Brian Winter

"Since 1950, the region’s productivity relative to the U.S. barely moved, and a Latin American worker produces on average about one-fifth of what a U.S. worker produces, according to the World Bank." Great article with insight AND ideas for solutions: americasquarterly.org/article/overco…

"Why doesn't Latin America grow faster?"

I hope you'll join us to discuss LULA! THE MAN, THE MYTH AND A DREAM OF LATIN AMERICA -- plus a preview of Brazil's 2026 election -- @ASCOA in New York this Tuesday. It's public and free, you just have to register at as-coa.org/lapper

President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will announce on Monday a series of measures aimed at strengthening private investment in Mexico, centered on a “radical simplification” of bureaucratic procedures bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@caioblinder Foi divertido como sempre! Obrigado pelo convite. Espero algum dia ganhar o titulo de "texano favorito" e ponto rsrs. Abraço

O Manhattan Connection que vai ao ar neste domingo tem o prazer e o privilégio de ter @BrazilBrian como convidado, ele está na companhia de sua perspicácia, integridade intelectual, humor e simpatia. Um dos meus texanos favoritos. Não percam!

AI is comparable to the advent of literacy in how it is already rewiring the human mind, writes the author in this long but truly brilliant piece -- which also touches on how entry-level "pathways" to knowledge and jobs are disappearing as we speak. bailliegifford.com/en/uk/individu…

Peru, Ipsos poll: Presidential election (second round) Fujimori (FP, right): 50% Sánchez (JPP, left): 50% Fieldwork: 23-24 April 2026 Sample size: 1,208 #Peru #Ipsos #Elecciones2026 #EG2026

"Stop talking nonsense," the Venezuelan ambassador to the US tells two reporters in Miami who ask about political prisoners and the peril of returning home to a country with hundreds of political prisoners. I've seen this four times and its quite the testy exchange.

What do Latin America's falling birthrates and aging populations mean for the region's economies? For politics? @laurieablair and Ernesto Revilla of Citi joined me on the AQ Podcast to go deeper on our latest issue americasquarterly.org/article/aq-pod…

Claudio Perna's collaged maps of Venezuela were made between 1968 and 1990. The arc of history has since layered new meanings onto them, but as Venezuela transforms again, they feel newly urgent. americasquarterly.org/article/showca…

“Tenemos que seguir en comercio con todo el mundo. No podemos negar que tenemos una buena relación comercial con China”. This pattern is clear among regional conservative leaders, from the “Trump of the Tropics” Bolsonaro to “MAGA all the way” Milei. cnnespanol.cnn.com/2026/04/13/lat…

For those with Portuguese, I recommend as always the excellent O Assunto with my friends and one-time colleagues @NatuzaNery and @Ana_Flor podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o-a…

Another bearish sign for Lula as Congress rejects his nominee for Supreme Court — first time that’s happened in Brazil since 1894! Sign of a weakening president AND weakening Brazilian presidency — power has shifted in last decade to legislature

Disapproval of interim President Delcy Rodríguez rose in April as Venezuelans grow increasingly impatient with a bleak economic outlook bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Con dolor y preocupación, he tenido noticia de la trágica situación de violencia que aflige la región suroeste de #Colombia, que ha causado graves pérdidas de vidas humanas. Expreso mi cercanía en la oración a las víctimas y a sus familiares, y exhorto a todos a rechazar cualquier forma de violencia y optar decididamente por el camino de la #paz.

“The greatest risk in Venezuela is not simply the absence of a transition. It is the simulation of one. That could mean a noncompetitive election in 2027, with Delcy Rodríguez already normalized internationally, the attorney general’s office and the ombudsman aligned with the government, the electoral calendar imposed unilaterally, and with international pressure exhausted by earlier economic concessions. Such an outcome would amount to normalization without a genuine transition.” — Benigno Alarcón in @AmerQuarterly

Renowned journalist @onLatinAmerica has a major new book out on Lula, who's vying for a 4th presidential term. Join us May 5 in NYC, as Lapper talks w/@BrazilBrian for essential context on the race in what's proving to be a consequential year for Brazil: as-coa.org/lapper

SECRETARY RUBIO: Things can get better in Cuba with serious economic reforms, but not with the current people in charge. They are economically incompetent. They've rolled out the welcome mat to our adversaries to operate in Cuban territory against our national interests with impunity.

I worry that in the U.S. political violence is becoming “normal” in the same way school shootings have. A CSIS study found attacks on govt reached a 30 year high in 2025, with nearly equal numbers committed by left and right. I spoke to @JornalDaGlobo globoplay.globo.com/v/14563598/