Latin America Brief

Lula believes Beijing can help—not hinder—Brasília’s industrial ambitions.

The fund has shown rare tolerance for the country’s unorthodox economic management.

Lula’s envoy sits down with Putin in Moscow.

Madrid says the two regions stand to gain from uniting amid U.S.-China tensions.

Anti-incumbent and pro-China sentiments are shaking up the country’s usually predictable political landscape.

Leaders and human rights advocates speak out against new U.S. barriers to asylum.

Brazil trails many of its neighbors in trying to tackle gender parity. Advocates are pushing Lula to change that.

The world’s existing mechanisms to help developing countries through debt crises are coming up short.

What a New York court case revealed about the war on drugs.

In an unprecedented step, Nicaragua moved to strip hundreds of dissidents and former political prisoners of their citizenship.

The dry heat has worsened deadly forest fires in Chile and caused expensive droughts in Argentina’s and Uruguay’s agriculture sectors.

On a visit to South America, the chancellor pitched partnership rather than exploitation.

Members of the customs union Mercosur pledge to ease internal trade and explore new deals abroad.

Though they may seem out of place in the ultra-rich Swiss haven, Lula’s and Petro’s ambitious policy proposals depend on foreign investment.

Mexico could benefit from U.S. overtures on semiconductor manufacturing—if its government gets on board.