Latin America

What is going on in Brazil?

Less than a month before the World Cup begins two pillars of society critical to hosting a successful World Cup have initiated a strike: police and public transit officials. The bus strike in Brazil’s largest city began on Tuesday and at least 300,000 commuters have been affected. Traffic was reported to stretch 162 miles on […]

Marczak on Colombian Elections

By Jason Marczak

CCTV America speaks with Jason Marczak, deputy director of Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center at the Atlantic Council on the Colombian presidential elections and the challenges facing the incoming leader:

Marczak on Sanctions Against Venezuela

By Jason Marczak

NBC News quotes Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on whether the United States should advance sanctions against Venezuela:

Marczak: New Cuban Paper Comes at an “Important Point”

By Jason Marczak

The Associated Press quotes Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the launch of a new independent newspaper in Cuba:

Webcast: Shaping Political Parties in the Twenty-First Century

A Conversation with the Chairs of Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) & the United States’ Democratic Party Join us on May 20 from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. for a discussion with two of the most important political leaders in North America. The Honorable Dr. César Camacho, president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) of Mexico, and the Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz, US Representative […]

Webcast: Will the Lights Go Out? Implications of a Venezuelan Market Downturn

Join us on May 15 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. for a conversation with Venezuela’s most prestigious economic voices.  These experts we will look at the impact of Venezuela’s current policies on the government, the private sector, consumers, and the region.