Category Archives: Brazilian Report

US oil plans in Venezuela face a conflictive history and huge investment needs. And Trump signals a détente with Colombia’s Gustavo Petro.

Why has Trump replaced one hardline Chavista for another? And concern about US interventionism spreads regionally after the attack on Venezuela.

From the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to NAFTA, five agreements that marked the history of US relations with Latin America.

The 25 events that marked Latin America in the first quarter of this century, from Peru’s Alberto Fujimori fleeing to Japan to Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro’s fraudulent re-election.

Trump’s National Security Strategy sees Latin America as a buffer zone to protect US interests. And rhetoric for military escalation in Venezuela shifts from drugs to oil.

José Antonio Kast will be the most right-wing president in Chile’s recent history, but he is also a career politician in a relatively stable country, two big differences with Milei and Bolsonaro.

The latest strife between Mexico and the US comes from a 1944 water-sharing agreement. And the hype around Argentina’s return to bond markets under Javier Milei.

Eradicated diseases are making a worrying comeback in the Southern Cone. And Mexico’s university aimed at preserving indigenous languages.

Opposition to an attack on Venezuela is stronger in the US than in Latin America. And the latest from Honduras’ disputed presidential election.

A chaotic Honduran election is yet to have a clear winner. Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum sees her first signs of trouble after a year-long honeymoon.