
Vice President: Hugo Velázquez Moreno
Peru
President: Dina Boluarte
Prime Minister: Alberto Otárola (from 21 December)
Suriname
President: Chan Santokhi (since 2020) Vice President: Ronnie Brunswijk (since 2020)
Tigri Area is disputed with Guyana.
Uruguay
President: Luis Lacalle Pou
Vice President: Beatriz Argimón
Venezuela
President: Nicolás Maduro
Vice President: Delcy Rodríguez
Venezuela claims Guayana Esequiba as part of its territory.
British Overseas Territories
Monarch: Charles III (since 2022)
Falkland Islands
Governor: Alison Blake (since 2022)
The Falkland Islands are also claimed by Argentina, which calls them Islas Malvinas (Malvinas Islands).
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Commissioner: Alison Blake (since 2022)
French Guiana
President: Emmanuel Macron (since 2017) Prime Minister: Élisabeth Borne (since 2022) Prefect: Thierry Queffelec
Events
January - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva becomes the president of Brazil and a few days after this, there are many anti-Luiz protests. Luiz vows to punish the protesters 5 February — 2023 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum 23 April – 2023 Paraguayan general election 1 May - Avianca Airways Cesna crashes in some forest in Colombia. The pilot and another passenger are killed. A mother and her children survive but the mother dies later. The children are found in the jungle many days later. This is known as the 2023 Colombia Cessna 206 crash. 14 October – An annular solar eclipse will be visible in the Western U.S., Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil and will be the 44th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 134. 29 October – 2023 Argentine general election