This Week In Latin America

As the Cuban government expands its list of permitted self-employment roles to over 2,000 new jobs, our Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson looks ahead at what this could mean for the country's economy, and its relations with Joe Biden's US administration.

Colombia’s JEP makes history with charges levelled at Farc leaders

With two of Jair Bolsonaro's supporters elected as speakers of the upper and lower houses of Brazil's Congress, our Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson considers what this indicates for the President's approval ratings, and his government's Covid-19 policies.

​‘Bolsonarista’ foreign policy at a crossroads

Presidential and legislative elections are scheduled in nine Latin American countries in 2021. In this new Special Report, experts from LatinNews examine the key races, from Mexico to Chile, and consider potential outcomes across the region.

Our Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson looks into Mexico's hopes for recovery on the back of the $1.9bn US stimulus package in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the challenges that could lie ahead.