Últimas Notícias - Brasil e América 18/10/2019 21:00:00 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... 18/10/2019 21:00:00 Bolivia’s Evo Morales faces his toughest re-election battle yet After 13 years of his rule, voters are getting restless Continue lendo... 18/10/2019 21:00:00 The cost of Ecuador’s surrender on fuel subsidies President Lenín Moreno will find it hard to recover Continue lendo... 10/10/2019 11:46:21 Climate change dominates Canada’s election Opinion polls say it will be close Continue lendo... 10/10/2019 11:46:21 Peru’s president opens Pandora’s box His dissolution of Congress was not a coup, but could destabilise the country Continue lendo... 09/10/2019 21:00:00 Ecuador falls into chaos after the president cuts fuel subsidies Lenín Moreno is keen to get his country back on a solid economic footing Continue lendo... 03/10/2019 11:37:26 Chile’s attempts to move up the lithium value chain are not working One problem is the country’s distance from manufacturing centres Continue lendo... 03/10/2019 11:37:26 The Inuit agree on a common writing system A boost to a threatened language group Continue lendo... 03/10/2019 11:37:26 Argentina’s difficult road to redemption The current economic crisis is milder than the collapse of 2001-02. And the country’s politicians are more responsible Continue lendo... 02/10/2019 21:00:00 Martín Vizcarra dismisses Peru’s congress The president wins a long-running battle Continue lendo... 26/09/2019 11:39:58 To keep his job, Justin Trudeau must fight on two fronts Dark days for the prime minister Continue lendo... 26/09/2019 11:39:58 The war against corruption in Latin America is in trouble Prosecutorial mistakes are not the only reason Continue lendo... 20/09/2019 21:00:00 Climate change threatens the Panama Canal Climate issue: As water levels sink, ships have had to shed cargo Continue lendo... 20/09/2019 01:00:00 Blackface images threaten Justin Trudeau’s re-election Next month’s vote may be a referendum on the Canadian prime minister’s character Continue lendo... 19/09/2019 11:48:40 El Alto shares Evo Morales’s indigenous identity, not his socialism The surprising liberalism of Bolivia’s “Aymara capital” Continue lendo... 19/09/2019 11:48:40 Why Latin America’s left loves the petroleum economy Climate issue: On energy and the environment, the region’s left-wing leaders are throwbacks, not progressives Continue lendo... 13/09/2019 21:00:00 What a new Chinese restaurant in Havana says about Cuba Autocracy does not beat bureaucracy Continue lendo... 12/09/2019 11:59:44 Millions of refugees from Venezuela are straining neighbours’ hospitality Latin America’s biggest-ever exodus continues Continue lendo... 12/09/2019 11:59:44 Negotiating a way out of Venezuela’s morass An agreement that allows chavismo to survive is the only option Continue lendo... 05/09/2019 11:46:10 Will Colombia return to war? A former guerrilla leader has taken up arms again Continue lendo... 05/09/2019 11:46:10 Will South America’s “pink tide” return? Argentina’s election may not portend a regional swing back to the left Continue lendo... 04/09/2019 21:00:00 Slow-moving Hurricane Dorian devastates the northern Bahamas The record-equalling storm may not be the last of its kind Continue lendo... 29/08/2019 11:45:36 Why Colombia’s Pacific coast is so poor Collective land ownership holds the region back Continue lendo... 29/08/2019 01:00:00 Will Colombia go back to war? A former guerrilla leader takes up arms again Continue lendo... 28/08/2019 21:00:00 The Amazon’s fires could burn Jair Bolsonaro The outside world is right to worry, but must show finesse in its dealings with Brazil Continue lendo... 22/08/2019 21:00:00 Jair Bolsonaro shrugs as the Amazon burns Fires consume large tracts of the world’s forest every year. But the inferno in the Amazon is man-made Continue lendo... 22/08/2019 11:44:01 Forest fires in the Amazon blacken the sun in São Paulo Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, blames environmentalists Continue lendo... 22/08/2019 11:44:01 Why the Mexico City marathon attracts so many cheats Taking the subway is one way to cut your time Continue lendo... 21/08/2019 21:00:00 A secret hydropower deal with Brazil causes a political crisis in Paraguay The stage is set for a new Itaipu dam agreement between the two countries Continue lendo... 21/08/2019 21:00:00 Argentina’s crisis shows the limits of technocracy What went wrong for Mauricio Macri Continue lendo... 15/08/2019 12:08:38 Argentina faces the prospect of another default An opposition triumph in primary elections prompts a vicious sell-off Continue lendo... 15/08/2019 12:08:38 Guatemala’s president-elect promises “sufficient testosterone” One of his first jobs will be to face off with Donald Trump Continue lendo... 11/08/2019 21:00:00 A stunning reversal for Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri The opposition sweep up in primary elections, and look set to repeat the trick in national polls in October Continue lendo... 11/08/2019 21:00:00 Guatemalans elect Alejandro Giammattei in a lacklustre presidential vote He owes much of his success to the fact that his opponent is so reviled Continue lendo... 09/08/2019 21:00:00 Might Mauricio Macri be reelected in Argentina? Primary elections will give a strong hint of what his chances are Continue lendo... 08/08/2019 11:45:18 One Brazilian state stands out as a model of efficiency Espírito Santo has managed to stay out of debt, unlike most of Brazil Continue lendo... 08/08/2019 11:45:18 Cruise-line companies are building private Caribbean play zones A trip to Haiti, with Vodou and no passport control Continue lendo... 07/08/2019 21:00:00 America heaps more sanctions on Venezuela The harsh new measure will allow the United States to move against any company, or person, trading with the authoritarian regime Continue lendo... 02/08/2019 21:00:00 The humbling of Honduras’s president, Juan Orlando Hernández The strongman of the northern triangle is losing his strength Continue lendo... 02/08/2019 21:00:00 Carlos Cruz-Diez, a Venezuelan whose murals appear to move, has died An inventor of “kinetic art” will be mourned Continue lendo... 01/08/2019 11:46:45 British Columbia gives Uber a cautious go-ahead The province wants the benefits of ride-hailing without the costs Continue lendo... 01/08/2019 11:46:45 Martín Vizcarra tries to end his presidency early Peru’s president issues a startling call for fresh elections Continue lendo... 25/07/2019 12:07:39 Jair Bolsonaro has given up on his anti-graft crusade The president is breaking his main campaign promise Continue lendo... 25/07/2019 12:07:39 Letting academics pick magistrates has not worked in Guatemala The idea has succumbed to the corruption it was meant to stamp out Continue lendo... 25/07/2019 12:07:39 Can tourism boost one of Mexico’s poorest states? Oaxaca is defying a slowdown in the growth of visitor numbers Continue lendo... 25/07/2019 12:07:39 Latin America and Europe have much to gain from closer ties At last, some substance to talk of partnership Continue lendo... 20/07/2019 01:00:00 Trump builds a bureaucratic wall to keep out migrants Migration is your problem, the United States tells its neighbours Continue lendo... 18/07/2019 11:52:25 To save whales, Canada sets a maritime speed limit Ships and fishing lines are killing an endangered species Continue lendo... 18/07/2019 11:52:25 A faint hope for Venezuela Can talks in Barbados restore democracy? Continue lendo... 12/07/2019 01:00:00 Argentina’s main presidential candidates are ignoring the biggest problems Mauricio Macri doesn’t want to talk about the economy. Alberto Fernández wants to keep the focus off his running mate Continue lendo... 11/07/2019 11:51:14 Mexico’s finance minister falls out with its populist president Carlos Urzúa’s abrupt departure worries investors Continue lendo... 11/07/2019 11:51:14 With tenacity and torture, Venezuela’s awful regime is hanging on Negotiations with the opposition hold out hope, but only faintly Continue lendo... 11/07/2019 11:51:14 João Gilberto, the man who sang “The Girl from Ipanema”, has died The interpreter of bossa nova and his legacy Continue lendo... 09/07/2019 21:00:00 Mexico’s finance minister falls out with its populist president Carlos Urzúa’s abrupt departure worries investors Continue lendo... 05/07/2019 21:00:00 Cocaine production in Colombia is at historic highs There is not much the government can do about it Continue lendo... 05/07/2019 21:00:00 The disappearance of Jesús Santrich threatens Colombia’s peace deal Opponents say the FARC leader is fleeing justice Continue lendo... 04/07/2019 11:58:58 AMLO’s populism is both rampant and constrained Mexico’s new regime, one year in Continue lendo... 28/06/2019 21:00:00 Justin Trudeau starts Canada’s election campaign as the underdog Voters are doing well, but not feeling good Continue lendo... 28/06/2019 21:00:00 A blocked road cuts Colombia in two Mudslides isolate the productive plains from the rest of the country Continue lendo... 28/06/2019 21:00:00 Are amnesties in Latin America always a bad idea? Countries must balance the demands of justice with the need for peace and reconciliation Continue lendo... 21/06/2019 21:00:00 Despite turmoil, Brazil is starting to fix its pension system Congress has taken charge of the most important economic reform Continue lendo... 21/06/2019 21:00:00 Guatemala holds a dispiriting election It promises little progress for the country that sends more migrants to the United States than any other Continue lendo... 21/06/2019 21:00:00 How 25 countries in the Americas could end up allowing gay marriage That is how many constitutions mandate equality Continue lendo... 20/06/2019 11:51:12 Can Colombia’s President Iván Duque find his feet? The young leader needs to emerge from his sponsor’s shadow Continue lendo... 14/06/2019 21:00:00 How Mexico and Canada are trying to bypass Donald Trump North America has other leaders Continue lendo... 14/06/2019 21:00:00 Brazil’s Lava Jato corruption investigation could self-destruct Hacked messages cast doubt on its impartiality Continue lendo... 14/06/2019 21:00:00 Canadians are embracing basketball It is more multicultural than ice hockey Continue lendo... 14/06/2019 21:00:00 Indigenous Colombians fear losing their hallucinogenic brews Hippie tourists could provoke a government crackdown on ayahuasca Continue lendo... 08/06/2019 21:00:00 Mexico rejoices after averting Donald Trump’s tariffs threat But the cost—and the length—of a new truce remains unclear Continue lendo... 07/06/2019 21:00:00 El Salvador stops honouring the leader of the El Mozote massacre The new president, Nayib Bukele, renames a military base Continue lendo... 07/06/2019 21:00:00 Chile tinkers with its ground-breaking pensions system Under the current system, those who don’t save get very little Continue lendo... 07/06/2019 21:00:00 Justin Trudeau is trapped between eco-warriors and gas-guzzlers It is tough going green while pumping the black stuff Continue lendo... 06/06/2019 11:33:55 Mexico has little choice but to placate Donald Trump Its economy is too close to America to stand up to him Continue lendo... 31/05/2019 21:00:00 Does Santa Claus speak Danish, English or Russian? Claiming the North Pole is more about prestige than economic potential Continue lendo... 29/05/2019 21:00:00 Mafias run by rogue police officers are terrorising Rio President Jair Bolsonaro is turning a blind eye Continue lendo... 29/05/2019 21:00:00 Why Latin America’s economies are stagnating Exporting more is the way to buck the trend Continue lendo... 29/05/2019 21:00:00 A new census shows how a Brazilian favela really works But it can’t halt the violence in Rio de Janeiro Continue lendo... 23/05/2019 11:52:01 Guns from the United States are flooding Latin America A US-made gun is more likely to murder a Mexican than an American Continue lendo... 23/05/2019 11:52:01 Argentina’s former president wants to be Veep Is Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner playing a game? Continue lendo... 18/05/2019 21:00:00 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner decides she wants to be vice-president, not president But her pick for running mate will be compliant Continue lendo... 18/05/2019 01:00:00 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner threatens to upend Argentina again Argentina’s election in October looks like a toss up Continue lendo... 18/05/2019 01:00:00 Colombia’s peace tribunal defies an American extradition request An alleged drug dealer is also a key part of the peace process Continue lendo... 18/05/2019 01:00:00 In Mexico, AMLO seeks to expel merit from schools Good news for teachers’ unions. Awful news for pupils Continue lendo... 16/05/2019 12:13:31 Sanctions on Cuba will only slow regime change The island’s communist dictatorship can blame America for shortages Continue lendo... 09/05/2019 11:54:18 Can diplomacy dislodge the Maduro dictatorship? After Juan Guaidó’s uprising failed, it is Venezuela’s best hope Continue lendo... 09/05/2019 11:54:18 Peru’s government wants its citizens to take up baseball Venezuelan refugees are among those bringing the sport to Lima Continue lendo... 02/05/2019 11:45:58 A failed uprising against Nicolás Maduro It leaves many unanswered questions about the Trump administration’s plan for regime change Continue lendo... 02/05/2019 11:45:58 Chile may bring back selection in schools Sebastián Piñera wants to partly undo his predecessor’s egalitarian education reforms Continue lendo... 02/05/2019 11:45:58 Female MCs are changing Brazilian funk music They are as rude as male singers, but more appealing to women Continue lendo... 01/05/2019 01:00:00 A rebellion against Nicolás Maduro appears to have been foiled The opposition fails to mobilise the large protests it promised, or entice more soldiers to defect Continue lendo... 30/04/2019 01:00:00 Planned strikes are the latest challenge to Mauricio Macri Trade unions are making more trouble for Argentina’s embattled president Continue lendo... 29/04/2019 21:00:00 Juan Guaidó makes a dramatic attempt to oust Venezuela’s regime So far, there is little sign that it will succeed Continue lendo... 26/04/2019 21:00:00 Donald Trump steps up pressure on Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua America pushes harder for regime changes Continue lendo... 26/04/2019 21:00:00 Panama’s voters are angry, but politicians are not offering fundamental change The main contenders for the presidency find little to argue about Continue lendo... 26/04/2019 21:00:00 Making sense of the suicide of Alan García, a former president of Peru Shooting himself was a desperate attempt at vindication. It may fail Continue lendo... 17/04/2019 21:00:00 Mauricio Macri freezes prices Argentina’s president attempts to improve his fading chances of re-election Continue lendo... 17/04/2019 11:54:01 Quebec wants to ban public servants from wearing religious clothing Critics say the measure would discriminate against Muslims Continue lendo... 17/04/2019 11:54:01 Jamaica’s cannabis gamble How to sell dope without provoking America Continue lendo... 17/04/2019 11:54:01 The wisdom of José Carlos Mariátegui The Latin American left should rediscover the Peruvian thinker’s pluralism and creativity Continue lendo... 17/04/2019 01:00:00 Alan García, Peru’s ex-president, killed himself as police sought to arrest him A tragic turn in a corruption investigation that crosses Latin America Continue lendo...
18/10/2019 21:00:00 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...
18/10/2019 21:00:00 Bolivia’s Evo Morales faces his toughest re-election battle yet After 13 years of his rule, voters are getting restless Continue lendo...
18/10/2019 21:00:00 The cost of Ecuador’s surrender on fuel subsidies President Lenín Moreno will find it hard to recover Continue lendo...
10/10/2019 11:46:21 Climate change dominates Canada’s election Opinion polls say it will be close Continue lendo...
10/10/2019 11:46:21 Peru’s president opens Pandora’s box His dissolution of Congress was not a coup, but could destabilise the country Continue lendo...
09/10/2019 21:00:00 Ecuador falls into chaos after the president cuts fuel subsidies Lenín Moreno is keen to get his country back on a solid economic footing Continue lendo...
03/10/2019 11:37:26 Chile’s attempts to move up the lithium value chain are not working One problem is the country’s distance from manufacturing centres Continue lendo...
03/10/2019 11:37:26 The Inuit agree on a common writing system A boost to a threatened language group Continue lendo...
03/10/2019 11:37:26 Argentina’s difficult road to redemption The current economic crisis is milder than the collapse of 2001-02. And the country’s politicians are more responsible Continue lendo...
02/10/2019 21:00:00 Martín Vizcarra dismisses Peru’s congress The president wins a long-running battle Continue lendo...
26/09/2019 11:39:58 To keep his job, Justin Trudeau must fight on two fronts Dark days for the prime minister Continue lendo...
26/09/2019 11:39:58 The war against corruption in Latin America is in trouble Prosecutorial mistakes are not the only reason Continue lendo...
20/09/2019 21:00:00 Climate change threatens the Panama Canal Climate issue: As water levels sink, ships have had to shed cargo Continue lendo...
20/09/2019 01:00:00 Blackface images threaten Justin Trudeau’s re-election Next month’s vote may be a referendum on the Canadian prime minister’s character Continue lendo...
19/09/2019 11:48:40 El Alto shares Evo Morales’s indigenous identity, not his socialism The surprising liberalism of Bolivia’s “Aymara capital” Continue lendo...
19/09/2019 11:48:40 Why Latin America’s left loves the petroleum economy Climate issue: On energy and the environment, the region’s left-wing leaders are throwbacks, not progressives Continue lendo...
13/09/2019 21:00:00 What a new Chinese restaurant in Havana says about Cuba Autocracy does not beat bureaucracy Continue lendo...
12/09/2019 11:59:44 Millions of refugees from Venezuela are straining neighbours’ hospitality Latin America’s biggest-ever exodus continues Continue lendo...
12/09/2019 11:59:44 Negotiating a way out of Venezuela’s morass An agreement that allows chavismo to survive is the only option Continue lendo...
05/09/2019 11:46:10 Will Colombia return to war? A former guerrilla leader has taken up arms again Continue lendo...
05/09/2019 11:46:10 Will South America’s “pink tide” return? Argentina’s election may not portend a regional swing back to the left Continue lendo...
04/09/2019 21:00:00 Slow-moving Hurricane Dorian devastates the northern Bahamas The record-equalling storm may not be the last of its kind Continue lendo...
29/08/2019 11:45:36 Why Colombia’s Pacific coast is so poor Collective land ownership holds the region back Continue lendo...
29/08/2019 01:00:00 Will Colombia go back to war? A former guerrilla leader takes up arms again Continue lendo...
28/08/2019 21:00:00 The Amazon’s fires could burn Jair Bolsonaro The outside world is right to worry, but must show finesse in its dealings with Brazil Continue lendo...
22/08/2019 21:00:00 Jair Bolsonaro shrugs as the Amazon burns Fires consume large tracts of the world’s forest every year. But the inferno in the Amazon is man-made Continue lendo...
22/08/2019 11:44:01 Forest fires in the Amazon blacken the sun in São Paulo Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, blames environmentalists Continue lendo...
22/08/2019 11:44:01 Why the Mexico City marathon attracts so many cheats Taking the subway is one way to cut your time Continue lendo...
21/08/2019 21:00:00 A secret hydropower deal with Brazil causes a political crisis in Paraguay The stage is set for a new Itaipu dam agreement between the two countries Continue lendo...
21/08/2019 21:00:00 Argentina’s crisis shows the limits of technocracy What went wrong for Mauricio Macri Continue lendo...
15/08/2019 12:08:38 Argentina faces the prospect of another default An opposition triumph in primary elections prompts a vicious sell-off Continue lendo...
15/08/2019 12:08:38 Guatemala’s president-elect promises “sufficient testosterone” One of his first jobs will be to face off with Donald Trump Continue lendo...
11/08/2019 21:00:00 A stunning reversal for Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri The opposition sweep up in primary elections, and look set to repeat the trick in national polls in October Continue lendo...
11/08/2019 21:00:00 Guatemalans elect Alejandro Giammattei in a lacklustre presidential vote He owes much of his success to the fact that his opponent is so reviled Continue lendo...
09/08/2019 21:00:00 Might Mauricio Macri be reelected in Argentina? Primary elections will give a strong hint of what his chances are Continue lendo...
08/08/2019 11:45:18 One Brazilian state stands out as a model of efficiency Espírito Santo has managed to stay out of debt, unlike most of Brazil Continue lendo...
08/08/2019 11:45:18 Cruise-line companies are building private Caribbean play zones A trip to Haiti, with Vodou and no passport control Continue lendo...
07/08/2019 21:00:00 America heaps more sanctions on Venezuela The harsh new measure will allow the United States to move against any company, or person, trading with the authoritarian regime Continue lendo...
02/08/2019 21:00:00 The humbling of Honduras’s president, Juan Orlando Hernández The strongman of the northern triangle is losing his strength Continue lendo...
02/08/2019 21:00:00 Carlos Cruz-Diez, a Venezuelan whose murals appear to move, has died An inventor of “kinetic art” will be mourned Continue lendo...
01/08/2019 11:46:45 British Columbia gives Uber a cautious go-ahead The province wants the benefits of ride-hailing without the costs Continue lendo...
01/08/2019 11:46:45 Martín Vizcarra tries to end his presidency early Peru’s president issues a startling call for fresh elections Continue lendo...
25/07/2019 12:07:39 Jair Bolsonaro has given up on his anti-graft crusade The president is breaking his main campaign promise Continue lendo...
25/07/2019 12:07:39 Letting academics pick magistrates has not worked in Guatemala The idea has succumbed to the corruption it was meant to stamp out Continue lendo...
25/07/2019 12:07:39 Can tourism boost one of Mexico’s poorest states? Oaxaca is defying a slowdown in the growth of visitor numbers Continue lendo...
25/07/2019 12:07:39 Latin America and Europe have much to gain from closer ties At last, some substance to talk of partnership Continue lendo...
20/07/2019 01:00:00 Trump builds a bureaucratic wall to keep out migrants Migration is your problem, the United States tells its neighbours Continue lendo...
18/07/2019 11:52:25 To save whales, Canada sets a maritime speed limit Ships and fishing lines are killing an endangered species Continue lendo...
18/07/2019 11:52:25 A faint hope for Venezuela Can talks in Barbados restore democracy? Continue lendo...
12/07/2019 01:00:00 Argentina’s main presidential candidates are ignoring the biggest problems Mauricio Macri doesn’t want to talk about the economy. Alberto Fernández wants to keep the focus off his running mate Continue lendo...
11/07/2019 11:51:14 Mexico’s finance minister falls out with its populist president Carlos Urzúa’s abrupt departure worries investors Continue lendo...
11/07/2019 11:51:14 With tenacity and torture, Venezuela’s awful regime is hanging on Negotiations with the opposition hold out hope, but only faintly Continue lendo...
11/07/2019 11:51:14 João Gilberto, the man who sang “The Girl from Ipanema”, has died The interpreter of bossa nova and his legacy Continue lendo...
09/07/2019 21:00:00 Mexico’s finance minister falls out with its populist president Carlos Urzúa’s abrupt departure worries investors Continue lendo...
05/07/2019 21:00:00 Cocaine production in Colombia is at historic highs There is not much the government can do about it Continue lendo...
05/07/2019 21:00:00 The disappearance of Jesús Santrich threatens Colombia’s peace deal Opponents say the FARC leader is fleeing justice Continue lendo...
04/07/2019 11:58:58 AMLO’s populism is both rampant and constrained Mexico’s new regime, one year in Continue lendo...
28/06/2019 21:00:00 Justin Trudeau starts Canada’s election campaign as the underdog Voters are doing well, but not feeling good Continue lendo...
28/06/2019 21:00:00 A blocked road cuts Colombia in two Mudslides isolate the productive plains from the rest of the country Continue lendo...
28/06/2019 21:00:00 Are amnesties in Latin America always a bad idea? Countries must balance the demands of justice with the need for peace and reconciliation Continue lendo...
21/06/2019 21:00:00 Despite turmoil, Brazil is starting to fix its pension system Congress has taken charge of the most important economic reform Continue lendo...
21/06/2019 21:00:00 Guatemala holds a dispiriting election It promises little progress for the country that sends more migrants to the United States than any other Continue lendo...
21/06/2019 21:00:00 How 25 countries in the Americas could end up allowing gay marriage That is how many constitutions mandate equality Continue lendo...
20/06/2019 11:51:12 Can Colombia’s President Iván Duque find his feet? The young leader needs to emerge from his sponsor’s shadow Continue lendo...
14/06/2019 21:00:00 How Mexico and Canada are trying to bypass Donald Trump North America has other leaders Continue lendo...
14/06/2019 21:00:00 Brazil’s Lava Jato corruption investigation could self-destruct Hacked messages cast doubt on its impartiality Continue lendo...
14/06/2019 21:00:00 Canadians are embracing basketball It is more multicultural than ice hockey Continue lendo...
14/06/2019 21:00:00 Indigenous Colombians fear losing their hallucinogenic brews Hippie tourists could provoke a government crackdown on ayahuasca Continue lendo...
08/06/2019 21:00:00 Mexico rejoices after averting Donald Trump’s tariffs threat But the cost—and the length—of a new truce remains unclear Continue lendo...
07/06/2019 21:00:00 El Salvador stops honouring the leader of the El Mozote massacre The new president, Nayib Bukele, renames a military base Continue lendo...
07/06/2019 21:00:00 Chile tinkers with its ground-breaking pensions system Under the current system, those who don’t save get very little Continue lendo...
07/06/2019 21:00:00 Justin Trudeau is trapped between eco-warriors and gas-guzzlers It is tough going green while pumping the black stuff Continue lendo...
06/06/2019 11:33:55 Mexico has little choice but to placate Donald Trump Its economy is too close to America to stand up to him Continue lendo...
31/05/2019 21:00:00 Does Santa Claus speak Danish, English or Russian? Claiming the North Pole is more about prestige than economic potential Continue lendo...
29/05/2019 21:00:00 Mafias run by rogue police officers are terrorising Rio President Jair Bolsonaro is turning a blind eye Continue lendo...
29/05/2019 21:00:00 Why Latin America’s economies are stagnating Exporting more is the way to buck the trend Continue lendo...
29/05/2019 21:00:00 A new census shows how a Brazilian favela really works But it can’t halt the violence in Rio de Janeiro Continue lendo...
23/05/2019 11:52:01 Guns from the United States are flooding Latin America A US-made gun is more likely to murder a Mexican than an American Continue lendo...
23/05/2019 11:52:01 Argentina’s former president wants to be Veep Is Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner playing a game? Continue lendo...
18/05/2019 21:00:00 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner decides she wants to be vice-president, not president But her pick for running mate will be compliant Continue lendo...
18/05/2019 01:00:00 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner threatens to upend Argentina again Argentina’s election in October looks like a toss up Continue lendo...
18/05/2019 01:00:00 Colombia’s peace tribunal defies an American extradition request An alleged drug dealer is also a key part of the peace process Continue lendo...
18/05/2019 01:00:00 In Mexico, AMLO seeks to expel merit from schools Good news for teachers’ unions. Awful news for pupils Continue lendo...
16/05/2019 12:13:31 Sanctions on Cuba will only slow regime change The island’s communist dictatorship can blame America for shortages Continue lendo...
09/05/2019 11:54:18 Can diplomacy dislodge the Maduro dictatorship? After Juan Guaidó’s uprising failed, it is Venezuela’s best hope Continue lendo...
09/05/2019 11:54:18 Peru’s government wants its citizens to take up baseball Venezuelan refugees are among those bringing the sport to Lima Continue lendo...
02/05/2019 11:45:58 A failed uprising against Nicolás Maduro It leaves many unanswered questions about the Trump administration’s plan for regime change Continue lendo...
02/05/2019 11:45:58 Chile may bring back selection in schools Sebastián Piñera wants to partly undo his predecessor’s egalitarian education reforms Continue lendo...
02/05/2019 11:45:58 Female MCs are changing Brazilian funk music They are as rude as male singers, but more appealing to women Continue lendo...
01/05/2019 01:00:00 A rebellion against Nicolás Maduro appears to have been foiled The opposition fails to mobilise the large protests it promised, or entice more soldiers to defect Continue lendo...
30/04/2019 01:00:00 Planned strikes are the latest challenge to Mauricio Macri Trade unions are making more trouble for Argentina’s embattled president Continue lendo...
29/04/2019 21:00:00 Juan Guaidó makes a dramatic attempt to oust Venezuela’s regime So far, there is little sign that it will succeed Continue lendo...
26/04/2019 21:00:00 Donald Trump steps up pressure on Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua America pushes harder for regime changes Continue lendo...
26/04/2019 21:00:00 Panama’s voters are angry, but politicians are not offering fundamental change The main contenders for the presidency find little to argue about Continue lendo...
26/04/2019 21:00:00 Making sense of the suicide of Alan García, a former president of Peru Shooting himself was a desperate attempt at vindication. It may fail Continue lendo...
17/04/2019 21:00:00 Mauricio Macri freezes prices Argentina’s president attempts to improve his fading chances of re-election Continue lendo...
17/04/2019 11:54:01 Quebec wants to ban public servants from wearing religious clothing Critics say the measure would discriminate against Muslims Continue lendo...
17/04/2019 11:54:01 Jamaica’s cannabis gamble How to sell dope without provoking America Continue lendo...
17/04/2019 11:54:01 The wisdom of José Carlos Mariátegui The Latin American left should rediscover the Peruvian thinker’s pluralism and creativity Continue lendo...
17/04/2019 01:00:00 Alan García, Peru’s ex-president, killed himself as police sought to arrest him A tragic turn in a corruption investigation that crosses Latin America Continue lendo...