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Bukele clears his own path to a third term

🇨🇴 Dropping the torch

A troubled transition in Colombia. No transition in sight for El Salvador.

💸 Tax and trim

Growing fiscal concerns. Brazil makes its fears over US military action official. A never-ending nuclear soap opera.

💸 More money, less credit

A record Harvest Plan masks a real contraction as high interest rates hollow out the subsidy behind it.

😪 World Cup hangover

The World Cup and politics. Cold War vibes in Brazil.

📵 Off the grid

Brazil just crossed 90% internet use for the first time.

🤩 Style points matter

A round-of-16 date with the only team Brazil has never beaten reopens the country's oldest football argument: whether a title counts less if it isn't earned with flair

🇲🇽🇺🇸🇨🇦 Not renewing the vows

Trump disowns the treaty he negotiated during his first term. How the betting craze manifests in Argentina.

📦 Duty calls

The electoral battle around Trump's tariffs. The Bolsonaros remain at war with each other. Brazil's election blackout season begins.

🐮 Holy cow

Brazil signed onto an initiative targeting fossil-fuel leaks. Its real methane emergency is elsewhere.

🎯 Opening salvo

The US issues its first PCC sanctions. Caiado unveils his VP nominee. The Zambelli case gets a new twist in Italy.

🛍️ Buyer's remorse

Retail shares remain hostage to Brazil's sky-high interest rates.

🌎 Legacy play

What Lula wants for Mercosur. Government starts to cut back on fuel subsidies. The latest presidential polls.

🗳 Election Observatory: Jun. 30

Candidates court foreign ambassadors, the Bolsonaros air their dirty laundry, and Lula flexes his incumbent muscle.

🍀 Fourth time lucky

Peru’s vote count is finally done. And Cuba's new favorite sport.

💰 Feel-good economy

Lula again takes aim at boosting purchasing power. The race in Minas Gerais remains unsettled. The latest on Brazil's October oil auction.