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A twice-weekly look into Latin America’s evolving landscape, bringing you deep-dive insights on politics, business and more.

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Dec 04, 2024

🎂 Milei’s first year, Trump’s first threats

Why Javier Milei feels like he has reasons to celebrate in Argentina. And Claudia Sheinbaum’s two-faced approach to Donald Trump’s tariff threats

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Nov 27, 2024

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🌞 Elections in Uruguay, scandal in Chile

How the progressive Broad Front reclaimed Uruguay’s presidency. Sexual abuse allegations against Chile’s Gabriel Boric. And Brazil’s football supremacy in South America

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Nov 20, 2024

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⚓ China’s mega port and Rubio’s revenge

Chancay Port inauguration challenges U.S. regional dominance. And the Cuban-American son managing Trump’s foreign policy

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Nov 13, 2024

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☯️ The two sides of Hispaniola

Haiti’s power vacuum grows with the firing of Prime Minister Garry Conille. Luis Abinader bans indefinite re-elections in the Dominican Republic

Lucas Berti, +1

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Nov 06, 2024

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🗳️ U.S. Latino vote is turning Republican

How the Latino vote underwhelmed Democratic expectations. Is Costa Rica at risk of reversing its demilitarization agenda? Dina Boluarte is blaming Venezuelans for Peru’s crime wave

Ignacio Portes, +1

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Oct 30, 2024

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🇺🇸 Ballots and bullets

The impact of the Kamala Harris-Donald Trump race for Latin America. Evo Morales says Bolivia’s government tried to assassinate him. And what to make of the recent elections in Uruguay and Chile

Ignacio Portes, +1

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Oct 23, 2024

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🤖 AI, blackouts, and bad company

Controversial use of AI in Uruguay’s presidential election. A nationwide blackout leaves Cubans in the dark. And the Venezuelan scandal tarnishing Spain’s progressives

Ignacio Portes, +1

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Oct 16, 2024

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🧑‍⚖️ Better Call Luis

The scandal startling elites in Chile. An effort to ban Pablo Escobar souvenirs in Colombia. The Dominican Republic starts deporting Haitians en masse

Lucas Berti, +1

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Oct 09, 2024

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🤫 Moldy cash and cartel snitching

Milei wants old dollar bills deposited in Argentina’s financial system. El Salvador and Ecuador on opposite ends of public safety perceptions. And a war for succession in Mexico’s top drug cartel

Ignacio Portes

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Oct 02, 2024

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🇲🇽 Sheinbaum starts, rate hikes end

Mexico inaugurates its first-ever female president. Regional central bankers follow the Fed’s cue. And fears about minority protections in Argentina

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Sep 26, 2024

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🇲🇽 Meeting Sheinbaum

What to expect from Lula’s upcoming visit to Mexico. The routes for moving illegal firearms in Brazil. And the state of São Paulo’s real estate industry.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

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Sep 25, 2024

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💰 Bases in Ecuador and a bounty for Maduro

Venezuelans crowdfund to hire mercenaries against Maduro. Noboa wants U.S. military bases back in Ecuador. And another environmental activist killed in Honduras.

Ignacio Portes, +1