While Peru is on track to implement judicial reform, congressional meddling has likely killed a measure that would have brought back the Senate.
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When analyzing political risk, train your eyes below the headlines, says the hotel chain’s CFO for Latin America and the Caribbean.
"Talvez tenhamos mais liberdade do que alguns de nossos colegas locais," analisa Brian Winter, da AS/COA, na Folha de S. Paulo, sobre a cobertura de Jair Bolsonaro na imprensa estrangeira.
Democrats’ gains among Latino voters from 2016 to 2018 were modest, and in some cases, there were losses.
“An exception should be made for energy policies to allow the sector to continue its recent gains,” writes AS/COA’s Naki Mendoza for About Energy.
"En enero, tendrá más poder que ningún otro ministro de Justicia en la historia reciente de Brasil", dice Brian Winter de Americas Quarterly sobre Sérgio Moro.
Representation matters, as does what language you speak.
In The National Interest, AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth previews the future of the Washington-Brasilia relationship under a Bolsonaro administration.
AS/COA’s Brian Winter and Roberto Simon explain in Foreign Affairs what makes Jair Bolsonaro’s foreign agenda similar to Donald Trump’s.
Jair Bolsanaro and Fernando Haddad face each other in an October 28 runoff. Here's what the polls say.
Latino politicians are running up and down the ticket for seats that would place them on school boards, in governor’s mansions, and on Capitol Hill.
Mexicans will decide the fate of the $13.3 billion megaproject during an October 25–28 public consultation. But canceling the airport comes with costs, too.
It’s all about designing a strategy for efficient use of resources, says the Latin American carrier’s CFO.
Ahead of the October 28 runoff, we look at the presidential candidates’ positions on issues ranging from Venezuela to trade.
The new NAFTA, known as the USMCA, will be just one of more than 100 regional trade agreements in the Western Hemisphere.
We look at the history of presidential runoffs, break down the vote regionally, and map the gubernatorial races still to be decided in October 28 runoffs.
"Even under normal circumstances, ratification of trade agreements is difficult. But these are surely not normal circumstances," says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in Metro.
Brazil's far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro was less than 5 points away from winning the first round. He'll face Fernando Haddad, the left's stand-in for ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on October 28.
The September case filed by Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru represents the first time countries have referred another nation to the International Criminal Court.
Social media is driving the conversation—and a wedge between genders—in this year's presidential vote.