By bnl Sao Paulo bureau Brazil's conservative opposition faces mounting internal divisions and legal pressures as it gears up ...

Bolsonaro's conviction has drawn praise as a sign of Brazil's democratic resilience, but it is far from the end of the story.

Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad does not believe the country can put its public finances in order without also ...

That framework has been in jeopardy since Trump returned to power in January. A legitimacy crisis occurs when citizens no longer see the government as rightfully wielding authority, either because ...

We can argue on the merits of propping up Argentina’s economy, but the president rewarding his political allies is no way to ...

But in the years to come, Trump’s abandonment of democracy promotion will make it harder for civil society and opposition parties to dislodge the autocratic forces that once again have begun to take ...

Protectionism by Another Name Tariff hikes across the board, political interference through trade threats, pressure on US multinational corporations, ...

Bolsonaro was earlier this month sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after being found guilty of plotting a ...

The star of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s 1970s-set thriller warns that Trump's attacks on artists, journalists and democracy echo ...

By Marco Cacciati As the US administration shifts its focus away from Europe and Asia (though for how long remains anyone’s guess) back to its Monroe Doctrine backyard, South America's two largest ...

Bolsonaro’s fall was as meteoric as his rise. Defeated in 2022 by Lula, he refused to go graciously. Attempting to cling to ...

Jair Bolsonaro, the US president’s friend and fellow right-wing populist, has been handed a 27-year prison sentence in Brazil ...