Good morning and happy Friday! This week’s newsletter outlined six possible scenarios for the second round of Guatemala’s election.
https://boz.substack.com/p/guatemala-scenarios-for-the-second
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Here are this week’s links and upcoming events.
Reading List
Americas Quarterly - A Tough Year for Anti-Corruption
InSight Crime - Crime Groups Drive Pre-Election Violence in Mexico, Brazil: Study
Americas Migration Brief - June 16, 2023
Washington Post - As the Amazon rainforest goes det, a desperate wait for water
Reuters - Brazil's Bolsonaro political fate in hands of electoral court vote
AP - Drug abuse is soaring in Sao Paulo’s downtown. Users, residents and shop owners are all suffering
Economist - AMLO’s austerity has hurt Mexico
Reuters - Mexico's Pemex falling short of government's refining goal -data
InSight Crime - How US Immigration Policy Foments Organized Crime on the US-Mexico Border
Bloomberg - Mexico’s Booming Exports Provide More Evidence of Nearshoring
Rest of World - A thirsty new Tesla factory comes to a parched corner of Mexico
Bloomberg - Venezuela’s Machado to Present Debt Refinancing Plan in New York
Americas Quarterly - Venezuela’s Fickle Economic Recovery Is Falling Apart
Reuters - Exclusive: Russian firm asks Venezuela to match Chevron oil-for-debt deal
Bloomberg Línea - Se acerca el fin del petro, la criptomoneda venezolana, tras reajuste interno y deudas por pagar
Economist - Guatemala’s election produces a pleasant surprise
Americas Quarterly - What Peronism’s White-Knuckle Deal Means for Argentina’s Presidential Race
Road to the Casa Rosada - Argentina Politics Update - 28 June 2023
Aol - Haiti power broker sanctioned by Canada says his blacklisting will cost thousands of jobs
Americas Quarterly - The Upside of Helping Cuba’s Private Sector
Miami Herald - Capitalism makes strong comeback in Cuba after six decades of socialism. Will it last?
New York Times - The Unexpected Rescuers Who Found Colombia’s Missing Children
Global Americans - Colombia is Vulnerable to the Influence of Corrosive Capital
Global Americans - As the Petro Administration Stumbles, the Far-Right Prepares
World Politics Review - Peru’s Political Crisis Is Hobbling Its Dengue Outbreak Response
Yahoo!Finance - Peru Plans to Extend Military Presence in Bid to Keep Copper Shipments Flowing
Reuters - Analysis: Bolivia's creaking big state model rings warning bell in South America
Fundar - Una cadena de valor de baterías de litio justa y sostenible
New York Times - Trapped in the Crossfire of the U.S.-China Rivalry
Foreign Policy - Anti-China Rhetoric Distracts Washington—and Boosts Beijing
Pew Research Center - International Views of Biden and U.S. Largely Positive
Foreign Policy - Wardrobe Diplomacy
Upcoming Events
6 July, Atlantic Council - Launch and key takeaways of the 2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes
13 July, Chatham House - Lula part two: Brazil’s role on the international stage
17 July, Atlantic Council - Visions of change: A conversation with Delsa Solórzano
25 July, AS/COA - 2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Bogotá
2-6 October, Hxagon - Analyzing Protest Course (use coupon code EARLY20 for a 20% discount)