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Pocketbook Over Politics? What China Overtaking the U.S. in Latin American Influence Really Means

China tops the U.S. on positive influence in Latin America for the first time (65% vs. 57%). What the 2026 Latinobarómetro means for business.

Latin Times · Oct 6

Brazil's Lula visits Spain with Mercosur deal on agenda

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is due to arrive in Spain on the second stop of a European tour aimed at resetting relations and making progress on a trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Haunted by insurrection, Lula is in a hurry to change Brazil

Late on the afternoon of Jan. 8, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stared out at Brazil’s ravaged capital from a third-floor balcony of the presidential palace and reflected on how his presidency had been upended.

Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023