Florida arms Brazil’s gangs. Washington & Brasília launch a real-time intelligence program to stop it. But with Trump threatening to designate Brazil’s most powerful drug networks as terrorist organizations, Lula visits the White House on Thursday to placate Washington
Trump dismantled three of the four threats the Donroe Doctrine identified in Latin America. The fourth may not have a seat at the table in Beijing next week
Venezuela is open on paper — but payment uncertainty, crumbling infrastructure, and unresolved legal claims are keeping energy companies on the sidelines
On May Day, Raúl Castro appeared in public for the first time in months. Trump signed a new executive order expanding sanctions, and Díaz-Canel invoked the “War of All the People” doctrine, as tensions ramp up in the Caribbean
U.S. soldier who helped capture Maduro bet $409,000 on the operation. American Airlines returns to Caracas after seven years. Venezuela’s oil exports hit seven-year high. End-of-week Venezuela briefing
Hard Rock Stadium is hosting 7 World Cup matches. FIFA controls the parking and has priced it at levels that have no precedent at this venue. This is the full picture: what it costs, how it compares to other host cities, and how to get there without paying it
Leaked audio recordings purport to show Trump-pardoned ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández coordinating with Honduras’s sitting government to fund a covert anti-left media operation across Latin America — allegedly with Milei’s money. The recordings have not been independently authenticated
American Airlines resumes flights from Miami to Caracas on Thursday, the first in seven years. On the tarmac, there were arepas, Venezuelan flags, and a saxophone playing Frank Sinatra. What this means for the Venezuelan community
Venezuela falls. Colombia’s election rattles investors. Argentina devalues again. Peru impeaches another president. And in Miami, the real estate prices go up, the private banks expand, and the working-class Latino community that built this city moves further from its center
What began as a trade dispute over border security has devolved into accusations of orchestrating a military incursion. Does Colombia’s election — only 32 days away — play into the border feud?
U.S. Justice Department charges Sinaloa’s sitting governor with conspiring with Los Chapitos to flood the United States with fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine. Nine other current & former officials are charged alongside him. One allegedly murdered a DEA source