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  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Colombia
    Colombians unite in hunger for change: ‘The country can’t continue like this’

    Voters hope Sunday’s elections will put nation on new course after a tough few years

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Petrobras
    Bolsonaro dumps third Petrobras chief executive as fuel prices soar

    Latest Brazilian state-controlled oil company boss lasted just weeks in job

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Former São Paulo governor withdraws from Brazil election race

    Candidate’s departure is a blow to the political centre as Bolsonaro and Lula dominate ahead of October vote

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Conservative young Brazilians complicate Lula’s path to presidency

    Rise of evangelical churches widens gulf between left and right in Latin America’s biggest country

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    The Big Read
    How the Colombia election could change Latin America

    Former guerrilla Gustavo Petro, favourite to win the presidency, wants to rethink the ‘war on drugs’ and restore ties with Venezuela

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Global InsightMichael Stott
    US summit struggles in Latin America are a boon to China

    Spat over attendance at Summit of the Americas underlines Washington’s waning influence

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Lula launches charm offensive to woo Brazil’s business chiefs

    The former president has alienated corporate leaders as he campaigns to win a third term

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    News in-depthColombia
    Former urban guerrilla homes in on Colombia’s presidency

    Gustavo Petro’s tax and spending plans have sent him to the top of polls but alarmed the wealthy

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    OutlookMichael Stott
    Election puts Colombia on cusp of change

    Leftwing former guerrilla leads opinion polls in the presidential contest

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Lula targets centrist voters at launch of re-election campaign in Brazil

    Leftwing former president vows to defend national sovereignty as he takes on Jair Bolsonaro

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Lula falters as former Brazil president prepares to launch re-election bid

    Leftwing candidate has squandered big poll lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro after missteps

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    News in-depthColombia
    Colombia’s business elite bet on former Medellín mayor to stop radical left

    Federico Gutiérrez faces uphill struggle to convince voters he can remedy persistent poverty and inequality

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    British Virgin Islands
    British Virgin Islands premier arrested on drug trafficking charges

    Andrew Fahie detained at a Miami airport along with BVI ports director

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Colombia
    Francia Márquez shakes up Colombian politics with bid for vice-presidency

    Social activist gives powerful voice to country’s marginalised black community

  • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro seeks to woo Brazilian voters in Lula’s left-wing stronghold

    President aims to offset loss of support in south by gaining votes in opponent’s home region in the north-east

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    News in-depthMexico
    Mexico nationalises lithium in populist president’s push to extend state control

    López Obrador continues agenda of resource nationalism but analysts question strategy

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    Mexico
    Mexican president’s radical energy reform defeated in congress

    López Obrador’s proposed legislation stoked anxiety in private sector and US government

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    The Top LineMichael Stott
    Latin America’s post-pandemic recovery looks browner than expected

    Despite the hype governments have allocated billions of dollars in Covid recovery plans to hydrocarbon sector

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Petrobras
    Petrobras moves on from leadership fiasco with new chief

    Technocrat José Mauro Coelho takes top job at Brazilian oil major after Bolsonaro sacked two previous bosses

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Chile
    Chileans grow disenchanted with chaotic rewrite of constitution

    Support for redrafting wanes as some fear it has tilted too far to the left

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Mexico
    Mexico’s top court hands López Obrador a win on electricity reform

    Decision leaves in place a proposal that has drawn the ire of the country’s private sector and the US government

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    Petrobras
    Petrobras faces fresh turmoil as Brazilian government’s pick for chief withdraws

    Adriano Pires’s decision comes a day after nominated chair of oil group declined role

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Centrist Moro pulls out of Brazil’s polarised presidential race

    Departure of former judge leaves contest between Bolsonaro on right and Lula on left

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Costa Rica’s presidential race leaves voters cold: ‘More negatives than positives’

    Ex-World Bank official has a slight edge over rival ahead of run-off vote

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro and Lula eye running mates for Brazil election

    Rightwing president appeals to voter base while leftwing ex-leader aims to broaden support

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