Lula government marks three years since Brazil's January 8 coup as Trump intensifies offensive against Latin America

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva joined by other officials at ceremony "in defense of democracy" on January 8 in Brasilia [Photo: Ricardo Stuckert\ASCOM\SGPR]On January 8, the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers Party – …

Attacking Venezuela, Russia, and Latin America

The understanding of any phenomenon requires context, and the larger context of the US attack on Venezuela involves the declining trajectory of America’s geopolitical empire. There are a number of excellent books by historians and geopolitical scholars on …

Latin America’s Cleanest Neighborhood is in Bogota, Colombia

The El Regalo neighborhood in Bogota, Colombia, has been recognized as the cleanest in Latin America for its waste management initiatives. Credit: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Colombia is home to the cleanest neighborhood in Latin …

Innovation in Sustainable Urban Housing: Four Case Studies in Latin America at Studio-X Rio

Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, March 12, Studio-X hosted representatives from four different projects developing sustainable housing innovations across Latin America, in a free and open lecture. The presentations were from winners of a …

Former Panama leader on trial over mega Latin America corruption scandal

GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: Latin America

BTG Pactual delivers best-in-class FX execution across Latin America, driving volume growth through automation, platform upgrades, and regional expansion. Latin America’s FX markets are shaped by persistent volatility, commodity-driven cycles, and complex …

More US Interventions In Latin America Can't Be Ruled Out, Says Legal Expert

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by the United States signals a breaking point in the established world order. Does this mean that international law is now a thing of the past? A Geneva-based legal expert shares some …

Why China’s digital push into Latin America raises hopes — and alarms

The announcement has triggered alarm bells in Washington and other Western capitals. Credit: David Monniaux / Creative Commons China is moving decisively to expand its influence over global digital infrastructure, and Latin America has become one of …

‘Black July’ Organizers Unite Against Racism, Militarization in Latin America, Africa, Middle East

Clique aqui para Português It’s 3pm on a cloudy Saturday and, as more people file through the entrance of Instituto Raízes em Movimento (Roots in Movement Institute) in Complexo do Alemão, what initially seemed like a spacious room grows cozier by the …

From Latin America to the Arctic

Is the United States engaging in retrenchment or a new form of hegemony? Venezuela and Greenland are not separate stories but a single thread. A more transactional, more emotional and more coercion-oriented U.S. is taking shape. Frontpage of the New York …