The growing presence of unmanned aerial vehicles in regional conflicts. And the Colombian Amazon is at risk due to oil and gas advancements.
US President Donald Trump's pressure on Brazil lays bare the importance of the country debating its safeguards for independence — not only in trade, but also in tech.
Mexico and Canada could become Brazil’s trade cushions amid tariffs. Regional cooperation is always at a premium in Latin America. Congress begins its pension fraud inquiry today.
As China bolsters soybean imports from Brazil, US farmers claim tariff disputes are hurting their business. Plus, antitrust watchdog CADE halts the Soy Moratorium.
The Global South is no longer a bystander. But under Trump, the costs of sustaining autonomy are higher, and the space to maneuver is narrower.
Logistics in Belém risk turning COP30 into a diplomatic embarrassment for Brazil. The Supreme Court orders a sweeping investigation into parliamentary earmarks. Calls for Bitcoin reserves are being boosted by the far right, and opposed by the Central Bank.
Fraying military ties with the United States could bring Brazil’s Armed Forces back to the center of politics — and that’s a problem.
If Yago Dora wins just one heat of this week’s WSL finals, he will seal Brazil’s eighth men’s surfing world championship in 11 years.
Peru is sending all of its former presidents to jail. And Javier Milei’s economy is showing signs of stress in Argentina.
A bill on terrorism poses a law-and-order test for President Lula. The EU and Mercosur continue their will-they-won’t-they relationship. An intra-BRICS payment system could be ready in September.
The 2024 murder of Pataxó leader Nega Pataxó underscores how the controversial time frame law and the rise of alleged landowner militias are fueling a surge in rural bloodshed.
Feds find a draft request for asylum in Argentina on Bolsonaro’s phone. Brazilian companies are focusing more on lobbying in the US. The opposition is left in charge of a potentially painful inquiry in Congress.
As Brazil’s markets grow and diversify, the underfunded CVM faces staff shortages, budget gaps and pressure for sweeping reform.
The bloc’s recent expansion highlights Brazil’s shrinking sway, even as President Lula hopes to use BRICS as leverage in the country’s trade relationship with the US
Two right-wing parties form the largest bench in Congress. Boeing can continue snapping up engineers from Embraer. Lula’s popularity is on the rise as food prices cool off.
Bolivia’s vote ends two decades of hegemony for the ruling left-wing MAS party. And foreign investment stagnates in Latin America.
