As Venezuela’s earthquake death toll surpassed 1,430 and the 72-hour golden rescue window closed, 2,000 international rescuers from 27 countries, $150 million in U.S. aid, and the USS Fort Lauderdale converge on Venezuela
Venezuela earthquake kills 188 as U.S. Supreme Court rules 6-3 to end Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitians as oil crashes to pre-war low of $70 a barrel
U.S. crude dropped nearly 4 percent to $70 a barrel — a pre-war low that made some winners & losers throughout Latin America as Venezuela recovery efforts begin following 7.2 magnitude earthquake
Gunmen massacre 19 in Honduran palm plantation, and U.S.-Venezuelan airstrikes kill Tren de Aragua founder in Bolívar state as Peru’s post-electoral crisis deepens with leftist candidate calling for “popular and patriotic resistance” in the face of election loss
De la Espriella assumes office on August 7 with Washington’s full bilateral reset agenda while 1,500 miles away, Washington sanctions Cuba’s state oil company, CUPET
Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia’s June 21 runoff with 12.9 million votes — the most in Colombian history while 1,500 miles away, Cuba’s National Assembly approves 176 market reforms in 24 hours
Peru’s presidential runoff has been deadlocked for eight days at a 600-vote margin while Venezuela’s Nobel laureate María Corina Machado prepares to return home as Colombia’s election attracts foreigners to reshape the hemisphere’s political map
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
