Good morning and happy Friday!

Here are the links to the four newsletters this week.

• Monday - Paraguay - Protests and political games

• Tuesday - Mexico - Can AMLO transform his current agenda?

• Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Bolivia, Colombia, Regional)

• Thursday - Brazil - Lula is back

Several paying subscribers encouraged me to drop the paywall on Thursday’s newsletter so more people can read it. Everyone should now be able to access my take on Lula and Brazilian politics. Tuesday’s newsletter on Mexico and AMLO is also available for everyone to read and share. Monday’s analysis on Paraguay’s protests and Wednesday’s weekly politics and polls newsletter - still behind the paywall.

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Reading List

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Divisive Politics and Democratic Dangers in Latin America

Reuters - 'Sell the house': Latin Americans beg and borrow to pay COVID-19 debts

InSight Crime - Latin America Sees Rise in Vaccine-related Crimes

Foreign Affairs - Central Americans Are Fleeing Bad Governments

Los Angeles Times - Biden to restrict U.S. aid to Central American governments, set new conditions for money

Americas Quarterly - Can More U.S. Money Really Help Central America’s Northern Triangle?

Center for Strategic & International Studies - Navigating the United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act

Christian Science Monitor - As a Latin American populist shores up support, some see challenge for Biden

Financial Times - Militias, corruption and Covid: Rio de Janeiro’s deepening crisis

Veja - Maioria da população avalia bem a participação de militares no governo

Vice - How Smugglers Flood Mexico With Cheap U.S. Guns

Financial Times - Culture and Covid delay women’s advance in macho Mexico

Vice - For Biden, Venezuela’s Socialist Strongman is Still An Outcast

Bloomberg - Long Spared From Covid, Venezuela Sees Holiday Spike But Hides Toll

Bellingcat - Flying High: The US Connection to Venezuela’s ‘Narco-Planes’

Los Angeles Times - Biden administration giving temporary protected status to thousands of Venezuelans in U.S.

Miami Herald -  ‘The country’s whole food supply is at risk.’ Diesel shortages hit Venezuela’s truckers.

Reuters - U.N. investigators decry deadly police operations in Venezuela

NPR - Opinion: To End The Drug War, Help Coca Farmers Find A Way Out

Global Americans - Senator Gustavo Petro can win Colombia’s presidency

New York Times - Colombia Seeks Justice for War Atrocities Via New Court

InSight Crime - A Toxic Trade: Illegal Mining in Colombia’s Pacific Region

Dialogo Chino - Amazonian community launches Ecuador’s first climate lawsuit

Human Rights Watch - Bolivia: Amnesty Decree Opens the Door to Impunity

Guardian - Humanitarian crisis looms on Chile-Bolivia border as migrants cross on foot

Wall Street Journal - Argentina Tries to Tax and Spend Its Way Out of an Economic Crisis

Univision - New York drug trial provides deeper insights into Honduran corruption, implicates president

Expediente Público - Investigación expone participación del Ejército de Nicaragua en la represión de 2018

Confidencial - Los próximos 90 días: La hora de los precandidatos

Politico - Biden’s No. 1 Task in Cuba? Find Out What Happened in Havana.

Associated Press - UN chief blasts vaccine nationalism, hoarding, side deals

New York Times - ‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Chaos Strikes Global Shipping

Associated Press - Casting a wide intrusion net: Dozens burned with single hack

New York Times - Preparing for Retaliation Against Russia, U.S. Confronts Hacking by China

Upcoming events

16 March, Atlantic Council - COVID-19 recovery: A partnership strategy for the Biden administration in Latin America and the Caribbean

16 March, Insight Crime - A Deep Dive Into Argentina´s Criminal Dynamics and Its Borders

16 March, WOLA - Breaking the Stalemate: How Venezuelan Civil Society is Pushing for Free and Fair Elections

17 Institute of the Americas - Latin America’s 2021 Energy Outlook – Resilience and Reset

18 March, Inter-American Dialogue - Results-Based Budgeting for Early Childhood Development – The Case of Peru

18 March, WOLA - Extrajudicial Killings in Colombia: The Whistleblower’s Perspective

23 March, Insight Crime - A Deep Dive into El Salvador’s Criminal Dynamics and Its Borders

23 March, Inter-American Dialogue - Prospects for Brazil-Japan-US Cooperation in a Shifting International Political Environment

25 March, Atlantic Council - A conversation with President of Colombia Iván Duque and US Senators Roy Blunt and Ben Cardin

Thanks for reading

Have a great weekend!