Tag: Latin America

Brazil’s Lula Tells Trump at UN that Organized Crime Is Not Terrorism

Much of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s address at the opening of ...

Trump’s 50% Tariff on Brazil Reignites Fears the US Is Back to Its Meddling Game in Latin America

After much back-and-forth over several months, President Donald Trump announced on July 9, 2025, ...

Brazil Wants to Label Criminal Groups and Militias as Terrorists. Big Mistake

American pop star Lady Gaga delivered a free concert to over 2.1 million revellers ...

Brazilian migrants arrived handcuffed and shackled in Brazil after being deported from the US

Trump Might End Up Hurt in His Deportation War Against Brazil and Latin America

Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan hit a brief stumbling block on January 26 when ...

The Fraternity of American Descendants announced plans to rebrand and relaunch its flagship festival, likely for April 2025.

US Confederate Flag Not Flying in Brazil Anymore After Black Groups Protest

There were no antebellum hoop skirts at the site of Brazil’s annual “Festa Confederada,” ...

Extremism, interest rates and tariffs: the political and economic challenges the Trump administration will impose on Brazil

The Return of Trump to the White House Is a Threat to Brazil and an Injection of Enthusiasm to the Extreme Right

In recent months, Brazilians have closely followed the US presidential campaign. Since 2016, whatever ...

Priest carries the holy host during a Corpus Christi procession in the state of Paraná

A New Book Reveals How Serious Is Sexual Abuse by Catholic Priests in Brazil

Demonstrations in Bolivia in recent weeks have been directed at a seemingly unusual target: ...

Held aloft as the embodiment of the beautiful game. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images

Pelé, We’ll Never Forget You for All the Joy You Brought the World

Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many ...

Truck drivers block a highway during a protest over Bolsonaro's defeat

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Going Out, But His Extreme-Right Movement Stays

The 2018 rise to power of Brazil’s outgoing president, Jair Bolsonaro, was fleeting and ...