As González exiles in Spain, Maduro all but buries ‘spirit of change’ in Venezuela

Still soft on Venezuela, Brazil raises tone on Nicaragua

🚢 Sailing into controversy

A controversial loan for a shipbuilder. Gambling enters the election scene. And the Amazon shifts from carbon sink to emitter.

🔥 Fires in Bolivia, Blinken in Haiti, and music everywhere

Bolivia on alert over devastating wildfires. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Haiti. Brazilian music gaining ground in Spanish-speaking Latin America.

Explaining Brazil #307: A new blueprint for far-right demagogues?

⌛ Time’s up

The payroll tax imbroglio. The Supreme Court will rule on uncovered medication. And the bill to grant amnesty to January 8 rioters.

Corporate lobbies still try to chip away at Brazil’s tax reform

How Pablo Marçal is reshaping Brazilian politics

🔮 Inflation mirage?

Fresh inflation data. A new impeachment request against Justice Alexandre de Moraes. And a major fine against a major retailer.

Tech Roundup: Improving nutrition without changing habits

Global aspirations, domestic exclusion: Brazil’s contradictions in the push for governance reform

🐘 Green and yellow elephant

The pro-Bolsonaro Independence Day celebrations. Can Panama become a Mercosur associate member? And iPhone sales in Brazil.