Around 80% of homes owe money, the result of a perfect storm cause by a cocktail of high interest rates and digital betting, but also job insecurity, the digitalization of finance, easy access to credit, and a rising cost of living
The three countries condemn the ‘dramatic situation facing the Cuban people’ and call for respect for the island’s sovereignty in response to Trump’s pressure
The Global Progressive Mobilization forum held in Barcelona sought to regain momentum amid the anger and fear fueled by extremist parties
In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS in Brasília, the Brazilian president discusses global turmoil, elections against another Bolsonaro, his career, and his visit to Spain to meet with Pedro Sánchez and other international leaders
President Lula da Silva’s government aims to expand the Care Station, a pilot project tested in the city of Fortaleza. By the end of the year, 400 more units are set to open
The leftist president and the right-wing senator, who is the eldest child of the imprisoned ex-president, face enormous opposition seven months before the vote
President Lula looks to put an end to the 6x1 schedule, and Congress is debating over how much the 44-hour work week will be cut
The institutions that obtained the worst scores in a new national examination are private or municipally-run, and some charge very high tuition fees
The Latin America and Caribbean International Economic Forum 2026, organized by CAF in collaboration with Grupo Prisa, brings together seven heads of state in an informal ‘Latin American Davos’
The South American country, which has huge reserves of graphite, niobium and nickel, maintains contacts with Washington and Brussels and wants to go beyond extraction
The former president of Brazil will be moved from the police station where he is being held to a larger cell in the military wing of the Papuda penitentiary complex
Personal interviews indicate that two-thirds would leave the drug trade if they had a legal alternative
Chavismo recognizes the mediation work, in some cases lasting for years, carried out by the Arab state, by the Brazilian president and by a former prime minister of Spain
The most unsettling issue is not that the authoritarians are winning. It’s that those who should be opposing them seem to have forgotten why
The clan’s eldest son is presenting himself as a moderate version of his father, while the traditional right is calling for a candidate who is not from the family
The South American giant is exceeding the government’s most optimistic forecasts. For now, locals are welcoming the influx despite signs of gentrification in cities like Rio de Janeiro
Bolsonaro-aligned members of parliament argue that an advertisement featuring Fernanda Torres is an attack on conservatives
The letter accuses the U.S. president of using tariffs to influence the court that convicted Bolsonaro for attempting a coup
The leaders of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia have responded in very different ways to the return of the far right to the South American country, which held a runoff vote on Sunday
A series of brutally cruel cases is forcing society to confront the deadliest side of misogyny, which kills four women every day
President Lula da Silva presents the $38 billion project as he tries to strike a delicate balance between Beijing and Washington, his largest trade partners
The Brazilian city that hosted the climate summit illustrates the challenges faced by Global South cities in adapting to the effects of global warming
A conservative network that originated in Brazil and spread through Argentina has reached Mexico, acting as a political weapon
This year’s summit is being held in a country that has defied both authoritarianism and environmental collapse, a reminder that democracy triumphs where despotism destroys
Despite the number of inmates serving time at home, the country’s penitentiaries remain overcrowded
The coordinator of the Center for Security and Citizenship Studies considers the operation an example of the lack of a clear strategy on the part of the authorities
Rio’s governor echoes Trump’s rhetoric on ‘narco-terrorists’ and places the issue at the center of 2026 presidential campaign