Argentina and the IMF Agree to Disagree
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Debt-strapped Argentina gets unusual flexibility from the IMF ahead of an upcoming election, a U.S....
Can Brazil Negotiate an End to the War in Ukraine?
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: A top Brazilian envoy travels to Moscow for talks on the war in Ukraine, Bogotá...
Spain Pitches Closer EU-Latin America Ties
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Spain cozies up to Latin America at a summit in the Dominican Republic, a fire...
Paraguay’s Rare Toss-Up Election
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Paraguay prepares for an unusually competitive—and foreign policy-focused—election, Venezuela carries out arrests at its...
Biden’s Border Policies Face Pushback
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Biden’s new asylum policies at the U.S.-Mexico border draw criticism, Honduras announces plans to swap...
The Fight to Elevate Women Inside Brazil’s Government
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Brazilian women demand more female appointees in the Lula administration, Uruguay mourns an iconic architect,...
Suriname’s Unrest Is a Warning
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: A debt crisis in Suriname tests the global financial system, Mexico’s president signs a...
Mexico’s ‘Trial of the Century’
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: A U.S. jury convicts a former Mexican official of drug trafficking offenses, Peru’s ongoing protests...
Ortega Escalates His Repression
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Nicaragua’s government strips citizenship from hundreds of critics, the Caribbean Community weighs possible responses to...
Climate Change Looms Behind South America’s Heat Wave
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: How an ongoing heat wave is interrupting life and business in South America, four countries...