Latin America

Castillo likely to survive impeachment

Peru’s rural, left-wing former teacher’s union leader Pedro Castillo stunned the political establishment last year by becoming president. But the start of his term...

Ignacio Portes

Ignacio Portes is The Brazilian Report's Latin America editor. Based in Buenos Aires, he has covered politics, macro, markets and diplomacy for the Financial Times, Al Jazeera, and the Buenos Aires Herald.

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