Friday Reading List - 4 April 2025
The only April Fools are the people who didn't think the tariffs would be big and ugly
Good morning from Boston.
This week’s articles and newsletters
WPR - China Is Already Pushing Back Against Trump in Panama and Latin America
Monday - US Policy in LatAm - Comments on Rubio’s trip to the Caribbean, Noboa’s meeting with Trump, and more
Tuesday - Ten risks for Peru’s 2026 election
Wednesday - Polls: Sheinbaum remains popular; Mulino does not
Thursday - Six Stories - Brazil vs. Paraguay; Panama vs. Nicaragua; Venezuela vs. Guyana; Venezuela vs. El Salvador; Mexico vs. Pemex debt; Argentina vs. the UK
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Reading List
ACLED - Latin America and the Caribbean Overview: April 2025
MCCI - Prestanombres de García Luna transfirieron 4.5 millones de dólares a pareja de Bartlett
WSJ - China’s Tariff-Dodging Move to Mexico Looks Doomed
Bloomberg - Mexico Sends Judges On the Trail for First Popular Election
Bloomberg - Brazil Pins Hope for Forests on Unlikely Savior: Wall Street
Americas Quarterly - Brazil’s Low-Key Operator
WSJ - Brazil Looks Like a Winner in the Global Trade War
AP - Once called the world's most popular politician, Brazil’s Lula faces plummeting approval
Economist - Brazil’s government-run payments system has become dominant
Quantfury - Blink first, and you lose Venezuela
Politico - Trump sticks to maximum pressure on Venezuela — for now - Venezuela headlines are sometimes funnier/better when you stick “por ahora” at the end of them.
NYT - Trump Claims a Venezuelan Gang Is Invading the United States. He’s Wrong.
RunRunes - El patrón del olvido
New Yorker - The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act
Transparencia - Los negocios entre China y Venezuela: mucha geopolítica cero inversión
AP - Colombia to buy Swedish fighter jets to replace aging Israeli aircraft
Economist - Peruvians long for a Bukele-like strongman to beat crime
NYT - The Country Was Fake. But Its Land Grab in Bolivia Was Real. - This is a wild story
AP - Argentine senate rejects President Milei's Supreme Court appointees in blow to libertarian leader
Economist - How Milei made Argentina deserving of an IMF bail-out
World Politics Review - Uruguay’s Orsi Faces Pitfalls at Home and Challenges Abroad
CSIS - Assessing Guatemala as a Nearshoring Destination
Reuters - Nicaraguan officials committed 'systematic repression,' UN says
United Nations - Nicaragua: UN experts publish groundbreaking report naming 54 officials responsible for systematic repression
Americas Quarterly - The Stunning Loss Daniel Ortega Never Forgot
Reuters - Costa Rican former President Oscar Arias says US revoked his visa
Miami Herald - Marco Rubio: The U.S. is enhancing American security through Caribbean cooperation
World Politics Review - Under Trump, the U.S. Has Adopted an Autocracy Promotion Agenda
Economist - Latin American migrants transfer money like never before
RAND - Hezbollah's Networks in Latin America
Foreign Affairs - How to Save a Democracy: Americans Can Learn From Opponents of Authoritarianism Elsewhere
NYT - Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Wilson Center
Foreign Policy - China, Russia in Africa: Are Moscow and Beijing on a Collision Course? - The idea that China invests to build while Russia breaks things likely also applies to LatAm.
Upcoming events
4 April, Atlantic Council - US tariff announcements: Latin American perspectives on what comes next
10 April, CSIS - Cultivating Competitiveness: Positioning North America as a Strategic Agricultural Bloc
17 April, Wilson Center - Brazil’s Critical Minerals and their Role in the Global Energy Transition
22 April, Inter-American Dialogue - Eighth Annual Latin America Energy Conference – Shifting Currents: Energy and Geopolitical Realignment in the Americas
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!
