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💭 Argentine dreams, Colombian nightmares

May 1, 2026

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6 min read

💭 Argentine dreams, Colombian nightmares

Guerrilla attacks hit civilians ahead of Colombia’s presidential vote. And Milei pins Malvinas hopes on Trump’s clash with the UK.

Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

Apr 28, 2026

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6 min read

⛔ Haitians diverted, Mexicans probed

Fended from the US, Haitian migrants now dream of Monterrey and Mexico City. And Washington could indict top Morena officials for ties with drug cartels.

Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

Apr 24, 2026

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6 min read

⛅ Bad El Niño omens

Seasonal droughts put Colombia at risk of an energy crisis. And how crime numbers compared in 2025 across Latin American countries.

Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

Apr 21, 2026

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6 min read

💥 Sheinbaum fracks, López Aliaga snaps

Mexico’s ruling party is changing its stance on shale gas extraction. And Rafael López Aliaga claims fraud in Peru’s narrowly-contested vote recount.

Ignacio Portes

LatAm Report

Apr 17, 2026

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5 min read

📈 Growing rates, younger inmates

Record interest rates trigger central bank clash for Colombia’s Gustavo Petro. El Salvador approves life sentences for teenagers in constitutional reform.

Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

Apr 14, 2026

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12 min read

🧟 Fujimorismo alive, ICE challenged

The late dictator’s daughter awaits a rival in Peru’s runoff. And Mexico joins a court case against Trump’s immigration enforcement unit in California.

Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

Apr 10, 2026

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13 min read

🃏 Outsiders could win in Peru

The late-rising candidates vying for a place in Peru’s presidential runoff. And the World Bank’s 2026 growth outlook for the region.

Ignacio Portes

LatAm Report

Apr 7, 2026

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12 min read

🥊 Chinese blowback in Uruguay

Uruguay’s China overtures find resistance at home and abroad. And the suspension against Rafael Correa’s Citizen Revolution party in Ecuador.

Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

Apr 3, 2026

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8 min read

🍰 No right-wing cakewalk

Peru’s right-wingers Rafael López Aliaga and Keiko Fujimori lead the race for the presidency, but they are far from its obvious winners.

Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

🛢️ Mexico’s oil leak, Argentina’s oil victory

Apr 1, 2026

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12 min read

🛢️ Mexico’s oil leak, Argentina’s oil victory

The disputed origins of a Gulf of Mexico oil spill. And how Argentina overturned a historic lawsuit over the nationalization of YPF.

Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

Mar 27, 2026

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10 min read

💎 Cuba’s crown jewel

The secretive military conglomerate at the heart of Cuba’s transition talks. And, in Chile, Kast and Boric trade amnesties for Estallido Social-era inmates.

Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

Mar 24, 2026

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12 min read

😯 A pair of judicial reveals

Petro’s New York drug cases and Uribe Turbay’s assassins shake up Colombia’s election. And Argentina remembers its most brutal military dictatorship on its 50th anniversary.

Ignacio Portes

LatAm Report

Mar 20, 2026

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11 min read

💣 Did Ecuador bomb Colombia?

Another border dispute between Gustavo Petro and Daniel Noboa. And the threats to Javier Milei’s disinflationary hopes in Argentina.

Ignacio Portes

LatAm Report

Mar 17, 2026

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12 min read

⛏️ First the oil, then the minerals

The US wants to control Venezuela’s mineral resources. And Claudia Sheinbaum suffered an unexpected defeat in Mexico.

Ignacio Portes, +1

LatAm Report

Mar 13, 2026

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10 min read

🚇 Elon’s tunnel, Cuba’s doctors

Honduras and Guatemala expel Cuba’s medical brigades. And Panama wants Elon Musk to build a tunnel below its world-famed canal.

Jorge C. Carrasco

LatAm Report

Mar 10, 2026

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11 min read

🗳️ Elections in Colombia and Haiti

Paloma Valencia emerges as a new right-wing darling in Colombia’s presidential race. And why Haiti is still struggling to organize a vote.

Ignacio Portes, +1

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