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Employees work on a solar energy panel of Chinese solar equipment manufacturer BYD in Campinas, Brazil, February 13, 2020.
Employees work on a solar energy panel of Chinese solar equipment manufacturer BYD in Campinas, Brazil, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
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Latin America This Week: June 5, 2023

by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman June 5, 2023

Lula’s promise to reindustrialize Brazil won’t be easy; As Milei gains momentum, dollarization gets a second look. Read More

LGBTQ+
Are Latin American Nations Turning Their Backs on LGBTQ+ Rights?
Despite much progress over the past decade, the tide may be shifting. But U.S. partnership can help revitalize the expansion of LGBTQ+ protections in the Western Hemisphere.
Blog Post by Paul J. Angelo and Dominic Bocci February 9, 2021 Latin America’s Moment
Americas
Protection Without Protectionism
Getting Industrial Policy Right
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil December 8, 2020 Latin America’s Moment
Americas
Biden Can’t Pick Up in Latin America Where Obama Left Off
Four years of malign U.S. neglect and continental upheaval will require a rethink of U.S. policy.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil December 4, 2020 Latin America’s Moment
  • Transition 2021
    U.S.-Mexico Partnership Will Get More Prickly
    Beyond his bluster on migration and trade, Donald Trump actually asked little of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. That will change under Joe Biden.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil November 12, 2020 Latin America’s Moment
  • Americas
    The Pandemic Is Eroding Bolivians’ Trust in Democracy
    Interim President Jeanine Áñez’s decision to postpone Bolivia’s election twice has sparked protests, revealing the threat COVID-19 poses to democratic governance worldwide.
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Latin America's Moment September 11, 2020 Latin America’s Moment
  • Americas
    Mexican Migration Could Be the First Crisis of 2021
    The pandemic has worsened all the factors driving migrants north, not least from Mexico.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil July 23, 2020 Latin America’s Moment
  • Americas
    Lopez Obrador Can Save Mexico by Embracing Globalization
    Strengthening global ties is the best way to escape a pandemic-induced recession and help the country’s poor.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil May 29, 2020 Latin America’s Moment
  • Americas
    Brazil’s Vote on the Cuban Embargo at the UN: An Unrequited Gamble for U.S. Goodwill?
    Brazil's historic move to break with the rest of Latin America on the U.S. embargo of Cuba appears to have yielded few results. 
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Latin America's Moment May 20, 2020 Latin America’s Moment
  • Americas
    Coronavirus Is Killing Lopez Obrador’s Big Plans for Mexico
    His “Fourth Transformation” is a victim of his failure to take the pandemic seriously.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil April 7, 2020 Latin America’s Moment
  • Trade
    How to Pandemic-Proof Globalization
    Redundancy, Not Reshoring, Is the Key to Supply Chain Security
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil April 1, 2020 Latin America’s Moment