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LatAm Report

💉 Vaccinations drop in Milei’s Argentina

Dec 9, 2025

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11 min read

💉 Vaccinations drop in Milei’s Argentina

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

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

✋ Trump resisted, Tito doubted

Dec 5, 2025

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11 min read

✋ Trump resisted, Tito doubted

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

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

😓 Technically tied in Honduras

Dec 2, 2025

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12 min read

😓 Technically tied in Honduras

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.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

🫣 Honduras braces, Bolivia stalls

Nov 28, 2025

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12 min read

🫣 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.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

☕ Fancy coffee and failed polls

Nov 25, 2025

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12 min read

☕ 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.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

💣 Petro’s bombs, Haiti’s miracle

Nov 21, 2025

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11 min read

💣 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.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

🗳️ Kast endorsed, Noboa thwarted

Nov 18, 2025

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12 min read

🗳️ 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.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

🍦 Three flavors of right-winger

Nov 14, 2025

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13 min read

🍦 Three flavors of right-winger

Evelyn Matthei, José 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.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

🛢️ A lifeline for Cuba

Nov 11, 2025

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13 min read

🛢️ 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.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

📖 Can Rio learn from Medellín?

Nov 7, 2025

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12 min read

📖 Can Rio learn from Medellín?

A successful case of crime reduction in a region marked by violence. And “information deserts” grow as journalists face exile and self-censorship.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

🙏 Not even the pope likes Maduro

Nov 4, 2025

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14 min read

🙏 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 Nicolás Maduro.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

📣 Chileans reflect, Ticos rewild

Oct 31, 2025

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12 min read

📣 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.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

🩹 Milei gets a second chance

Oct 28, 2025

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13 min read

🩹 Milei gets a second chance

Midterm win shifts momentum back for Argentina’s Javier Milei. And Guatemala’s progressive president joins the tough-on-crime approach towards gangs.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

✈️ Peru on auto-pilot, Paraguay as a hub

Oct 24, 2025

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11 min read

✈️ 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.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

🇧🇴 Paz won with Evo’s votes

Oct 21, 2025

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11 min read

🇧🇴 Paz won with Evo’s votes

Bolivia’s new president was backed by Morales’s base, but he will need right-wingers to govern. And violence escalates in Ecuador as indigenous groups protest cuts to fuel subsidies.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

🐣 Bolivia changes, Trump escalates

Oct 17, 2025

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14 min read

🐣 Bolivia changes, Trump escalates

The two candidates fighting for Bolivia’s presidency in Sunday's runoff. And tension in Venezuela grows as the US flaunts CIA and military involvement.

Ignacio Portes
Lucas Berti
Ignacio Portes, +1
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