Latin America

• Brazil: Lula talks with Trump about tariffs 9 October 2025
  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged Donald Trump to remove the 40% tariff recently imposed on Brazilian imports. The two leaders held a thirty-minute phone conversation, exchanging direct contact numbers and discussing trade and economic cooperation. Lula reiterated his invitation for Trump to attend the upcoming climate summit…
• Colombia: president condemns US airstrikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats 25 September 2025
  Colombian president Gustavo Petro has condemned recent US airstrikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, calling them an ‘act of tyranny’ and urging criminal proceedings against US officials if Colombians were killed. The strikes, authorised by Donald Trump and reportedly responsible for 17 deaths this month, target vessels suspected…
• Brazil: convicted president Bolsonaro rushed to hospital 18 September 2025
  Former president Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to a Brasília hospital after experiencing severe hiccups, vomiting, and low blood pressure while under house arrest, his son announced. Bolsonaro, who has endured ongoing intestinal problems and six surgeries following a 2018 stabbing, had visited the same hospital days earlier for skin lesion…
• Argentina: financial woes after Milei’s party loses badly in local elections 11 September 2025
  Argentina’s political and financial turbulence deepened after Javier Milei’s party suffered a heavy defeat to the Peronist opposition in key local elections. The peso tumbled to a historic low, sliding nearly 5 percent against the US dollar, while stocks and international bonds plunged sharply, sparking concerns over Argentina’s economic stability.…
• Peru: Indonesian diplomat assassinated 4 September 2025
  Peru is reeling after the shocking assassination of Indonesian diplomat Zetro Leonardo Purba, who was fatally shot three times in Lima. The government expressed deep condolences and condemned the killing as a ‘heinous act’, pledging full cooperation with Indonesian authorities and enhanced protection for embassy staff. While the national police…