AMLO ups spending, favoring the middle class and the military; Uruguay’s financial stability attracts investment and crime follows; Peru’s democratic backsliding is passing the point of no return.
Petro’s latest scandal could reenergize Colombia’s lackluster conservative opposition; foreign direct investment in Latin America defies global downturn.
BRICS becomes BRICS+, though not all may join; Latin America looks West, not East, for its technology; more frequent droughts promise more slow downs in the Panama Canal.