Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walks beside an honor guard of Japanese soldiers in dress uniform and standing at attention. One soldier holds a staff with a Japanese flag, and another folds the Brazilian flag.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walks beside an honor guard of Japanese soldiers in dress uniform and standing at attention. One soldier holds a staff with a Japanese flag, and another folds the Brazilian flag.

Brazil Pivots to Asia

Lula is doubling down on nonalignment and multilateralism during Trump’s second term.

Guards escort a newly admitted inmate deported from the United States to the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16.
Guards escort a newly admitted inmate deported from the United States to the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16.

Are Trump’s Deportations to El Salvador Just the Beginning?

Regional reactions are muted as countries pick their battles with Washington.

Migrants wait outside facilities run by Mexico’s Commission for Refugee Assistance in Naucalpan, Mexico, on Jan. 28.
Migrants wait outside facilities run by Mexico’s Commission for Refugee Assistance in Naucalpan, Mexico, on Jan. 28.

Migration Flows Shift South as Trump Hardens Border

Asylum applications in Mexico are up, and northbound crossings in Panama are down.

Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec. 28, 2024.
Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec. 28, 2024.

Can Latin America Find Consensus in the Age of Trump?

Amid tariffs and aid cuts, the region displayed rare unity at the OAS this week.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 25, 2024.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 25, 2024.

Latin America Recalibrates After Trump’s Pivot to Russia

Washington has long criticized the region for its relations with Moscow. Now what?

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a Liberal Party seminar in Brasília on Feb. 20.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a Liberal Party seminar in Brasília on Feb. 20.

Bolsonaro Charged With Plotting Coup

The former Brazilian president, a Trump ally, could face years in prison over a scheme to overturn the country’s 2022 election.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends a ceremony in Bogotá on July 9, 2024.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends a ceremony in Bogotá on July 9, 2024.

Colombia’s Cabinet Implodes

The crisis is the latest setback for the Latin American left.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Feb. 3.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Feb. 3.

Trump’s Brinkmanship Is Changing Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum emerged victorious from the week’s tariff tussle, but her assumptions about the United States are shaken.

Sandra Ramos stands with her children outside of an improvised shack she built with the help of the U.S. Agency for International Development after hurricanes Eta and Iota in La Lima, Honduras, on July 15, 2022.
Sandra Ramos stands with her children outside of an improvised shack she built with the help of the U.S. Agency for International Development after hurricanes Eta and Iota in La Lima, Honduras, on July 15, 2022.

Trump’s Aid Freeze Sounds Alarms in Latin America

Programs in violence prevention, refugee services, and forest protection are in jeopardy.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks about the possible deportation of migrants from the United States to Mexico during a news briefing in Mexico City on Jan. 20.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks about the possible deportation of migrants from the United States to Mexico during a news briefing in Mexico City on Jan. 20.

Mexico Responds to Trump’s First Moves

President Claudia Sheinbaum has diversified Mexico’s trading partners and held regional talks on migration.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado addresses supporters during a protest in Caracas on Jan. 9.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado addresses supporters during a protest in Caracas on Jan. 9.

Maduro Readies for a Third Term With Repression

The Venezuelan leader’s inauguration has been met with opposition protests across the country.

The Danish cargo ship Lars Maersk sails through the Agua Clara locks of the Panama Canal in Colón City, Panama, on Dec. 28, 2024.
The Danish cargo ship Lars Maersk sails through the Agua Clara locks of the Panama Canal in Colón City, Panama, on Dec. 28, 2024.

What Awaits Latin America in 2025?

Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has threated the region with tariffs and even territorial conquest.

Argentine President Javier Milei (from left), Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña pose for a family photo during the Mercosur summit in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Dec. 6.
Argentine President Javier Milei (from left), Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña pose for a family photo during the Mercosur summit in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Dec. 6.

Latin America’s Year in Review

In 2024, the region secured trade deals, held key elections, and saw some economic surprises.

Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro march during a rally in Caracas on Dec. 1.
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro march during a rally in Caracas on Dec. 1.

Trump Prepares to Shake Up U.S. Venezuela Policy—Again

The two countries’ near-simultaneous inaugurations could lead to change.

Police officers from Kenya arrive in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 16.
Police officers from Kenya arrive in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 16.

Haiti’s Crisis Sparks a Rethink of U.N. Peacekeeping

Top international organizations are calling for a different approach.

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