Latin America’s economy is being reshaped simultaneously from three directions — Kast formally abandons Chile’s zero-deficit pledge, Venezuela’s military is bombing gold mines in Bolívar state, and Washington & Beijing spend billions to lock in the region’s lithium, copper, and rare earths
Colombia’s June 21 runoff is being shadowed by FARC car bombs, while Paraguay has quietly built the hemisphere’s most aggressive anti-PCC military architecture as Brazil records its lowest homicide rate in a decade in 2025 even as overall crime rises
Stay up-to-date on the latest export news between the United States & Brazil as the Trump administration levies a new round of tariffs on Lula’s Brazil four months before presidential election
Peru’s presidential runoff remains too close to call with Keiko Fujimori & Roberto Sánchez separated by fractions of a percentage point as left-wing Sánchez doubles down on promise that defines his candidacy
Latin America’s right-wing turn is producing consequences that stretch from Santiago’s streets to Miami’s bank floors to a river in Paraguay. Chile's Kast faces student riots over a $6 billion austerity plan as transcontinental trade corridor nears completion
Jalisco Cartel builds 2,000-foot cocaine tunnel beneath fake San Diego discount store before authorities seize $45 million in cocaine — and Trump breaks major news in critical election by endorsing Colombia’s “El Tigre” as Peru prepares to vote on Sunday amid crime epidemic
Trump administration looks to reshape its relationships across South America — nominating Florida House Speaker & Rubio ally as ambassador to Brazil while a de la Espriella victory could trigger Washington’s most comprehensive reset of U.S.-Colombia relations in a generation
Latin America’s most consequential political realignment in a generation accelerated this week: political outsider De La Espriella stuns pollsters as region witnesses right-wing shift while Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa drops all tariffs after De La Espriella victory
Scaloni releases Argentina’s final 26-man squad a day early — catching the football world by surprise. Mastantuono is out. Six Qatar champions are left behind. The defending champions open June 16 in Kansas City
Washington secures first agreement for joint military airstrikes on Central American soil. Bolivia’s Congress clears way for President Paz to deploy the army against four weeks of protests as Chinese electric cars are outselling established brands in Brazil's streets
Four weeks of blockades. Four dead. Ninety arrested. A minister ambushed and rescued. And now a Congress that has voted by more than two-thirds to let the president deploy the army. Bolivia is not a protest. It is a constitutional crisis
Colombia deploys 200K+ troops for Sunday’s vote as splinter factions ignore ceasefire. Mexico’s cartels deploy FPV drones 15 days before World Cup as Paraguay rearms to become Washington’s most strategic security partner in South America
