The Americas
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Venezuela’s regime digs in
After protests over a stolen election, the goons crack heads
Yet the brazenness of Nicolás Maduro’s theft crosses a line
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Help needed
The plight of Brazil’s indigenous groups worsens
Blame illegal miners, ranchers, loggers, traffickers and an unsympathetic Congress
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Mexico’s drug gangs
Will El Mayo’s arrest slow the spread of fentanyl?
The United States nets a very big fish
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Greenback blues
The strong dollar is hurting exports from Latin America
For three small dollarised economies it has exposed a lack of competitiveness
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On its knees
Cuba is out of supplies and out of ideas
Penury is pushing the island towards Russia and China
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An overmighty Congress
Peru’s president survives because she’s not in charge
The lawmakers are dismantling institutions
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Bitcoin mining
Crypto cowboys have found paradise in Paraguay
Cheap electricity, lax laws and low taxes: what’s not to like?
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The Brazilian economy
Under Lula, Brazil is walking on the financial wild side
Investors have started to worry about deficits and debt
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Voting against Maduro
A new danger for Venezuela’s autocrat
The regime’s dilemma is rig or lose the election on July 28th
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Of Milei and Moses
In Catholic Argentina, Javier Milei embraces Judaism
That is not universally welcomed by Argentine Jews
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Unhappy union
The irrelevance of Mercosur
Once the herald of a liberal future, the trade bloc’s members are increasingly at odds