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Category Archives: Brazilian Report

🫣 Honduras braces, Bolivia stalls

The region’s last presidential election of the year could be the most conflictual. And Rodrigo Paz’s first moves to handle Bolivia’s economic crisis.

Posted byIgnacio PortesNovember 28, 2025August 6, 2026Posted inBrazilian Report, Newsletters

ā˜• Fancy coffee and failed polls

Franco Parisi says Chilean pollsters’ mistakes might have cost him the presidency. And how farmers in Panama produced the world’s most expensive coffee beans.

Posted byIgnacio PortesNovember 25, 2025August 6, 2026Posted inBrazilian Report, Newsletters

šŸ’£ Petro’s bombs, Haiti’s miracle

Colombia is bombing armed groups with the aid of US intelligence. And Haiti’s historic World Cup qualification brings a smile to a struggling nation.

Posted byIgnacio PortesNovember 21, 2025August 6, 2026Posted inBrazilian Report, Newsletters

šŸ—³ļø Kast endorsed, Noboa thwarted

Kast edges closer to Chile’s presidency after backing from Kaiser and Matthei. And Daniel Noboa’s right-wing agenda finds its limit in Ecuador’s referendum.

Posted byIgnacio PortesNovember 18, 2025August 6, 2026Posted inBrazilian Report, Newsletters

šŸ¦ Three flavors of right-winger

Evelyn Matthei, JosĆ© Antonio Kast and Johannes Kaiser fight over a single spot in Chile’s runoff. And Ecuador’s referendum could open the door to constitutional reform and US military bases.

Posted byIgnacio PortesNovember 14, 2025August 6, 2026Posted inBrazilian Report, Newsletters

šŸ›¢ļø A lifeline for Cuba

Pemex’s cheap energy shipments are keeping the lights on in Havana. And regional lawmakers call for a fossil fuel ban in the Amazon.

Posted byIgnacio PortesNovember 11, 2025August 6, 2026Posted inBrazilian Report, Newsletters

šŸ“– Can Rio learn from MedellĆ­n?

A successful case of crime reduction in a region marked by violence. And ā€œinformation desertsā€ grow as journalists face exile and self-censorship.

Posted byIgnacio PortesNovember 7, 2025August 6, 2026Posted inBrazilian Report, Newsletters

šŸ™ Not even the pope likes Maduro

Is Venezuela’s opposition offering oil to convince Trump of regime change? And the Vatican toughens its stance against President NicolĆ”s Maduro.

Posted byIgnacio PortesNovember 4, 2025August 6, 2026Posted inBrazilian Report, Newsletters

šŸ“£ Chileans reflect, Ticos rewild

Six years after mass-scale street protests, Chileans see the movement with a more critical eye. And Costa Rica is trying to reverse centuries of cattle ranching deforestation.

Posted byIgnacio PortesOctober 31, 2025August 6, 2026Posted inBrazilian Report, Newsletters, Uncategorized

āœˆļø Peru on auto-pilot, Paraguay as a hub

Will institutional inertia keep holding Peru’s economy together? And Paraguay’s capital Asunción aims to gain regional influence.

Posted byIgnacio PortesOctober 24, 2025August 6, 2026Posted inBrazilian Report, Newsletters, Uncategorized

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