Pro-Trump lawyer, leftist senator launch Colombia run-off campaigns

A hard-right Donald Trump fan and a leftist senator on Monday threw themselves into campaigning for Colombia’s presidential run-off, a day after leading a first-round vote dominated by drug-related guerrilla violence. Right-wing... Read more »

Rodeo Clowns | Sam Cowie

Brazilian cowboy-influencer Pedro Henrique Biondo Matias weeps on an Instagram reel from the end of January as he crosses the border with Peru into his homeland. “It’s a joy to eat our... Read more »

Milei government dismisses impact of World Cup on reserves

A trip to watch Argentina’s football national team in its first three matches of the 2026 World Cup group stage carries an estimated cost of US$7,850 per person, including average expenses, according... Read more »

Brazil and Italy rule out Ebola in previously suspected cases amid scramble to contain outbreak

The World Health Organization’s leader traveled to the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the weekend, as suspected cases and deaths continue to mount. Subscribe... Read more »

Argentina added to list of world’s worst countries for workers’ rights

Argentina, Panama and Ecuador have been ranked among the world’s 10 worst countries for workers’ rights, according to a report published Monday by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The three Latin... Read more »

The Mothers of May’s 20-year struggle for justice after Brazil police rampage | Brazil

When authorities in the Brazilian state of São Paulo transferred nearly 800 suspected gang members to maximum-security prisons in May 2006, the crime group launched a wave of prison riots and attacks... Read more »

Donald Trump and his doppelgänger

There are two Donald Trumps. One sees himself as a visionary statesman who is vigorously engaged in reshaping the world order in accordance with a grand design that only he understands. The... Read more »

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, June 1, 2026

Key Points The Ibovespa fell a fifth straight day to 173,787, down 0.73% Friday, breaching the cloud floor intraday despite a Q1 GDP beat that did not stop the slide. USD/BRL closed... Read more »

Peculiar institutions | Buenos Aires Times

The government is innocent until proven guilty in all the corruption cases accumulating in the last 15 months but what may be more serious than the sum total of all these cases... Read more »

US names 2 Brazilian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations

SAO PAULO (AP) — The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday that it will designate Brazil’s two biggest criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations early next month, a move the South American... Read more »