List of South America articles
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A person holds a grocery bag. Colorful posters are behind them. Venezuela’s Modest Economic Liberalization Has Created a ‘Hellscape of Inequality’
As high-end stores open in Caracas, the poor are getting poorer.
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Then-Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks. The World Is Done Waiting for Guaidó
The ouster of Venezuela’s would-be interim president has left U.S. policy in limbo, rapprochement in the air, and a legal mess for all.
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Petro and Maduro shake hands while looking ahead toward the camera. Maduro is on the right and holds a large red folder. The Pipeline Reshaping Venezuela-Colombia Relations
A new gas deal could boost both economies but comes with major risks for Bogotá.
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Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate at the Esplanada dos Ministérios in Brasília, Brazil, on Jan. 8. Brazil’s Capitol Riot Shows the Strength of Bolsonarism After Bolsonaro
The former Brazilian president left the country, but his base remains connected and mobilized.
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Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian positions in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still reverberating around the world—and setting the stage for more large-scale violence to come.
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A man unloads sugar bags from a white truck. How Bolivia’s Government Kept Inflation Under Control
Interventions have worked—but they come at their own cost.
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Supporters of former President Pedro Castillo hold a blockade. Peru’s Failed Presidential Coup Sparks Democratic Crisis
Protesters see the president’s dismissal as a power grab by an unpopular Congress.
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A person in a light blue polo shirt stands before police holding a Peruvian flag. Castillo’s Ouster Is Not the End of Peru’s Political Crisis
The unfortunate truth is that Peru’s political crisis will likely get worse before it gets better.
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My Imaginary Country connects Chile's complex history to contemporary revolutionary social movements and the election of a new president. Idealism Rules in Patricio Guzmán’s Chile
The exiled filmmaker’s latest work is a passionate—if incomplete—account of the 2019 estallido and its aftermath.
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Then-candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva waves at supporters as he leaves a polling station during the presidential runoff election in São Paulo, Brazil. America’s Electoral System Is Vulnerable. It Can Learn From Brazil.
Experts worried that Brazil’s presidential election would be disputed, but the country has a surprisingly robust and modern system.
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Camp 41, a remote scientific research station in the Amazon rainforest, is viewed from above in Brazil on Oct. 18. Who Owns the Earth’s Lungs?
The battle to save the Amazon goes beyond Brazil.
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Two men in suit sit side-by-side. One is pointing past the camera. Argentina’s Junta Trial Was About More Than a Few Good Men
Relying on Hollywood clichés, “Argentina, 1985” offers a pat, sentimentalized view of history.
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Presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appears behind a Brazilian national flag . Latin America’s New ‘Pink Tide’ Is a Mirage
Lula’s reelection in Brazil does not prove that Latin America is turning left again.
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Environmental activists protest against the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, sometimes abbreviated as the TTP, in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 11. Boric Is Trapped on Trade
Resource-rich Chile stands to profit off the energy transition—if its leftist president signs a deal despised by his base.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Colombian President Gustavo Petro pose for a photo after a meeting at Casa de Nariño in Bogotá on Oct. 3. Why Colombia Should Fully Legalize Cocaine
Both Gustavo Petro and Joe Biden misunderstand how supply and demand work. A more radical approach is needed to reduce drug-related crime.
