Juan de Onis

Federal judge Sergio Moro sentenced former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (known as Lula) to nearly 10 years’ imprisonment for illicit enrichment.

Kuczynski is a pragmatic politician and is making an early start on his plans to modernize Peru.

Brazil's Michel Temer finally made some headway in its struggle to extract itself from the quagmire created by the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in May

This weekend’s vanquishing of incumbent Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sent a powerful signal of change to governments across the region,...

Brazil's national crisis arose out of the country's populist economic model—created by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and continued by Dilma Rousseff—and,...

Some argue that Chile is living through the worst political crisis since the 1973 overthrow of President Salvador Allende. That is certainly exaggerated. Chile’s...

The upcoming presidential election in Chile will test whether the country's middle-class majority will continue to support a government that has brought economic...

In February, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced that she would seek a second term in office. Given the country's poor economic performance, the coming...

In February, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced that she would seek a second term in office. Given the country's poor economic performance, the coming...

In November, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's closest adviser was sentenced to ten years in jail for corruption. Now, the highest court seems...

Brazil is on the cusp of fulfilling its potential as a global player. The next U.S. president should rethink relations with this important country.

Under President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil has finally embraced modern capitalism and broken decisively with a sclerotic old economic model. The country's...

As in other Latin American countries that have returned to democracy this decade after bitter experiences under military regimes, Brazil's "New Republic" came to...