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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva election
Latin America

Despite Trump's 'shield' right-wing govts line up to congratulate Lula

Brazil has become the first time this administration's preferred election outcome in a Latin American country has not come to pass

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez waves ahead of a meeting with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena at Miraflores Palace
Latin America

What happened to all the concern about Venezuelan democracy?

Across Latin America, leaders who once railed against Maduro are now eager to embrace the new-look regime

Shield of the Americas 2026
QiOSK

Trump and 14 Lat Am leaders ignite new drug-terror war at UN

Leaders designated 24 cartels, gangs, and drug trafficking groups as foreign terrorists. Expect lots of guns, ammo, and drone strikes to follow.

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa walks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Carondelet Palace in Quito, Ecuador
Latin America

Rubio's LatAm pep rally shows the limits of the Donroe Doctrine

In an early audition for 2028, the secretary of state sought to shore up his image across the Western hemisphere

Ecuador military patrol
QiOSK

What do current US military ops in Latin America actually look like?

We know forces are in Ecuador to fight 'narcoterrorists.' The question is how exactly are they engaging them.

Javier Milei Israel
Latin America

In Latin America, the road to Trump's heart goes through Israel

String of newly elected governments in Latin America strengthen ties with Tel Aviv, in hopes of currying favor with Washington