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The Guardian view on Colombia’s election: Trumpism has gone transnational

Editorial: A warning from Latin America about US money, platforms, data and paranoid politics should not be dismissed lightly

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

From Bolsonaro and Bukele to Fujimori and De la Espriella: Trump and Latin America's rightward turn

Soon after the US president first moved into the White House, his policies and outspoken backing for certain candidates inspired a new wave of Latin American leaders now shaping the continent’s future.

Euronews · Jun 23

Chilean lawmakers want ‘museum of truth’ to provide far-right take on Allende era

National Libertarian party wants museum to highlight ‘victims’ of socialist government ousted by CIA-backed coup in 1973

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9

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Chile's Trump-inspired border controls complicate life for migrants

Just after taking office, Chile's new far-right President José Antonio Kast pledged to expel more than 300,000 undocumented migrants. Two months into his presidency, the mass departures that many predicted have not happened. The construction of a border wall with Peru, modelled on US President Donald Trump's wall, does not…

France 24 · May 26

Chile’s far-right government rips up plan for memorial at Pinochet torture site

New administration reverses expropriation of property founded by ex-Nazi Paul Schäfer, leaving victims in limbo

The Guardian - US · Apr 8

Chile’s new President José Antonio Kast brings openly religious views to a changing country

Chile’s new president is a devout Catholic in a country that has grown increasingly secular but retains conservative traits in various areas

The Independent UK · Apr 1

Chile's president vows tougher school security following recent stabbing and firearms incidents

Chilean President José Antonio Kast says his government will tighten school security after two recent incidents involving weapons and amid growing concern about school violence

The Independent UK · Mar 30

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Chileans mark World Water Day by protesting President Kast's rollback of environmental rules

Thousands of people march across Chile to mark World Water Day and protest President José Antonio Kast’s rollback of environmental rules

The Independent UK · Mar 22

Chile's new far-right president launches work on border barrier

A single bulldozer is carving a trench in the dusty desert of Chile's northern border zone

The Independent UK · Mar 16

How Chile's Free Market Miracle Survived a Resurgent Left

Outgoing President Gabriel Boric predicted that Chile would go from being neoliberalism’s “cradle” to its “grave.” His movement got buried instead.

Reason · Mar 13

José Antonio Kast, the Pinochet fan about to swerve Chile to the far right

The new president won office by promising to clean up crime, but his background is red rag to a bull for many

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11

Fears for women’s rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

José Antonio Kast, who voted against legalising divorce in 2004, has pushed for return to total abortion ban

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

The Week Ahead (Mar. 9-15): China’s ‘Two Sessions’ to Conclude

Sci-tech innovation bond rules take effect, Nvidia to unveil next-generation AI chips at GTC

Caixin Global · Mar 6

US ambassador defends travel bans on 3 Chilean officials as a 'sovereign decision'

The U.S. ambassador to Chile is defending U.S. travel bans on three senior Chilean officials as a security move

The Independent UK · Feb 23

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The Guardian - US · Feb 12

Chile impunity fears as riot officer who blinded protester walks free

Gustavo Gatica lost his sight in 2019’s nationwide unrest but, with a far-right president about to be sworn in, the man who shot the rubber bullets has gloated over his acquittal

The Independent UK · Jan 30

Chile's far-right president-elect visits El Salvador mega-prison, plans to talk security with Bukele

Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime

The Guardian - US · Jan 21

Chile’s president-elect names staunch abortion opponent as gender equality minister

Far-right incoming president picked Judith Marín, who has publicly decried bills to decriminalise abortion, for the role

The Independent UK · Jan 11

Millions of Venezuelans scattered across Latin America cautiously watch what comes next

Many of the 8 million Venezuelans scattered across the Americas received the news of their president's capture with caution

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 1

‘The source of all life is here’: plan to mine lithium in Chilean salt flat sparks fears of water scarcity

The Colla Indigenous people claim Rio Tinto’s plans to extract the key mineral will harm fragile ecosystems and livelihoods

The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2025

Chile’s far-right president taps into support for Pinochet that never went away

Experts say José Antonio Kast able to ‘reactivate a dormant Pinochetism’ and warn more education needed on ‘horrors of dictatorship’

Latin Times · Dec 18, 2025

Colombia's Gustavo Petro Calls Nicolás Maduro a Dictator But Says No Evidence Links Him to Being a 'Narco'

After months of public solidarity and support for Maduro, Petro called the Venezuelan authoritarian leader a dictator for the first time.

The Guardian - US · Dec 16, 2025

At least three authors withdraw from Hay festival in protest at Machado invite

Writers cited Machado’s support for Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025

Chile elects most right-wing leader since Pinochet – in line with regional drift, domestic tendency to punish incumbents

Chileans have elected the most right-wing presidential candidate since the end of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship over three and a half decades ago.

The Guardian - US · Dec 15, 2025

Chile’s new far-right head is latest Latin American leader to ride hardline wave to power

From the US to Hungary to Argentina, rightwing leaders are praising José Antonio Kast’s win in Chile’s presidential race

International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2025

Jose Antonio Kast on Chile's Presidency Sparks Conservative Wave in Politics, Critics Question Democracy Ahead

Far-right hardliner José Antonio Kast has been elected Chile's next president after a decisive runoff victory, pledging deep spending cuts, tougher security, and mass deportations.

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