Catherine Osborn


Catherine Osborn is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Latin America Brief. She is a print and radio journalist based in Rio de Janeiro.

Articles by Catherine Osborn
Inside a courtroom, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, shown from behind, faces off with Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is facing the camera. Moraes is wearing judicial robes and is seated at the center of a tribunal with colleagues on either side. A Brazilian flag and seal are behind Moraes.
Inside a courtroom, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, shown from behind, faces off with Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is facing the camera. Moraes is wearing judicial robes and is seated at the center of a tribunal with colleagues on either side. A Brazilian flag and seal are behind Moraes.
Members of Venezuela’s Presidential Honor Guard walk past a mural with images of former President Hugo Chávez during a national recruitment campaign launched by President Nicolás Maduro’s government in Caracas on Aug. 30.
Members of Venezuela’s Presidential Honor Guard walk past a mural with images of former President Hugo Chávez during a national recruitment campaign launched by President Nicolás Maduro’s government in Caracas on Aug. 30.
Ecuadorian Vice President María José Pinto, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro speak during the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization summit in Bogota on Aug. 22.
Ecuadorian Vice President María José Pinto, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro speak during the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization summit in Bogota on Aug. 22.
Christian Democratic Party candidate Rodrigo Paz celebrates with his supporters following the results of Bolivia’s first-round presidential election in La Paz on Aug. 17.
Christian Democratic Party candidate Rodrigo Paz celebrates with his supporters following the results of Bolivia’s first-round presidential election in La Paz on Aug. 17.
Laurent Saint-Cyr, the president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, attends the installation of the new acting director of the Haitian National Police in Port-au-Prince on Aug. 8.
Laurent Saint-Cyr, the president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, attends the installation of the new acting director of the Haitian National Police in Port-au-Prince on Aug. 8.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to the White House in Washington on April 14.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to the White House in Washington on April 14.
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe appears on stage during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York on Sept. 20, 2022.
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe appears on stage during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York on Sept. 20, 2022.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wears a cap that reads "Brazil belongs to the Brazilians" in Linhares, Brazil, on July 11.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wears a cap that reads "Brazil belongs to the Brazilians" in Linhares, Brazil, on July 11.
Banners announcing the 2025 BRICS summit are seen near Rio de Janeiro’s Modern Art Museum, which will host the event, on July 3.
Banners announcing the 2025 BRICS summit are seen near Rio de Janeiro’s Modern Art Museum, which will host the event, on July 3.
COP30 President André Aranha Corrêa do Lago (right) speaks next to COP30 CEO Ana Toni during a press conference in Brasília, Brazil, on March 10.
COP30 President André Aranha Corrêa do Lago (right) speaks next to COP30 CEO Ana Toni during a press conference in Brasília, Brazil, on March 10.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney greets Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum before a group photo during the G-7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on June 17.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney greets Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum before a group photo during the G-7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on June 17.
A view of Santiago, Chile, and the Andes Mountains, taken from the Metropolitan Park on July 2, 2024.
A view of Santiago, Chile, and the Andes Mountains, taken from the Metropolitan Park on July 2, 2024.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum casts her vote at a polling station during Mexican judicial elections in Mexico City on June 1.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum casts her vote at a polling station during Mexican judicial elections in Mexico City on June 1.
Jennifer Simons, the leader of Suriname's National Democratic Party (NDP), attends a rally in the capital Paramaribo on May 23.
Jennifer Simons, the leader of Suriname's National Democratic Party (NDP), attends a rally in the capital Paramaribo on May 23.
Eleonora Alfaro, the mother of human rights lawyer Ruth López, speaks at a press conference following the arrest of her daughter by Salvadoran police in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, on May 19.
Eleonora Alfaro, the mother of human rights lawyer Ruth López, speaks at a press conference following the arrest of her daughter by Salvadoran police in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, on May 19.