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
A view of the main stage during the Web Summit Rio 2024 at the RioCentro Expo Center in Rio de Janeiro on April 16.
A view of the main stage during the Web Summit Rio 2024 at the RioCentro Expo Center in Rio de Janeiro on April 16.
Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at a press conference at the headquarters of the National Electoral Institute in Mexico City after a debate on April 7.
Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at a press conference at the headquarters of the National Electoral Institute in Mexico City after a debate on April 7.
The Organization of American States headquarters is seen in Washington on Sept. 22, 2023.
The Organization of American States headquarters is seen in Washington on Sept. 22, 2023.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron visit Combu Island, Brazil, on March 26.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron visit Combu Island, Brazil, on March 26.
A Cuban man pushes a wheelbarrow of waste on a street in Havana on March 18.
A Cuban man pushes a wheelbarrow of waste on a street in Havana on March 18.
World Bank President Ajay Banga, Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn, and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva take part in a climate finance event during the G-20 finance ministers meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 28.
World Bank President Ajay Banga, Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn, and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva take part in a climate finance event during the G-20 finance ministers meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 28.
Acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry delivers remarks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 6, 2023.
Acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry delivers remarks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 6, 2023.
Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad holds a press conference at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal on Dec. 18, 2022.
Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad holds a press conference at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal on Dec. 18, 2022.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 17.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 17.
Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo shakes hands with European Union foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell after a press conference in Guatemala City on Jan. 13.
Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo shakes hands with European Union foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell after a press conference in Guatemala City on Jan. 13.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and his wife, Gabriela Rodriguez, greet supporters after El Salvador’s presidential and legislative elections in the capital, San Salvador, on Feb. 4.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and his wife, Gabriela Rodriguez, greet supporters after El Salvador’s presidential and legislative elections in the capital, San Salvador, on Feb. 4.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado speaks to supporters during a demonstration in Caracas.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado speaks to supporters during a demonstration in Caracas.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin participate in a ceremony to launch a new industrial development policy at the Planalto Palace in Brasília on Jan. 22.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin participate in a ceremony to launch a new industrial development policy at the Planalto Palace in Brasília on Jan. 22.
New Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo waves after his inauguration ceremony at the Miguel Ángel Asturias Cultural Center in Guatemala City on Jan. 15.
New Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo waves after his inauguration ceremony at the Miguel Ángel Asturias Cultural Center in Guatemala City on Jan. 15.
Members of Ecuador’s armed forces patrol a street in Quito, Ecuador, on Jan. 10.
Members of Ecuador’s armed forces patrol a street in Quito, Ecuador, on Jan. 10.