Latin America Follow

Current president Miguel Diaz Canel has done little but impose austerity

International

Food queues and blackouts as US tightens Cuba blockade

Lift the blockade

16 February 2026

International

Trump’s interventions in Honduras election expose his ‘narco boat’ lies

First Venezuela, now Honduras

03 December 2025

In Depth

Why Trump is building a ‘new backyard’ in Latin America

Trump's military build-up in Latin America

16 November 2025

Chatham Beach - Southern coast Trinidad and Tobago

News

Trump accelerates assault on Latin America in so-called drugs crackdown

Trump is killing civilians and setting the foundation for military intervention

07 November 2025

International

Historic defeat for Bolivia’s left

Mas won only just over 3 percent of the vote

21 August 2025

Alex Callinicos

Lula will be met with challenges at every turn

It won't be easy for Lula

30 January 2023

Thousands of protesters gather in Lima, Peru. Many indigenous flags fly.

International

State of emergency declared as large protests rage across Peru

Some 50 protesters have been killed

17 January 2023

Brazil: hundreds of far right supporters in yellow tops on the balcony of a government building

International

Workers must act after coup attempt in Brazil

Far right mobs stormed key government buildings

08 January 2023

Boric Chile Inauguration of Gabriel Boric as President of Chile

International

Blow for left in Chile as new laws voted down

Why did left lose?

05 September 2022

Colombian president Gustavo Petro sits in a smart suit

International

Gustavo Petro elected as president after a vote for change in Colombia

Left wing or establishment friend?

21 June 2022

Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric salutes a huge crowd with flags and banners at a rally in Santiago

International

How much will change after left wins president in Chile?

Gabriel Boric defeated a far right candidate

20 December 2021

Health worker with syringe and covid vaccine

The SW View

Booster jabs? Billions are still waiting for their first

The poor are snubbed by wealth and power

23 November 2021

News

The meaning of the 2 October protests in Brazil

Hundreds of thousands marched demanding the removal of far right president Jair Bolsonaro

04 October 2021

International

Brazil’s right wingers on the streets are trying to subvert democracy

Supporters of president Jair Bolsonaro hope their mobilisations and military pressure will keep him in office

09 September 2021

Reviews & Culture

Brilliant dystopian thriller where money reigns supreme

A rich woman is forced into turmoil as violent uprisings and coups surround her. It’s a stark reminder of the realities in Latin America, says Fran Yepes

06 August 2021

In Depth

Peru—a radical history of resistance

Pedro Castillo’s election win in Peru has cheered the left. Sophie Squire looks at the country’s history of struggle but also sounds some warnings for the future

14 June 2021