An intervention is not being planned, and wouldn’t have enough support, says the country’s most recent civilian defense minister.

"Bolsonaro thinks he needs the military’s support to survive, and possibly even to stay in office beyond January," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to HuffPost.

"This is a real effort from the White House to get off on the right foot," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Politico.

Inflation, high interest rates and a slowdown in China present challenges, but the region's economies have been resilient, says Revilla.

Should Lula get credit for Brazil’s boom or blamed for its collapse? In Foreign Affairs, AS/COA’s Brian Winter delves in ahead of 2022 elections.

The former rebel defeated Rodolfo Hernández in the June 19 runoff.

The former Bogotá mayor rode a wave of discontent to become the first leftist elected to the presidency.