Political scientist Maurício Santoro explains how Brazil’s relationship with Asia has warmed since Jair Bolsonaro took office a year ago.

Alberto Fernández defeated President Mauricio Macri in the first round. Juan Cruz Díaz, Cefeidas Group managing director and AS/COA special advisor, lays out the country’s political panorama. 

The 2019 race might not yield major political shifts, but the next president will still face unknown territory, says Professor Arturo Porzecanski. The first round-vote takes place October 27.

The author explains how her book takes us from pre-Columbian times to today through three driving forces in Latin America’s history: mining, violence, and religion. 

The nine countries where the Amazon lies need should come together to stave off deforestation, says environmental attorney Maria Antonia Tigre of PACE University.

Albright Stonebridge Group’s Muni Jensen covers the FARC’s announcement to take back up arms and how tensions with Venezuela compound the difficult situation.

"To have the once wealthiest nation in the region become a basket case is a huge tragedy," AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth told Voice of America.