Últimas Notícias - Brasil e América 29/05/2020 21:00:00 Mexico’s missing mummy mystery Heedless of curses, The Economist goes to investigate Continue lendo... 28/05/2020 11:48:00 Why a president from the 1980s offers lessons for Colombia today What Iván Duque should learn from Virgilio Barco Continue lendo... 27/05/2020 21:00:00 Brazil’s losing battle against covid-19 The country entered the pandemic with some advantages. Because of Jair Bolsonaro it is squandering them Continue lendo... 23/05/2020 01:00:00 Argentina defaults yet again, but hopes to get off lightly The chances of an eventual deal with creditors have risen in recent days Continue lendo... 22/05/2020 21:00:00 Latin America’s economic plight is getting worse Governments have limited firepower to deal with covid-19 Continue lendo... 21/05/2020 11:53:05 Nothing can shake AMLO’s fossil-fuel fixation Mexico’s president is thwarting the development of renewable energy Continue lendo... 21/05/2020 11:53:05 Latin America ponders how to fight “obstetric violence” The region has lots of laws to improve treatment of expectant mothers. They are not working Continue lendo... 15/05/2020 21:00:00 Bolivia needs an election, but covid-19 makes that hard The opposition fears the interim president is using the pandemic to cement her power Continue lendo... 15/05/2020 21:00:00 Looking back on Peru’s Shining Path The battle against murderous Maoist guerrillas changed Peru, for better and worse Continue lendo... 14/05/2020 11:47:49 Nicolás Maduro celebrates a farcical attempt to remove him from power A botched raid embarrasses opponents of the dictatorship Continue lendo... 07/05/2020 11:55:42 Antonio Di Benedetto and the Latin American condition Zama, a novel of solitude and self-destruction Continue lendo... 07/05/2020 11:55:41 Nayib Bukele’s power grab in El Salvador A young president is weakening democratic institutions and empowering his family Continue lendo... 03/05/2020 21:00:00 As cases of coronavirus grow, what about cases of Corona beer? Mexico’s beloved brand must now share its name with a pandemic Continue lendo... 01/05/2020 21:00:00 Choosing between livelihoods and lives in Latin America The pressure to move to more flexible lockdowns Continue lendo... 30/04/2020 11:53:55 Colombia cools on Venezuelan refugees Covid-19 is straining the country’s generosity Continue lendo... 29/04/2020 21:00:00 Jair Bolsonaro’s dangerous divorce Brazil’s justice minister storms out, calling the president a scofflaw Continue lendo... 23/04/2020 11:49:46 Bolivia’s other intoxicating export—fine wine A newcomer to tipple’s top table Continue lendo... 23/04/2020 11:49:46 Cuba on the edge It is better placed to tackle covid-19 than to cope with its economic impact Continue lendo... 22/04/2020 21:00:00 Argentina’s make-or-break moment President Alberto Fernández has dealt well with the pandemic. Debt talks may be harder Continue lendo... 16/04/2020 11:47:12 Mexico’s bazooka-shy president Andrés Manuel López Obrador is reluctant to spend money to fight a recession Continue lendo... 16/04/2020 11:47:12 The flickering light of liberalism in Latin America Do liberal ideas suffer in the region because they are imported? Continue lendo... 10/04/2020 21:00:00 Latin America’s health systems brace for a battering Despite recent improvement, the region’s health care is not ready Continue lendo... 10/04/2020 21:00:00 Venezuela’s navy battles a cruise ship, and loses The sailors had guns, but the unarmed pleasure boat had a thick hull Continue lendo... 10/04/2020 21:00:00 Jair Bolsonaro isolates himself, in the wrong way The Brazilian president’s reckless handling of covid-19 will come back to haunt him Continue lendo... 03/04/2020 21:00:00 Cuba’s doctors are in high demand The communist island’s practice of exporting medical workers has a dark side Continue lendo... 03/04/2020 21:00:00 The wisdom and witlessness of Latin America’s leaders A reward, for now, for those who have acted decisively to fight the pandemic Continue lendo... 02/04/2020 11:49:58 The unintended consequences of indicting Nicolás Maduro The threat to jail Venezuela’s dictator may make it harder to remove him Continue lendo... 25/03/2020 21:00:00 Brazil’s president fiddles as a pandemic looms It’s just a sniffle, he claims Continue lendo... 25/03/2020 21:00:00 Mexico and the United States shut their border, sort of A carefully calibrated closure Continue lendo... 25/03/2020 21:00:00 Covid-19 will sicken Latin America’s weak economies Governments scramble to mitigate the shock Continue lendo... 19/03/2020 12:48:47 Venezuela’s political quarantine The virus may favour an unlikely deal between the regime and the opposition Continue lendo... 19/03/2020 12:48:47 Canada’s quest for a national lichen Scientists have narrowed down the country’s 2,500 species to a shortlist of seven Continue lendo... 18/03/2020 21:00:00 A tale of two crises in Colombia America pays for a pointless drug war, but is less keen to help with a huge refugee crisis Continue lendo... 12/03/2020 13:15:56 Can Chile reinvent itself? Why the country’s citizens are so angry Continue lendo... 05/03/2020 12:55:20 Mexico’s new feminist wave Outrage at the killing of women starts a mass movement Continue lendo... 05/03/2020 12:55:20 Why Latin America treats “femicides” differently from other murders Does treating some murders of women as a separate crime help bring perpetrators to justice? Continue lendo... 05/03/2020 12:55:20 Brazilians dominate surfing (for now) But their success comes as the industry struggles Continue lendo... 05/03/2020 12:55:20 Bolivia after the ouster of Evo Morales, a leftist strongman The interim president seeks an electoral mandate. Will that destabilise the country? Continue lendo... 27/02/2020 12:49:31 Ahead of oil riches, Guyana holds a decisive election The country’s rancorous politics could make it hard to use the bonanza well Continue lendo... 27/02/2020 12:49:31 A beer company tries to keep Brazilian Carnival revellers dry Cloud-seeding is not a foolproof method Continue lendo... 27/02/2020 12:49:31 Mexico needs statecraft, yet its president offers theatre AMLO shows little ability to get to grips with governing Continue lendo... 21/02/2020 21:00:00 An interview with Uruguay’s president-elect, Luis Lacalle Pou He favours austerity, and promises a tough hand on crime Continue lendo... 20/02/2020 12:49:19 A pipeline through historically native land has sparked protests in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has no good options Continue lendo... 14/02/2020 21:00:00 Canada ponders a federal programme for pharmaceuticals The country’s vaunted public health-care system has a big gap Continue lendo... 13/02/2020 12:55:53 El Salvador’s president summons the army to bully congress Nayib Bukele may get his way, at the price of damaging democracy Continue lendo... 13/02/2020 12:55:53 “What is Peronism?” Argentina’s president tries to explain to the German chancellor Continue lendo... 11/02/2020 21:00:00 Pope Francis balks at a proposal to ordain married men in Amazonia Instead, he urges, pray for more celibate men to take up the priesthood and become missionaries Continue lendo... 06/02/2020 12:51:49 Ecuador’s trial of the century opens A former president is in the dock. If acquitted, he could be a kingmaker Continue lendo... 06/02/2020 12:51:49 The costs of Colombia’s closed economy Importers must run an obstacle course Continue lendo... 06/02/2020 12:51:49 A share issue in Venezuela, the world’s worst-performing economy An investment in the stockmarket is not as nutty as you might think Continue lendo... 06/02/2020 12:51:49 Latin America’s new war of religion Blurring the separation between church and state Continue lendo... 31/01/2020 21:00:00 The mystery of quipus—Incan knot records In a small Peruvian town, the Incas’ method of record-keeping survives Continue lendo... 30/01/2020 13:29:20 Bolsa Família, Brazil’s admired anti-poverty programme, is flailing Economic recovery is not yet helping the poor Continue lendo... 30/01/2020 13:29:20 The difficulty of reforming Peru An election vindicates but doesn’t strengthen Martín Vizcarra Continue lendo... 23/01/2020 12:56:54 Brazilian prosecutors go after Glenn Greenwald, an American journalist The charges against him are a threat to free speech Continue lendo... 23/01/2020 12:56:54 Learning from Carlos Denegri, a crooked Mexican newsman A historical novel about a journalist who “sold silence” is relevant today Continue lendo... 23/01/2020 12:56:53 The current calm in Bolivia is fragile The main political forces have agreed on the ground rules for a new election. But that does not guarantee stability Continue lendo... 17/01/2020 21:00:00 Jovenel Moïse tries to govern Haiti without a parliament Haitians are beginning to demand more from their politicians Continue lendo... 16/01/2020 13:35:17 Baseball-mad Andrés Manuel López Obrador throws money at the game Mexico’s penny-pinching president makes an exception for his favourite sport Continue lendo... 16/01/2020 13:35:17 Argentina’s new government gets to grips with the economy The Peronists are fuzzy about their long-term plans Continue lendo... 09/01/2020 12:49:56 Justin Trudeau’s less ambitious second term as Canada’s prime minister Chastened and cash-strapped, but still in power Continue lendo... 09/01/2020 12:49:56 Guatemala’s new president, Alejandro Giammattei, outlines his plans He cares more about promoting growth than fighting corruption Continue lendo... 09/01/2020 12:49:56 A crude attempt to stifle what’s left of Venezuela’s democracy Nicolás Maduro’s thugs block MPs from parliament Continue lendo... 04/01/2020 02:00:00 Jair Bolsonaro’s contentious first year in office Brazil’s global image is worse; its economy is doing better Continue lendo... 02/01/2020 12:50:21 The troubles of Bogotá’s TransMilenio A model public-transport system runs into trouble Continue lendo... 24/12/2019 21:00:00 2019 in review: protest and populism in Latin America Scandals, autocracy and anger at inequality stir unrest across the continent Continue lendo... 18/12/2019 12:51:12 More dollars and fewer protests in Venezuela Sanctions have led the regime to retreat from socialism, but not dictatorship Continue lendo... 18/12/2019 12:51:12 Canada’s legal cannabis market gets off to a slow start The country’s cautious legalisation has made investors glum Continue lendo... 12/12/2019 12:53:10 How Alberto Fernández plans to cope with Argentina’s economic crisis The new president wants to boost growth and curb inflation. That will be hard Continue lendo... 12/12/2019 12:53:10 Asbestos, Quebec wants a new name, maybe But Swastika, Ontario has no plans to change Continue lendo... 12/12/2019 12:53:10 Latin America’s second “lost decade” is not as bad as the first The 2010s have seen stagnation, but not all is gloom Continue lendo... 09/12/2019 21:00:00 Alberto Fernández, Argentina’s new president, faces economic crisis It will be hard to revive growth without busting the budget Continue lendo... 06/12/2019 21:00:00 Desi Bouterse’s murder conviction will not trouble him much Suriname’s president can probably win re-election, if he wants to Continue lendo... 05/12/2019 13:16:49 Alberta’s secession movement spells trouble for Justin Trudeau The province probably won’t leave Canada. But it can get more autonomy Continue lendo... 05/12/2019 13:16:49 The surprising similarities between AMLO and Jair Bolsonaro Their ideologies clash, but their ways of exercising power have much in common Continue lendo... 29/11/2019 21:00:00 AMLO uses his anti-corruption drive to gain power and scare critics Mexico’s president sees himself, rather than strong institutions, as the bulwark against graft Continue lendo... 29/11/2019 02:00:00 Power shifts in Uruguay, without much fuss Even after a contentious election, the country remains an island of calm in a tumultuous region Continue lendo... 28/11/2019 12:43:38 Cuba reintroduces the dollar Sources of foreign currency are drying up Continue lendo... 28/11/2019 12:43:38 The street challenges Latin America’s politicians The region suffers an acute case of the discontent that is sweeping the world Continue lendo... 23/11/2019 02:00:00 The strange passivity of Jair Bolsonaro Brazil’s president is hemmed in by congress, his advisers and his own misjudgments Continue lendo... 21/11/2019 12:55:45 Venezuela’s paper currency is worthless, so its people seek virtual gold The law of supply and demand is ignored in Venezuela, but not online Continue lendo... 21/11/2019 12:55:45 Chile staggers towards a new constitution The painful birth of a different country Continue lendo... 14/11/2019 13:01:05 Evo Morales leaves Bolivia dangerously divided The president’s surprising departure will not by itself end civil strife Continue lendo... 14/11/2019 13:01:05 Why planning weddings in Mexico is hard Many guests do not show up Continue lendo... 10/11/2019 21:00:00 Bolivia in chaos as Evo Morales departs Violence worsens after he claims to be the victim of a coup Continue lendo... 08/11/2019 21:00:00 Jamaica’s tumultuous relationship with the IMF has a happy ending How the government created a consensus for austerity Continue lendo... 07/11/2019 13:08:32 Evo Morales faces a long insurrection Protesters against the president’s flawed re-election are digging in Continue lendo... 01/11/2019 21:00:00 Colombia’s unquiet border with Venezuela Colombia faces an external threat. It needs more internal unity Continue lendo... 31/10/2019 13:02:15 Argentina gives the Peronists another chance If Alberto Fernández, the newly elected president, is to succeed, he will have to govern very differently from the Peronists of the past Continue lendo... 31/10/2019 13:02:15 Chile’s president tries to quell unrest Sebastián Piñera sets a new direction. The country may not follow Continue lendo... 27/10/2019 21:00:00 Argentines give the Peronists another chance If Alberto Fernández, the newly elected president, is to succeed, he will have to govern very differently from the Peronists of the past Continue lendo... 25/10/2019 21:00:00 Days and nights of rage in Chile The “Chilean model” needs fixing, not overturning Continue lendo... 25/10/2019 21:00:00 Bolivia’s baffling ballot count The opposition suspects the government is trying to steal the election Continue lendo... 24/10/2019 21:00:00 Uruguay’s remarkably civilised election The election will probably end 15 years of rule by the left. The change will not be dramatic Continue lendo... 24/10/2019 11:55:50 The chastening of Justin Trudeau Canada’s prime minister has lost his majority in Parliament and will govern a divided country Continue lendo... 24/10/2019 11:55:50 How to handle Colombia’s narco-hippos Scientists are working on a contraceptive Continue lendo... 23/10/2019 21:00:00 Lessons from a shootout in Sinaloa The Mexican president’s security strategy is not working Continue lendo... 21/10/2019 21:00:00 After the election, can Justin Trudeau unite Canada? The country is divided in more ways than one Continue lendo... 19/10/2019 21:00:00 Riots after a fare increase damage Chile’s image of stability The practices that underpin prosperity are not popular Continue lendo... 17/10/2019 12:02:54 If the Peronists win in Argentina, which Fernández will be in charge? Alberto is a uniter. Not so his running-mate, Cristina, an ex-president Continue lendo...
29/05/2020 21:00:00 Mexico’s missing mummy mystery Heedless of curses, The Economist goes to investigate Continue lendo...
28/05/2020 11:48:00 Why a president from the 1980s offers lessons for Colombia today What Iván Duque should learn from Virgilio Barco Continue lendo...
27/05/2020 21:00:00 Brazil’s losing battle against covid-19 The country entered the pandemic with some advantages. Because of Jair Bolsonaro it is squandering them Continue lendo...
23/05/2020 01:00:00 Argentina defaults yet again, but hopes to get off lightly The chances of an eventual deal with creditors have risen in recent days Continue lendo...
22/05/2020 21:00:00 Latin America’s economic plight is getting worse Governments have limited firepower to deal with covid-19 Continue lendo...
21/05/2020 11:53:05 Nothing can shake AMLO’s fossil-fuel fixation Mexico’s president is thwarting the development of renewable energy Continue lendo...
21/05/2020 11:53:05 Latin America ponders how to fight “obstetric violence” The region has lots of laws to improve treatment of expectant mothers. They are not working Continue lendo...
15/05/2020 21:00:00 Bolivia needs an election, but covid-19 makes that hard The opposition fears the interim president is using the pandemic to cement her power Continue lendo...
15/05/2020 21:00:00 Looking back on Peru’s Shining Path The battle against murderous Maoist guerrillas changed Peru, for better and worse Continue lendo...
14/05/2020 11:47:49 Nicolás Maduro celebrates a farcical attempt to remove him from power A botched raid embarrasses opponents of the dictatorship Continue lendo...
07/05/2020 11:55:42 Antonio Di Benedetto and the Latin American condition Zama, a novel of solitude and self-destruction Continue lendo...
07/05/2020 11:55:41 Nayib Bukele’s power grab in El Salvador A young president is weakening democratic institutions and empowering his family Continue lendo...
03/05/2020 21:00:00 As cases of coronavirus grow, what about cases of Corona beer? Mexico’s beloved brand must now share its name with a pandemic Continue lendo...
01/05/2020 21:00:00 Choosing between livelihoods and lives in Latin America The pressure to move to more flexible lockdowns Continue lendo...
30/04/2020 11:53:55 Colombia cools on Venezuelan refugees Covid-19 is straining the country’s generosity Continue lendo...
29/04/2020 21:00:00 Jair Bolsonaro’s dangerous divorce Brazil’s justice minister storms out, calling the president a scofflaw Continue lendo...
23/04/2020 11:49:46 Bolivia’s other intoxicating export—fine wine A newcomer to tipple’s top table Continue lendo...
23/04/2020 11:49:46 Cuba on the edge It is better placed to tackle covid-19 than to cope with its economic impact Continue lendo...
22/04/2020 21:00:00 Argentina’s make-or-break moment President Alberto Fernández has dealt well with the pandemic. Debt talks may be harder Continue lendo...
16/04/2020 11:47:12 Mexico’s bazooka-shy president Andrés Manuel López Obrador is reluctant to spend money to fight a recession Continue lendo...
16/04/2020 11:47:12 The flickering light of liberalism in Latin America Do liberal ideas suffer in the region because they are imported? Continue lendo...
10/04/2020 21:00:00 Latin America’s health systems brace for a battering Despite recent improvement, the region’s health care is not ready Continue lendo...
10/04/2020 21:00:00 Venezuela’s navy battles a cruise ship, and loses The sailors had guns, but the unarmed pleasure boat had a thick hull Continue lendo...
10/04/2020 21:00:00 Jair Bolsonaro isolates himself, in the wrong way The Brazilian president’s reckless handling of covid-19 will come back to haunt him Continue lendo...
03/04/2020 21:00:00 Cuba’s doctors are in high demand The communist island’s practice of exporting medical workers has a dark side Continue lendo...
03/04/2020 21:00:00 The wisdom and witlessness of Latin America’s leaders A reward, for now, for those who have acted decisively to fight the pandemic Continue lendo...
02/04/2020 11:49:58 The unintended consequences of indicting Nicolás Maduro The threat to jail Venezuela’s dictator may make it harder to remove him Continue lendo...
25/03/2020 21:00:00 Brazil’s president fiddles as a pandemic looms It’s just a sniffle, he claims Continue lendo...
25/03/2020 21:00:00 Mexico and the United States shut their border, sort of A carefully calibrated closure Continue lendo...
25/03/2020 21:00:00 Covid-19 will sicken Latin America’s weak economies Governments scramble to mitigate the shock Continue lendo...
19/03/2020 12:48:47 Venezuela’s political quarantine The virus may favour an unlikely deal between the regime and the opposition Continue lendo...
19/03/2020 12:48:47 Canada’s quest for a national lichen Scientists have narrowed down the country’s 2,500 species to a shortlist of seven Continue lendo...
18/03/2020 21:00:00 A tale of two crises in Colombia America pays for a pointless drug war, but is less keen to help with a huge refugee crisis Continue lendo...
12/03/2020 13:15:56 Can Chile reinvent itself? Why the country’s citizens are so angry Continue lendo...
05/03/2020 12:55:20 Mexico’s new feminist wave Outrage at the killing of women starts a mass movement Continue lendo...
05/03/2020 12:55:20 Why Latin America treats “femicides” differently from other murders Does treating some murders of women as a separate crime help bring perpetrators to justice? Continue lendo...
05/03/2020 12:55:20 Brazilians dominate surfing (for now) But their success comes as the industry struggles Continue lendo...
05/03/2020 12:55:20 Bolivia after the ouster of Evo Morales, a leftist strongman The interim president seeks an electoral mandate. Will that destabilise the country? Continue lendo...
27/02/2020 12:49:31 Ahead of oil riches, Guyana holds a decisive election The country’s rancorous politics could make it hard to use the bonanza well Continue lendo...
27/02/2020 12:49:31 A beer company tries to keep Brazilian Carnival revellers dry Cloud-seeding is not a foolproof method Continue lendo...
27/02/2020 12:49:31 Mexico needs statecraft, yet its president offers theatre AMLO shows little ability to get to grips with governing Continue lendo...
21/02/2020 21:00:00 An interview with Uruguay’s president-elect, Luis Lacalle Pou He favours austerity, and promises a tough hand on crime Continue lendo...
20/02/2020 12:49:19 A pipeline through historically native land has sparked protests in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has no good options Continue lendo...
14/02/2020 21:00:00 Canada ponders a federal programme for pharmaceuticals The country’s vaunted public health-care system has a big gap Continue lendo...
13/02/2020 12:55:53 El Salvador’s president summons the army to bully congress Nayib Bukele may get his way, at the price of damaging democracy Continue lendo...
13/02/2020 12:55:53 “What is Peronism?” Argentina’s president tries to explain to the German chancellor Continue lendo...
11/02/2020 21:00:00 Pope Francis balks at a proposal to ordain married men in Amazonia Instead, he urges, pray for more celibate men to take up the priesthood and become missionaries Continue lendo...
06/02/2020 12:51:49 Ecuador’s trial of the century opens A former president is in the dock. If acquitted, he could be a kingmaker Continue lendo...
06/02/2020 12:51:49 The costs of Colombia’s closed economy Importers must run an obstacle course Continue lendo...
06/02/2020 12:51:49 A share issue in Venezuela, the world’s worst-performing economy An investment in the stockmarket is not as nutty as you might think Continue lendo...
06/02/2020 12:51:49 Latin America’s new war of religion Blurring the separation between church and state Continue lendo...
31/01/2020 21:00:00 The mystery of quipus—Incan knot records In a small Peruvian town, the Incas’ method of record-keeping survives Continue lendo...
30/01/2020 13:29:20 Bolsa Família, Brazil’s admired anti-poverty programme, is flailing Economic recovery is not yet helping the poor Continue lendo...
30/01/2020 13:29:20 The difficulty of reforming Peru An election vindicates but doesn’t strengthen Martín Vizcarra Continue lendo...
23/01/2020 12:56:54 Brazilian prosecutors go after Glenn Greenwald, an American journalist The charges against him are a threat to free speech Continue lendo...
23/01/2020 12:56:54 Learning from Carlos Denegri, a crooked Mexican newsman A historical novel about a journalist who “sold silence” is relevant today Continue lendo...
23/01/2020 12:56:53 The current calm in Bolivia is fragile The main political forces have agreed on the ground rules for a new election. But that does not guarantee stability Continue lendo...
17/01/2020 21:00:00 Jovenel Moïse tries to govern Haiti without a parliament Haitians are beginning to demand more from their politicians Continue lendo...
16/01/2020 13:35:17 Baseball-mad Andrés Manuel López Obrador throws money at the game Mexico’s penny-pinching president makes an exception for his favourite sport Continue lendo...
16/01/2020 13:35:17 Argentina’s new government gets to grips with the economy The Peronists are fuzzy about their long-term plans Continue lendo...
09/01/2020 12:49:56 Justin Trudeau’s less ambitious second term as Canada’s prime minister Chastened and cash-strapped, but still in power Continue lendo...
09/01/2020 12:49:56 Guatemala’s new president, Alejandro Giammattei, outlines his plans He cares more about promoting growth than fighting corruption Continue lendo...
09/01/2020 12:49:56 A crude attempt to stifle what’s left of Venezuela’s democracy Nicolás Maduro’s thugs block MPs from parliament Continue lendo...
04/01/2020 02:00:00 Jair Bolsonaro’s contentious first year in office Brazil’s global image is worse; its economy is doing better Continue lendo...
02/01/2020 12:50:21 The troubles of Bogotá’s TransMilenio A model public-transport system runs into trouble Continue lendo...
24/12/2019 21:00:00 2019 in review: protest and populism in Latin America Scandals, autocracy and anger at inequality stir unrest across the continent Continue lendo...
18/12/2019 12:51:12 More dollars and fewer protests in Venezuela Sanctions have led the regime to retreat from socialism, but not dictatorship Continue lendo...
18/12/2019 12:51:12 Canada’s legal cannabis market gets off to a slow start The country’s cautious legalisation has made investors glum Continue lendo...
12/12/2019 12:53:10 How Alberto Fernández plans to cope with Argentina’s economic crisis The new president wants to boost growth and curb inflation. That will be hard Continue lendo...
12/12/2019 12:53:10 Asbestos, Quebec wants a new name, maybe But Swastika, Ontario has no plans to change Continue lendo...
12/12/2019 12:53:10 Latin America’s second “lost decade” is not as bad as the first The 2010s have seen stagnation, but not all is gloom Continue lendo...
09/12/2019 21:00:00 Alberto Fernández, Argentina’s new president, faces economic crisis It will be hard to revive growth without busting the budget Continue lendo...
06/12/2019 21:00:00 Desi Bouterse’s murder conviction will not trouble him much Suriname’s president can probably win re-election, if he wants to Continue lendo...
05/12/2019 13:16:49 Alberta’s secession movement spells trouble for Justin Trudeau The province probably won’t leave Canada. But it can get more autonomy Continue lendo...
05/12/2019 13:16:49 The surprising similarities between AMLO and Jair Bolsonaro Their ideologies clash, but their ways of exercising power have much in common Continue lendo...
29/11/2019 21:00:00 AMLO uses his anti-corruption drive to gain power and scare critics Mexico’s president sees himself, rather than strong institutions, as the bulwark against graft Continue lendo...
29/11/2019 02:00:00 Power shifts in Uruguay, without much fuss Even after a contentious election, the country remains an island of calm in a tumultuous region Continue lendo...
28/11/2019 12:43:38 Cuba reintroduces the dollar Sources of foreign currency are drying up Continue lendo...
28/11/2019 12:43:38 The street challenges Latin America’s politicians The region suffers an acute case of the discontent that is sweeping the world Continue lendo...
23/11/2019 02:00:00 The strange passivity of Jair Bolsonaro Brazil’s president is hemmed in by congress, his advisers and his own misjudgments Continue lendo...
21/11/2019 12:55:45 Venezuela’s paper currency is worthless, so its people seek virtual gold The law of supply and demand is ignored in Venezuela, but not online Continue lendo...
21/11/2019 12:55:45 Chile staggers towards a new constitution The painful birth of a different country Continue lendo...
14/11/2019 13:01:05 Evo Morales leaves Bolivia dangerously divided The president’s surprising departure will not by itself end civil strife Continue lendo...
14/11/2019 13:01:05 Why planning weddings in Mexico is hard Many guests do not show up Continue lendo...
10/11/2019 21:00:00 Bolivia in chaos as Evo Morales departs Violence worsens after he claims to be the victim of a coup Continue lendo...
08/11/2019 21:00:00 Jamaica’s tumultuous relationship with the IMF has a happy ending How the government created a consensus for austerity Continue lendo...
07/11/2019 13:08:32 Evo Morales faces a long insurrection Protesters against the president’s flawed re-election are digging in Continue lendo...
01/11/2019 21:00:00 Colombia’s unquiet border with Venezuela Colombia faces an external threat. It needs more internal unity Continue lendo...
31/10/2019 13:02:15 Argentina gives the Peronists another chance If Alberto Fernández, the newly elected president, is to succeed, he will have to govern very differently from the Peronists of the past Continue lendo...
31/10/2019 13:02:15 Chile’s president tries to quell unrest Sebastián Piñera sets a new direction. The country may not follow Continue lendo...
27/10/2019 21:00:00 Argentines give the Peronists another chance If Alberto Fernández, the newly elected president, is to succeed, he will have to govern very differently from the Peronists of the past Continue lendo...
25/10/2019 21:00:00 Days and nights of rage in Chile The “Chilean model” needs fixing, not overturning Continue lendo...
25/10/2019 21:00:00 Bolivia’s baffling ballot count The opposition suspects the government is trying to steal the election Continue lendo...
24/10/2019 21:00:00 Uruguay’s remarkably civilised election The election will probably end 15 years of rule by the left. The change will not be dramatic Continue lendo...
24/10/2019 11:55:50 The chastening of Justin Trudeau Canada’s prime minister has lost his majority in Parliament and will govern a divided country Continue lendo...
24/10/2019 11:55:50 How to handle Colombia’s narco-hippos Scientists are working on a contraceptive Continue lendo...
23/10/2019 21:00:00 Lessons from a shootout in Sinaloa The Mexican president’s security strategy is not working Continue lendo...
21/10/2019 21:00:00 After the election, can Justin Trudeau unite Canada? The country is divided in more ways than one Continue lendo...
19/10/2019 21:00:00 Riots after a fare increase damage Chile’s image of stability The practices that underpin prosperity are not popular Continue lendo...
17/10/2019 12:02:54 If the Peronists win in Argentina, which Fernández will be in charge? Alberto is a uniter. Not so his running-mate, Cristina, an ex-president Continue lendo...