This article traces the evolution of care in Latin America from concept to political agenda to their institutionalization as national care systems. Rooted in gender equality agendas and supported by sustained feminist mobilization, care agendas in the region have advanced significantly, reframing care as a public good and a right. Latin American countries have pioneered comprehensive care systems—Uruguay’s 2015 law marking the first of its kind—followed by Brazil, Colombia, and proposals in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. These initiatives’ standpoint is considering unpaid caregivers and care workers, as well as care receivers, as right holders. They address the unequal distribution of unpaid care work and ensure decent working conditions for care workers. Drawing on and contributing to the international development of policy frameworks such as the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the International Labour Office (ILO)’s 5Rs, the region has developed a distinctive approach to care policies that blends regional and international agreed principles with local context, including intersectional and intercultural dimensions. The article emphasizes the role of political commitment, participatory governance, and sustained public investment in achieving universal care systems. Despite uneven progress, Latin America offers a model for transformative care policies firmly anchored in rights-based policy frameworks and based on cross-sectoral coordination, established by law.