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February 16, 2021

China
Podcast: Claudia Trevisan on China's Influence in Latin America

From São Paulo to Quito, Chinese investment has exploded across Latin America over the last two decades. China now rivals the United States as a leading economic power in the region. Yet China’s econ…

Podcast Members of the Chinese People Liberation Army Navy stand at the China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hospital ship Peace Ark, during its arrival ceremony at the port in Venezuela on September 22, 2018.

October 4, 2018

Brazil
Brazil’s Election: What to Know

Brazil’s general election will be one of the biggest tests of its democracy in decades. Here’s a rundown of the candidates and issues to watch.

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June 25, 2015

China
Infrastructure on Rousseff’s Agenda

This is a guest post by Emilie Sweigart, an intern here at the Council on Foreign Relations who works with me in the Latin America Studies program. Even as Brazil pushes forward austerity measures…

April 22, 2014

United States
Brazil’s Internet Summit: Building Bridges to Avoid “Splinternet”

Coauthored with Claire Schachter, research associate in the International Institutions and Global Governance program. Netizens of the world are in Sao Paulo this week for the Global Multistakeholder…

December 21, 2021

Latin America
Populism Has Killed Latin America’s Once-Powerful ‘Technopols’

Once able to rely on larger-than-life finance ministers, the region’s business leaders now need to make the public case for free markets via retail politics.

Finance Minister of Argentina Martín Guzmán bumps fists with Argentine President Alberto Fernández