Silicon Valley’s most politically connected billionaire has bought a mansion in Argentina, met with Milei’s inner circle, and is planning a two-month stay. Nobody is saying exactly what was discussed, but Argentina’s congress wants to know
Wave of terrorist attacks kills 20 people in Cauca in 48 hours. Right-wing candidate wants to make Álvaro Uribe Defense Minister & Petro meets Venezuela’s new government as voters prepare to head to the polls in Colombia on May 31
Colombia’s Petro becomes first foreign leader to visit post-Maduro Venezuela. Six Supreme Court justices forced out as Rodríguez tightens her grip. And in a Brooklyn jail, Nicolás Maduro is fighting to keep his case alive — on a technicality about legal fees
For four decades, U.S. support for British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands was one of the fixed coordinates of the South Atlantic’s geopolitical order. A leaked Pentagon memo, a Trump ally in Buenos Aires & the fallout from the Iran war put it all in doubt
Brazil’s government shut down 27 prediction market platforms on Friday — including Kalshi, co-founded by the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world, who happens to be Brazilian. Here’s what to know
Venezuela’s acting president is systematically removing the judges who enforced Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian rule — replacing them with loyalists of her own. This latest purge is the most significant restructuring of Venezuelan institutional power since the end of Maduro
Colombia’s president is in Caracas — the first foreign leader to visit post-Maduro Venezuela. Border security, energy & most volatile frontier in South America are on the table
A man accused of helping plan the assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was arrested in Buenos Aires this week. The suspect is a logistics operative, and the alleged masterminds are a FARC dissident faction operating out of Venezuela with presidential elections 37-days away
Haiti has become the worst humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemisphere. Gangs control its capital. The nation is ungovernable. Foreign forces are on its soil. And yet its national team has qualified for the World Cup for only the second time in history. This is a real story
Miami is the city where Latin America arrives, rebuilds, and puts down roots. It’s also one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. & the gap between what the city costs & what most of its Latino residents earn is getting harder to close
Rising oil prices from the Iran conflict, 900% pipeline tariff hike from Ecuador, a central bank standoff & a May 31 presidential vote — Colombia is entering its most consequential economic moment in years with no easy exits
More than 900 journalists have been forced out of Latin America since 2018. Many end up in Miami. This is the story of the city that became the hemisphere’s unofficial newsroom in exile
