Latin America

  • Mar 22
  • 8 min read

Amazon rainforest faces existential climate risk

Droughts are becoming increasingly severe and common, and could push the Amazon to breaking point

Latin America
  • Mar 22
  • 2 min read

Slow crisis responses risk lives of thousands in Haiti

As international players formulate plans for Haiti, violence on the ground is raging and humanitarian crises worsen

Haiti
  • Mar 22
  • 2 min read

Venezuela-Guyana Essequibo row will rise pre-election

Venezuela's National Assembly yesterday approved the creation of a new state in the disputed region, long part of Guyana

Venezuela
  • Mar 21
  • 7 min read

Camargo to affect institutional legitimacy in Colombia

Colombia is about to inaugurate a new attorney general, who will serve until 2028

Colombia
  • Mar 21
  • 2 min read

Argentina's slump will deepen after 2023 contraction

GDP contracted by 1.6% in 2023, and the recession is expected to deepen this year despite likely recovery in agriculture

Argentina
  • Mar 21
  • 2 min read

Brazil's Bolsonaro may face charges over vaccine claim

The former president has been indicted on allegations that he falsified his vaccination records to travel to Florida

Brazil
  • Mar 20
  • 7 min read

Frente Amplio merger will not solve Chile challenges

The two main parties in the governing coalition have voted to merge ahead of next year's elections

Chile
  • Mar 20
  • 7 min read

No easy fix to fertiliser non-greenness

Nitrogen-based fertilisers are essential for food output but also a source of carbon emissions and nitrogen pollution

International