The Americas
A long shadow
Jair Bolsonaro still shapes Brazil’s political right
Would-be successors are pandering to his fans
Mexican politics
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is militarising public security
The latest constitutional reform will complicate the fight against drug gangs
Remote workers
Digital nomads are a force for good in Latin America
It is unfair to blame remote workers for gentrifying neighbourhoods and raising rents
Evelyn Matthei
The woman who will lead Chile’s counter-revolution
Chileans tried youthful utopianism. Now they crave maturity and moderation
Canadian politics
A by-election loss puts Justin Trudeau on the ropes
For how much longer can the Liberal leader hold on?
Who’s in charge?
How Brazilian lawmakers won extra powers to waste money
Congress’s capture of the budget is making Brazil less governable
Rainforest rewards
Can the voluntary carbon market save the Amazon?
Entrepreneurs in Brazil are betting big on planting trees
Blue gold
The sweet story of Peru’s blueberry boom
Plucky farmers have transformed the market in only ten years
No quick fix
Antony Blinken swoops into a violent hotspot close to home
In Haiti a new security force is aiming to suppress gang violence
Mexican politics
Claudia Sheinbaum will inherit a poisoned chalice in Mexico
Her predecessor’s last act is a dangerous overhaul of the constitution
Hamstringing justice
Electing top judges has been a disaster in Bolivia
The fight over the courts has poisoned politics