(Cross-Posted Article by João Carlos Magalhães; Plus55) - There’s a lot to be said about the abrupt and dreadfully tantalizing new chapter of the Brazilian political crisis. It’s important, though, to first recognize:…
(Cross-posted article by Facundo Barbaro; Young Diplomats) - The latest elections and polls led the world to believe that the depleted and drifting leftist governments of the region were about to…
(By Barbara Hogenboom and Marjo de Theije) - In the last decade, South America has seen substantial economic growth combined with impressive social progress. While the surge in social spending…
(Cross-posted from Young Diplomats; by David Allouche) - Brazil announced in January 2016 , that it has accepted Yossi Sheli as Israel’s ambassador to the country putting an end to a…
Venezuela’s assuming of the Mercosur pro-tempore presidency has not only tested the regional economic bloc’s crisis-era resilience, but furthermore right and left-wing governmental relations - public and private. The re-questioning…
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 65/209 declares August 30th the International Day of the Disappeared. Yet for the past century, Latin America has been no foreigner to forced disappearances…
UPDATE: Since the article’s original publication, President Dilma has has been officially removed from office by the affirmative vote of 61 senators to 20. However, she was not barred from…
Impeachment talk still rings strong in Brazil after President Dilma Rousseff’s suspension from office on 12 May. Now, the Supreme Court of Brazil will consider opening an impeachment process against incumbent President…
A fundamental question of the role of Latin American leadership is more pivotal than ever. Highly popular ex-union leader Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva stopped being Brazilian president in 2010. And yet Lula…
Brazilian police have raided the house and detained former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the context of mega-fraud investigation involving the national oil company Petrobras, the newspaper O…
World leaders gathered in New York this week to attend the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Heads of State flocked to the U.N. headquarters from all corners…
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) set “building a common future” as the theme of last Wednesday’s summit. Set in Brussels, Belgium,…
The absence of Latin America’s leftist governments at the recent Ibero-American summit highlights the region’s divide, but it is primarily a question of politics rather than one of economics. Lined…
The investigation into the Petrobras corruption scandal might sink President Rousseff’s second term before it has scarcely begun. In Brazil only “prostitutes, blacks and the poor” are ever arrested. So…
Good news for Brazil’s democratic processes, and more tension and acrimony than the 2014 FIFA World Cup In July, Brazilians were denied a World Cup final against their bitterest rivals Argentina…
At the beginning of this month Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won the second round of presidential elections by a narrow margin of 51.6% over her main rival Aécio Neves, who…
The three key candidates in the Brazilian elections all have a great narrative behind them. The incumbent, President Dilma Rousseff, is a former guerrilla leader against the military dictatorship, and…
Latin American presidents address international leaders at UN summit; Leaders call for united and ‘equal’ global action to combat climate change impacts; Several presidents take opportunity to highlight their own…
As the World Cup kicks off this week in Brazil, Pulsamerica examines the chances of the Latin American teams participating in the tournament this year Cafu holds aloft the 2002…
Intersectionality, the idea that there should be a unity in the combat of different systems of oppression, seems to be the word of every feminist’s lips today. Nowhere is this…
Brazil: The hypersexualisation of a nation Whether Brazilians like it or not, the country has a reputation for female beauty and sensuality. Each year during Carnival, the world can sit…
Public opinion poll sparks outrage; Rousseff loses ground but still favored in this year’s presidential election; Brazil accused at the OAS of violating human rights Public opinion poll sparks outrage A…
One analysis of the Brazilian energy landscape On 13 March 2014 the Brazilian Federal Government announced a package of measures to address the current crisis in the electricity sector. This includes…
Federal troops to help combat wave of violence in Rio slums; Former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso now supports congressional investigation of Petrobras; Popular Chief Justice again denies presidential ambitions Federal troops…
Allied in opposition, Campos and Silva step up attacks on Rousseff; Conservative groups urge military intervention; Police officer killed in pacified slum as violence there continues to escalate Allied in…