Briefings & Intelligence

Last week Sonia Guajajara, Brazil’s first-ever Minister for Indigenous Peoples, landed in London accompanied by two younger Indigenous activists. Her travels coincided with a ground-breaking Supreme Court victory for Indigenous peoples and allies in Brazil. In Canning House's latest blog, Laura Trajber Waisbich considers what Guajajara's, and Brazil's, new approach to Indigenous policies mean for the country.

"Anniversaries, like New Years’ Eve, offer opportunities to look back and to look forward. As Chile observes the 50th anniversary of the coup that toppled President Salvador Allende and ushered in a brutal 17-year dictatorship, Chileans are engaged in precisely that exercise. The problem is that with respect to both perspectives, looking ahead through the windshield and behind in the rear-view mirror, Chileans do not seem to agree on what they see. "

"Perhaps the most important thing about the Amazon Summit of 8-9 August 2023 is that it took place." In Canning House's latest blog, Anthony W. Pereira from Florida International University gives his thoughts on the recent meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization in Belém, Brazil.

Following Spain's 23 July snap election, Michael Reid, former Madrid correspondent for The Economist and author of "Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country," writes a new piece for Canning House's blog on the vote's results and outcomes for the country.

On 16 July, the United Kingdom officially signed a deal to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the CPTPP. In Canning House's latest blog, Freddy Nevison-Andrews considers what the UK's accession means for its relations with Latin America, and the pact as a whole.

This week, the European Union (EU) and Community of Latin American and Caribbean states (CELAC) held a summit in Brussels, the first gathering of the two regional bodies in eight years. In Canning House's latest blog, Gabriel Cohen and Susana Berruecos give their perspectives on its outcomes and significance.