Latin America Daily Briefing

On Friday, Panama was hit by 7.7 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes, causing damage to the epicenter and surrounding areas. Though residents of Panama City felt some effects, including the shaking of tall buildings and water falling from rooftop pools, the capital city managed to avoid any major damage; the quake had hit the Azuero Peninsula, far from Panama City, and was also fel...

In a new indictment yesterday, the US announced additional charges on torture and repression against former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. (

The United States is expected to announce additional criminal charges against former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, reports Reuters. The new charges, which comple...

Brazil’s stock market rose more than 8% on Monday morning following Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s victory in the country’s first-round elections on Sunday, signaling investor anticipation of business-friendly policies from a potential Bolsonaro administration. (

Flávio Bolsonaro—the son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, who staged an unsuccessful coup attempt after losing his 2022 re-election bid—won the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections yesterday, raking in 47.03% of the vote, compared to incumbent president Lula’s 45.16%, per