Latin America

he new policy framework signals Beijing's intention to expand that role, saying it aims to "promote stable industrial and supply chains" and support Latin American countries

Informality continues to dominate labor markets in the region, affecting 46.7 percent of all workers—nearly one in two people employed

Admiral Alvin Holsey, the head of U.S. Southern Command, retired Friday roughly two years earlier than expected, handing over authority as U.S. military operations in Latin America draw increased scrutiny and tensions with Venezuela intensify.

Bank of America expects the U.S. dollar to weaken in 2026 and is recommending investment strategies tied to Latin American currencies, particularly the Brazilian real.

Another report by McKinsey showed companies in the region adopting AI early in the business-building process see "substantially higher" returns and faster development cycles

Chile leads regional rankings, followed by Costa Rica and Uruguay, but even those top performers face persistent gaps in productivity and innovation ecosystems

Despite Maduro's assertions, experts warn that a prolonged war with the United States would jeopardize Venezuela's economy, and the country's limited resources to sustain an armed conflict would only deepen the ongoing crisis in the Latin American nation.

The project aligns with Brazilian president Lula's strategy to attract major technology investments and promote Brazil as a regional center for data hosting

Latin America's billionaire population and wealth declined over the past year, even as the number of billionaires worldwide continued to rise, according to new figures from Altrata's Billionaire Census 2025.

A recent report by The New York Times concluded that the U.S. military used a mix of munitions that relied on both drones and piloted aircraft, a shift away from the traditional stop-and-board approach.

Countries across the region have maintained strong commercial ties with both the United States and China, an alignment that has become central as supply chains reconfigure

Since the campaign began, the United States has not provided evidence showing that the targeted vessels were carrying drugs. The lack of proof has intensified questions about the legitimacy of the U.S. counter narcotics effort in South America.

November 20 was International Transgender Remembrance Day, which commemorates the lives of transgender people who have fallen victims to hate crimes. The day is especially poignant in Latin America, where the vast majority of the world's trans murders take place.

The Peruvian government, led by President José Jerí, made a new threat against the Mexican government after it granted political asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez

"We are not going to repeat the mistake made in the war between Russia and Ukraine" said Lula, adding that he is "very worried" about the military escalation in the Caribbean

Latin America's fashion industry is drawing heightened interest from global brands as new estimates project the sector could reach $156 billion by 2029, according to reporting from Montenapo Daily.

"National polarization has intensified over the past two years" in Brazil, a Genial/Quaest survey cited by financial news outlet Valor Econômico revealed in October. This context of bitter rhetoric and political violence has left 83% of respondents claiming that the country is more divided today.

China has called on the United States to avoid interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs, responding to Washington's expanding military operations in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

The region is projected to post earnings-per-share growth of 8.4% annually ahead of Southeast Asia, China, emerging Europe and the Middle East and North Africa

Generation Z members in Latin America are having a harder time becoming economically independent than their parents did, according to a new report

The report says firms in Latin America "have developed a greater institutional muscle for building" thanks to a mix of operational urgency, market fragmentation, and rapid adoption of digital tools

Ecuador's Interior Minister John Reimberg said inmates across the country have been staging violent uprisings to prevent their transfer to new maximum-security prisons.

According to experts, the Trump administration cannot continue its campaign in Venezuela without explicit Congressional approval once the War Powers Resolution's 60-day limit expires on Nov. 3.

Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Peru have deteriorated even further after the Peruvian government announced it would sever ties with Mexico.

Dina Boluarte's removal from the presidency marked another turn toward political volatility in Latin America. It was also the sixth time that a female head of state's time in power was unexpectedly cut short in the region's history.

The U.S. has deployed a powerful naval fleet to the Caribbean, including the USS Gerald R. Ford, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and attack submarines, in a show of force that heightens pressure on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum defended the Navy's efforts to rescue the survivor of a U.S. strike in the eastern Pacific, reiterating that it was carried out on humanitarian grounds.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Latin American cartels the "Al-Qaeda" of the Western Hemisphere and anticipated the Trump administration will continue its military campaign in the region.

In its latest show of military strength in the Western Hemisphere, the Pentagon has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford to head to the Caribbean to support the Trump administration's ongoing counter-narcotics operation, which has been ramping up pressure on Venezuela.

Instead of navigating red tape and unpredictable lotteries, companies are looking south to Latin America for tech specialists. With Mexico now the U.S.' largest trading partner, and nearshoring spreading from manufacturing to digital services, LatAm is becoming a strategic extension of the North American labor market.