Sociedad Media covers the Americas as a single, interconnected story—tracking the political shifts, security alliances, economic transformations, and cultural forces reshaping the Western Hemisphere from Washington to Tierra del Fuego. From the Shield of the Americas and Trump’s Monroe Doctrine revival, to presidential elections, cartel wars, and the energy deals rewriting the region’s future. Original reporting from Miami—the capital of the Americas
U.S. War Department commits $750 million to acquire Brazil’s only operating rare earths mine, tying it directly into the American defense supply chain — a deal landing amid already strained U.S.-Brazil relations
Lula calls Marco Rubio a “frustrated Latin American” who “hates Brazil,” accusing him of interfering in October’s election. Miami Congressman Carlos Giménez fired back — posting a doctored image placing him in Maduro’s custody photo, captioned “What awaits him.”
Rubio signs civil nuclear cooperation pact with Paraguay as part of a broader U.S. push to counter Chinese influence in a country that’s one of the few remaining Taiwan allies worldwide
Gustavo Petro closed out his presidency with a farewell solidarity visit to Havana — not Washington — days before his successor breaks diplomatic ties with Cuba entirely, a final, pointed statement on four years of ideological alignment about to be reversed
Paraguay’s Congress formally repudiates Lula after he cites the War of the Triple Alliance to justify Brazilian defense spending, reopening one of South America's deepest historical wounds
President-elect de la Espriella announces a breaking of ties with Cuba & Nicaragua, a reopening of Colombia’s Jerusalem legation, and the closing of 14 embassies major diplomatic upheaval
A newly published 100-page State Department report, “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism,” and Secretary Rubio’s speech at a global counterterrorism ministerial formalize an argument the administration has been building for months — and Cuba is in the crosshairs
U.S. finalized a 25% tariff on Brazilian goods, citing illegal Amazon deforestation, digital trade restrictions, and anti-corruption failures after a yearlong Section 301 investigation. Lula rejected the move as groundless and vows countermeasures
U.S. declines to renew USMCA on July 1 — triggering annual reviews that will repeat every year until 2036 — while the agreement itself remains fully in force, U.S.-Mexico negotiations are already in their third round
De la Espriella has ruled out a U.S.-led “incursion” on Colombian soil — while simultaneously advocating for U.S. military bases in Colombia, joint coca fumigation operations, bombing narco-trafficking groups alongside American forces
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
