The Americas Desk

Five-minute strategic briefings on Latin America

The Americas Desk monitors 90+ sources across Latin America — in Spanish, Portuguese and English — so you don’t have to. Each briefing takes five minutes to read and is written for investors, analysts and policy professionals who need to understand the region, not just follow it.

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Mexico

Mexico Briefing — 25/03/26

This week: Mexico's electoral authority warns of capacity constraints amid constitutional reform · Supreme Court validates state monopoly over lithium extraction · Mexico launches …

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Mining

Latin America Mining Briefing — 24/03/26

This week: Chile's Copper Giant Codelco Advances Predictive Maintenance Technology · Albemarle Strengthens Strategic Partnership with Chilean University for Lithium Development · C…

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Energy

Latin America Energy Briefing — 24/03/26

Latin America intelligence briefing from The Americas Desk.

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Public Health

Latin America Public Health Briefing — 24/03/26

This week: Venezuela's yellow fever outbreak exposes state capacity failures amid public health crisis · New malaria vector species discovered in Venezuelan border region raises tr…

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Brazil

Brazil Briefing — 24/03/26

This week: Lula faces Senate resistance over Supreme Court nomination · Rio governor resigns amid political upheaval · Lula vetoes key provisions in anti-organized crime legislatio…

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Southern Cone

Southern Cone Briefing — 24/03/26

This week: Argentina's government confidence drops for fourth consecutive month amid internal tensions · Argentina challenges historical memory consensus on 50th anniversary of 197…

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Andean Region

Andean Region Briefing — 24/03/26

This week: Venezuela's Washington diplomatic mission signals potential sanctions relief negotiations · PDVSA's $3.3 billion Eni debt exposes Venezuela's energy sector liquidity cri…

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Central America

Central America Briefing — 24/03/26

This week: US visa bond requirement isolates Nicaragua from Central American peers · US forced labor investigation threatens Nicaragua's export eligibility · Murillo's transnationa…

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Mexico

Mexico Briefing — 24/03/26

This week: Mexico's deportation surge strains social services as Trump enforcement accelerates · Mexico revokes Philippine consul credentials over suspected cartel infiltration · M…

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