El Chasqui Newsletter: Get the Latin American Scoop
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July 26: Venezuela votes and Veep views
July 19: Venezuela’s streets, Americas Partnership meets, Haiti’s athletes
July 12: Venezuela’s chance and Brazil’s finance
June 28: Water worries and Bolivian drama
June 21: Sheinbaum's squad and avocado aggro
June 14: Milei's legislation and Peru's Chinese connection
June 7: Priorities, priorities: What comes next for Mexico's president-elect?
May 31: Mexicans head to the polls Sunday. We’ve got you covered.
May 24: Mexican expat, Peruvians extracts, DR election facts
May 17: Mexico's "voto útil" debate and the DR's decision day
May 10: DC looks to Latin America, Panama's old and new politics
May 3: Panama’s election, Mexico’s debates, El Salvador’s lonely opposition
April 26: The DR difference and the importance of ports
April 19: Ecuador’s 11 questions and Mexico’s 9 governorships
April 12: AMLO v. Noboa, Sheinbaum v. Gálvez, Musk v. Brazil
March 22: Mexico’s candidates, Bitcoin exchange rates
March 15: The race is on in Panama and Mexico City
March 8: Closing gender gaps, racing against the clock
March 1: Campaign-launch Friday, Super Tuesday
February 23: Young voters, summit hosters, and art promoters
February 16: Latin America's China pacts and papal acts
February 9: LatAm's judges, AMLO's nudges, Russian grudges
February 2: Leaders race to reelection, exports slow down
January 26: Bukele's gone viral
January 19: AMLO’s reforms and Milei’s mission
January 12: The lowdown on Latin American elections
December 15: ¡Felices Fiestas! Wrapping 2023 and Unwrapping 2024
December 8: Milei’s big day and Maduro’s desperate play
December 1: Literature in translation and Mexico’s electoral situation
November 17: Leaders by the Bay. Argentines have their say
November 10: Glass ceilings, tapped phones, and a foiled plot
November 3: Massa v. Milei. Panamanians v. the government
October 27: Venezuela's big October and Argentina's electoral path to November
October 20: The race for the Casa Rosada. The case for Latin America
October 13: Latin America reacts to war; Ecuador heads to the polls
October 6: Arévalo in DC, Boric in China, GDP expectations
September 29: On the ground in Argentina and on the bench in Brazil
September 22: Lula's UNGA return slipping on SDGs and more
September 15: Mexicanas in politics, Venezuelans in space, spies in Latin America
September 8: We're back: Election surprises and a look forward
July 28: AI, cyberattacks, and semiconductors
July 21: Argentina’s PASO and Ecuador Post-Lasso
July 14: European relations, Guatemalan allegations, Venezuelan creations
June 30: Combatting corruption and celebrating ceviche
June 23: Ambassadors in Venezuela, Elections in Guatemala, Ducks on the Metro
June 16: AMLO’s succession, Ecuador’s election, and a frog obsession
June 9: Choices in Guatemala, chess in Mexico, changes in Brazil
June 2: The State of Mexico and the state of regional integration
May 26: Suspensions, elections, and eruptions
May 19: In Ecuador, crossed death. In Washington, crossed fates
May 12: Uncertainty in Guatemala’s election and a resounding result in Chile
May 5: Latin America’s bold journalists and Brazil’s bold artist
April 28: Lasso’s next paso, eye on Paraguay, and drama in Colombia
April 21: The China-Taiwan tussle, U.S.-Colombian muscle, a chef’s hustle
April 14: Lula's 100 days, Chile's 40 hours, and 60 years of searching
March 31: Petro’s reforms, Lasso’s struggles, Lula’s views
March 24: Politics in Paraguay and water across the region
March 17: Corn, dark horses, and soap operas
March 10: Yes, we do mind the gap
March 3: Ten Years of Maduro. A Women's History Month playlist
February 17: Pegasus, Petro’s reforms, and prosecutors
February 10: A year of the Ukraine conflict, six months of Petro
February 3: Elections in Argentina and Guatemala. Plus—Uruguay’s imperfect example
January 27: Peru’s views and eggs smuggling news
January 20: CELAC, the García Luna trial, and lasers
January 13: A look at Latin American elections in 2023
December 23: Special Chasqui edition: Stories you missed in 2022
December 16: Peru’s agitation, Brazil’s certification, and Argentina’s caffeination
December 9: Women’s health in Venezuela and Peru’s turbulent week
December 2: Climate financing and North American romancing
November 18: Petro’s 100 days and Mexico’s 100,000s of protestors
November 11: Latino votes and LatAm’s banknotes
November 4: What does Lula's win mean for the world?
October 28: Guacamaya's revelations and Brazil's second-round elections
October 21: U.S.'s immigration situation, Brazil’s conservative wave, Chile's flower hour
October 14: Brazil's polls, Castillo’s woes, and Argentina’s currency controls
October 7: Latino voters, Brazilian results, and Mexico’s political punchline
September 30: Brazil's first-round election for a second chance
September 23: Live from New York! It’s UNGA
September 16: Mexico’s military, Brazil’s guns, and Colombia’s flowers
September 9: El Chasqui is back! Brazil's election and Chile's future
July 29: Investigations, vaccinations, and growth expectations
July 22: Testing the constitutional waters in Chile
July 15: Colombia’s cabinet, Argentina’s deal, and Mexico’s pledge
July 8: AMLO’s meeting, Lula’s pledge, Lasso’s shuffle
June 24: Inflation, great expectations, and pride jubilation
June 10: Inside the outsiders in Colombia
June 3: Elections in Mexico, cyberattacks in Costa Rica, and jaguar teeth in Peru
May 27: A Colombian race in flux, a Californian summit in sight
May 20: 499 articles: What's in Chile's draft constitution?
May 13: Summit invites and crypto dips
May 6: 100 days of Xiomara Castro, 1 month to the Summit, and 24 basic Mexican goods
April 29: Meet the VP nominees in Brazil and Colombia
April 22: Immigration, lithium, economic growth, and more
April 8: Lasso's tricky year and AMLO's electric dreams
April 1: Costa Rica in the runoff and Peru in the running
March 25: Total recall? Referendums in Mexico and Uruguay
March 18: U.S. sanctions regimes on autocratic regimes
March 11: Brazilian beans, Costa Rican polls, Pokémon in Chile
March 4: Who's soft on Putin? A Latin American scorecard
February 18: Colombia's triple-header
February 11: Moscow diplomacy, mercurial Bolivia, Mexican skating
February 4: Lithium’s potential and Bolsonaro’s diplomacy
January 28: Brazilian polls, Castillo’s quotes, and a generation of learners
January 21: The great unknown in Costa Rica's elections
January 14: Covid variants and democratic variance
December 17: The best vaccinators, the best risk, and the best recs
December 10: Democratic summits and political orphans
December 3: And the winners are…
November 19: Chile’s up to bat. Honduras is on deck.
November 12: A vote foretold, a race redrawn, a die cast
November 5: Youth voters, criminal gloaters, and coal promoters
October 29: It’s election season
October 22: Good news, bad news, fake news
October 15: Mexico’s fresh agreement and Nicaragua’s stalemate
October 8: All the Chilean and Colombian candidates
October 1: Anti-vote and pro-vaccine
September 24: A LatAm Eye on UNGA
September 17: Bicentennial blowback and a September surprise
September 10: High-level dialogue and low-level vaccinations
July 30: Tensions, boosters, downgrades, and a champion skater girl
July 23: Peru's castle, Colombia's keg, Chile's cookie
July 16: Donation diplomacy, Chile’s tea leaves, and Cuba’s crisis
July 9: Culprits, capital flight, and Cannes
July 2: Gamma, Lambda, Delta, and USMCA
June 25: A model election, a ghost company, and a bear
June 18: Constitutions, corruption, and cabbage milk
June 11: The Copa, crypto, and Chiquitín
June 4: Elections In Mexico And Peru, And Political Pups, Too
May 21: Maduro's signals, Peru's polls, and El Salvador’s cinema
May 14: Taiwan, tax reforms, and tres leches
May 7: Earth, Space, and Taxes
April 30: The VP, data privacy, and cryptocurrency
April 23: Big investment, modest deliveries, and the smallest monkey
April 16: Biden is hosting, Peruvians are voting, Aymarans are climbing
April 9: Peru and Ecuador are off to the races
March 26: Vaccines, votes, and Von Diaz recipes
March 19: Peru decides, Chile plants, Mexico cumbias
March 12: Travel, rare horses, and a lizard
March 5: Parity, playlists, and pins
February 26: Deconstructing chavismo and diplomatic lemonade
February 19: Bukele, blackouts, and the bad guys
February 12: Covid milestones, Moïse, and migrants
February 5: On elections, vaccinations, and axolotls
January 29, 2021: El Chasqui gets a makeover