Jack Nicas
@jacknicas.bsky.social
Mexico City Bureau Chief for The New York Times, leading our coverage of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Corresponsal en México del New York Times.
Ex-correspondente do NYT no Brasil.
https://www.nytimes.com/by/jack-nicas
Corresponsal en México del New York Times.
Ex-correspondente do NYT no Brasil.
https://www.nytimes.com/by/jack-nicas
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Delcy Rodríguez on Saturday: “What is being done to Venezuela is a barbarity.”
Delcy Rodríguez on Sunday: “We extend an invitation to the U.S. government to work together on a cooperative agenda."
What a difference a day makes.
Gift link: nyti.ms/4jmMYdc
Delcy Rodríguez on Sunday: “We extend an invitation to the U.S. government to work together on a cooperative agenda."
What a difference a day makes.
Gift link: nyti.ms/4jmMYdc
A Test for Venezuela’s New Leader: Solidifying Power, but Pleasing Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Delcy Rodríguez on Saturday: “What is being done to Venezuela is a barbarity.”
Delcy Rodríguez on Sunday: “We extend an invitation to the U.S. government to work together on a cooperative agenda."
What a difference a day makes.
Gift link: nyti.ms/4jmMYdc
Delcy Rodríguez on Sunday: “We extend an invitation to the U.S. government to work together on a cooperative agenda."
What a difference a day makes.
Gift link: nyti.ms/4jmMYdc
The U.S. attack on Venezuela shook Latin America more than any event this century — but its meaning depends on whom you ask.
Yet one thing everyone can agree on: The U.S. is once again the center of gravity in Latin America, for better or worse.
My NYT analysis — free to read: nyti.ms/3Luzz6k
Yet one thing everyone can agree on: The U.S. is once again the center of gravity in Latin America, for better or worse.
My NYT analysis — free to read: nyti.ms/3Luzz6k
Maduro’s Capture Shows Trump’s Goal to Dominate the Americas
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The U.S. attack on Venezuela shook Latin America more than any event this century — but its meaning depends on whom you ask.
Yet one thing everyone can agree on: The U.S. is once again the center of gravity in Latin America, for better or worse.
My NYT analysis — free to read: nyti.ms/3Luzz6k
Yet one thing everyone can agree on: The U.S. is once again the center of gravity in Latin America, for better or worse.
My NYT analysis — free to read: nyti.ms/3Luzz6k
The Western Hemisphere has become the United States’ central theater abroad.
My analysis on the "Donroe Doctrine" and how it has upended politics up and down the Americas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
My analysis on the "Donroe Doctrine" and how it has upended politics up and down the Americas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Bid to Control the Western Hemisphere
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Western Hemisphere has become the United States’ central theater abroad.
My analysis on the "Donroe Doctrine" and how it has upended politics up and down the Americas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
My analysis on the "Donroe Doctrine" and how it has upended politics up and down the Americas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
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@juliavargasjones.bsky.social, @julianadalpiva.bsky.social and @jacknicas.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about what the U.S. can learn from Brazil’s effort to hold its leaders accountable.
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@juliavargasjones.bsky.social, @julianadalpiva.bsky.social and @jacknicas.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about what the U.S. can learn from Brazil’s effort to hold its leaders accountable.
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What the U.S. Can Learn from Bolsonaro’s Coup Conviction
KQED's Forum · Episode
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September 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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@juliavargasjones.bsky.social, @julianadalpiva.bsky.social and @jacknicas.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about what the U.S. can learn from Brazil’s effort to hold its leaders accountable.
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@juliavargasjones.bsky.social, @julianadalpiva.bsky.social and @jacknicas.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about what the U.S. can learn from Brazil’s effort to hold its leaders accountable.
🔗: buff.ly/IedLBfq
“I decided to write this essay to establish an open and frank dialogue with the president of the United States.”
President Lula’s message to Trump in the New York Times today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...
President Lula’s message to Trump in the New York Times today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...
Opinion | Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignty Are Non-Negotiable
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“I decided to write this essay to establish an open and frank dialogue with the president of the United States.”
President Lula’s message to Trump in the New York Times today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...
President Lula’s message to Trump in the New York Times today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...
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“.. The U.S. needs to know it’s not dealing with a banana republic.”
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www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/w...
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September 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“.. The U.S. needs to know it’s not dealing with a banana republic.”
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www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/w...
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Congratulations to the Guardian team on this important new podcast about the murder of a British journalist and Brazilian environmentalist in the Amazon rainforest.
Out now: the first episodes of our new six-part @theguardian.com podcast series about Dom and Bruno and the Amazon. Please do listen and share.
www.theguardian.com/technology/a...
www.theguardian.com/technology/a...
Episode one: the disappearance
Three years ago British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous defender Bruno Pereira vanished while on a reporting trip near Brazil’s remote Javari valley. The Guardian’s Latin America corr...
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Congratulations to the Guardian team on this important new podcast about the murder of a British journalist and Brazilian environmentalist in the Amazon rainforest.
This mine in Brazil backed by American investors produces some of the world's hardest-to-find rare earths. It could be the West's best hedge against China's rare-earth dominance.
There's one problem: It is contracted to sell all its rare earths to China.
nyti.ms/3Y25EWg
There's one problem: It is contracted to sell all its rare earths to China.
nyti.ms/3Y25EWg
How Brazil’s Rare Earths Mine Illustrates China’s Grip Over Minerals (Gift Article)
A Brazilian rare earths mine backed by American investors illustrates China’s grip over the strategic minerals that underpin the modern economy.
nyti.ms
April 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This mine in Brazil backed by American investors produces some of the world's hardest-to-find rare earths. It could be the West's best hedge against China's rare-earth dominance.
There's one problem: It is contracted to sell all its rare earths to China.
nyti.ms/3Y25EWg
There's one problem: It is contracted to sell all its rare earths to China.
nyti.ms/3Y25EWg
This is a very impressive package of reporting from
@infoamazonia.org on the new race for oil in the Amazon rainforest: infoamazonia.org/en/project/e...
@infoamazonia.org on the new race for oil in the Amazon rainforest: infoamazonia.org/en/project/e...
Every Last Drop
Every Last Drop Fifty years of damage isn’t enough. A new race for oil is underway in the Amazon. STORIES CLICK ON THE COUNTRIES' NAMES TO READ THE
infoamazonia.org
April 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This is a very impressive package of reporting from
@infoamazonia.org on the new race for oil in the Amazon rainforest: infoamazonia.org/en/project/e...
@infoamazonia.org on the new race for oil in the Amazon rainforest: infoamazonia.org/en/project/e...
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Shortly after 3 a.m., a battering ram burst open the door to a 14th-floor apartment and three men dressed in the black tactical gear of the Chilean police rushed in.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/w... via @nytimes.com @jacknicas.bsky.social Pascale Bonnefoy @jwbartlett92.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/w... via @nytimes.com @jacknicas.bsky.social Pascale Bonnefoy @jwbartlett92.bsky.social
Did Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Order a Murder in Chile?
The discovery of Ronald Ojeda’s body encased in concrete in Chile has raised new fears over how far President Nicolás Maduro will go to keep his stranglehold on Venezuela.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Shortly after 3 a.m., a battering ram burst open the door to a 14th-floor apartment and three men dressed in the black tactical gear of the Chilean police rushed in.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/w... via @nytimes.com @jacknicas.bsky.social Pascale Bonnefoy @jwbartlett92.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/w... via @nytimes.com @jacknicas.bsky.social Pascale Bonnefoy @jwbartlett92.bsky.social
Milei just pulled Argentina out of the World Health Organization, following Trump.
It reflects Milei’s effort to align his nation with Trump’s scorched-earth approach to the international order, even if it comes at the expense of Argentina’s partners.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...
It reflects Milei’s effort to align his nation with Trump’s scorched-earth approach to the international order, even if it comes at the expense of Argentina’s partners.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...
Mirroring Trump, Milei Pulls Argentina From W.H.O.
President Javier Milei has sought to align Argentina with President Trump, even if it means breaking with previous allies and partners.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Milei just pulled Argentina out of the World Health Organization, following Trump.
It reflects Milei’s effort to align his nation with Trump’s scorched-earth approach to the international order, even if it comes at the expense of Argentina’s partners.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...
It reflects Milei’s effort to align his nation with Trump’s scorched-earth approach to the international order, even if it comes at the expense of Argentina’s partners.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...
Aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.
Inside the chaotic deportation flight to Brazil:
w/ @juhfaddul.bsky.social
nyti.ms/4ggT0ZS
Inside the chaotic deportation flight to Brazil:
w/ @juhfaddul.bsky.social
nyti.ms/4ggT0ZS
Inside a Chaotic U.S. Deportation Flight to Brazil (Gift Article)
The Trump administration’s first flight deporting Brazilians involved aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.
Inside the chaotic deportation flight to Brazil:
w/ @juhfaddul.bsky.social
nyti.ms/4ggT0ZS
Inside the chaotic deportation flight to Brazil:
w/ @juhfaddul.bsky.social
nyti.ms/4ggT0ZS
New bluesky users: The Brazilians beat you here.
After Brazil blocked X because Elon broke the law there, millions of Brazilians took refuge here.
That's great news for you; the Brazilians are very good at the internet.
bsky.app/profile/bsky...
After Brazil blocked X because Elon broke the law there, millions of Brazilians took refuge here.
That's great news for you; the Brazilians are very good at the internet.
bsky.app/profile/bsky...
What a week! In the last few days, Bluesky has grown by more than 2.6 million users, over 85% of which are Brazilian.
Welcome, we are so excited to have you here!
Here are answers to some common questions about Bluesky:
Welcome, we are so excited to have you here!
Here are answers to some common questions about Bluesky:
Welcome to Bluesky! - Bluesky
What a week! In the last few days, Bluesky has grown by more than 2.6 million users, over 85% of which are Brazilian. Welcome, we are so excited to have you here!
bsky.social
November 13, 2024 at 6:53 PM
New bluesky users: The Brazilians beat you here.
After Brazil blocked X because Elon broke the law there, millions of Brazilians took refuge here.
That's great news for you; the Brazilians are very good at the internet.
bsky.app/profile/bsky...
After Brazil blocked X because Elon broke the law there, millions of Brazilians took refuge here.
That's great news for you; the Brazilians are very good at the internet.
bsky.app/profile/bsky...
The past five weeks in North Gaza has been one of the deadliest moments of the war.
If you want to understand what has happened and why, this is the piece that explains it. As you can imagine, it's distressing:
nyti.ms/4el4vOQ
If you want to understand what has happened and why, this is the piece that explains it. As you can imagine, it's distressing:
nyti.ms/4el4vOQ
Israel’s Bloody Cycle of War Against Hamas Returns to North Gaza
Israel said its forces had returned to northern Gaza to fight a Hamas resurgence. That has brought a new round of suffering for residents.
nyti.ms
November 13, 2024 at 6:43 PM
The past five weeks in North Gaza has been one of the deadliest moments of the war.
If you want to understand what has happened and why, this is the piece that explains it. As you can imagine, it's distressing:
nyti.ms/4el4vOQ
If you want to understand what has happened and why, this is the piece that explains it. As you can imagine, it's distressing:
nyti.ms/4el4vOQ
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Quem leu Limite de Caracteres viu que o cara é tudo menos eficiente. Sim, é bom em fazer cortes, mas não em transformar isso em eficiência.
Elon Musk no governo Trump: o que se sabe e o que falta saber sobre seu futuro cargo | Eleições nos EUA 2024 | G1
g1.globo.com
November 13, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Quem leu Limite de Caracteres viu que o cara é tudo menos eficiente. Sim, é bom em fazer cortes, mas não em transformar isso em eficiência.
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Somos repórteres do New York Times que cobrem o Elon Musk e Twitter há anos, e escrevemos o livro que conta o que aconteceu nos bastidores quando Musk comprou o Twitter e o transformou no X.
Hoje nosso livro sai em português no Brasil. Compra aqui: www.amazon.com.br/dp/655692729...
Hoje nosso livro sai em português no Brasil. Compra aqui: www.amazon.com.br/dp/655692729...
Limite de caracteres: Como Elon Musk destruiu o Twitter | Amazon.com.br
Compre online Limite de caracteres: Como Elon Musk destruiu o Twitter, de Conger, Kate, Mac, Ryan, Delfini, Mariana, Schwartz, Christian, Mattos, Bruno, Lanius, Marcela, Allen, Chris na Amazon. Frete GRÁTIS em milhares de produtos com o Amazon Prime. Encontre diversos livros escritos por Conger, Kate, Mac, Ryan, Delfini, Mariana, Schwartz, Christian, Mattos, Bruno, Lanius, Marcela, Allen, Chris com ótimos preços.
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October 7, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Somos repórteres do New York Times que cobrem o Elon Musk e Twitter há anos, e escrevemos o livro que conta o que aconteceu nos bastidores quando Musk comprou o Twitter e o transformou no X.
Hoje nosso livro sai em português no Brasil. Compra aqui: www.amazon.com.br/dp/655692729...
Hoje nosso livro sai em português no Brasil. Compra aqui: www.amazon.com.br/dp/655692729...
Meus colegas do New York Times escreveram o livro que conta o que aconteceu nos bastidores quando Elon Musk comprou o Twitter e o transformou no X.
Hoje o livro saiu em português no Brasil:
a.co/d/4VC4Dta
Hoje o livro saiu em português no Brasil:
a.co/d/4VC4Dta
October 7, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Meus colegas do New York Times escreveram o livro que conta o que aconteceu nos bastidores quando Elon Musk comprou o Twitter e o transformou no X.
Hoje o livro saiu em português no Brasil:
a.co/d/4VC4Dta
Hoje o livro saiu em português no Brasil:
a.co/d/4VC4Dta
What to know about X’s status in Brazil: nyti.ms/3zo64Nz
Musk Finds a Way Around Brazil’s X Ban
Elon Musk’s social media platform used a technical maneuver to restore service for many Brazilians after a court blocked it. Blocking it again would be difficult, experts said.
nyti.ms
September 18, 2024 at 8:33 PM
What to know about X’s status in Brazil: nyti.ms/3zo64Nz
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It was a stunning moment, even for Brazil, where outrageous political antics are routine. During a televised debate, a politician hit his rival with an iron chair, sending him to hospital.
Story with @jacknicas.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
nyti.ms/47BCHnK
Story with @jacknicas.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
nyti.ms/47BCHnK
Brazilian Politician Upends Debate by Hitting Opponent With Chair
The stunning attack on live television is likely to reorder the race to lead São Paulo, Latin America’s largest city.
nyti.ms
September 17, 2024 at 12:11 AM
It was a stunning moment, even for Brazil, where outrageous political antics are routine. During a televised debate, a politician hit his rival with an iron chair, sending him to hospital.
Story with @jacknicas.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
nyti.ms/47BCHnK
Story with @jacknicas.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
nyti.ms/47BCHnK
Brazil’s Supreme Court had a problem: Elon Musk's social network, X, was not paying fines and had already been blocked across the nation.
So the court took an unusual maneuver: It made a different Musk-controlled company help settle the bill.
nyti.ms/4d5P9wQ
So the court took an unusual maneuver: It made a different Musk-controlled company help settle the bill.
nyti.ms/4d5P9wQ
Brazilian Court Makes One Musk Company Pay Fines of Another
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice said that because Elon Musk controlled both X and Starlink, one company was responsible for the fines of the other.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Brazil’s Supreme Court had a problem: Elon Musk's social network, X, was not paying fines and had already been blocked across the nation.
So the court took an unusual maneuver: It made a different Musk-controlled company help settle the bill.
nyti.ms/4d5P9wQ
So the court took an unusual maneuver: It made a different Musk-controlled company help settle the bill.
nyti.ms/4d5P9wQ
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Para brasileiros que construíram seus negócios no X, o bloqueio da rede social de Elon Musk foi um choque. De um dia para outro, tiveram que buscar outras plataformas para alcançar clientes, patrocinadores e seguidores.
Matéria no @nytimes.com, com ajuda de @jacknicas.bsky.social
bit.ly/3MAy7wa
Matéria no @nytimes.com, com ajuda de @jacknicas.bsky.social
bit.ly/3MAy7wa
They Had Thriving Lives on X, Until Brazil Banned It Overnight
The ban on Elon Musk’s X has dealt a blow to Brazilians whose livelihoods depended on internet followings they had amassed for years, and which disappeared overnight.
bit.ly
September 9, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Para brasileiros que construíram seus negócios no X, o bloqueio da rede social de Elon Musk foi um choque. De um dia para outro, tiveram que buscar outras plataformas para alcançar clientes, patrocinadores e seguidores.
Matéria no @nytimes.com, com ajuda de @jacknicas.bsky.social
bit.ly/3MAy7wa
Matéria no @nytimes.com, com ajuda de @jacknicas.bsky.social
bit.ly/3MAy7wa
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They had thriving businesses, that they built mostly on X. Then, when a judge banned the social network in Brazil, it upended their livelihoods overnight.
I spoke to some of the Brazilians hit by the ban on X. Story for @nytimes.com, with help from @jacknicas.bsky.social
bit.ly/3MAy7wa
I spoke to some of the Brazilians hit by the ban on X. Story for @nytimes.com, with help from @jacknicas.bsky.social
bit.ly/3MAy7wa
They Had Thriving Lives on X, Until Brazil Banned It Overnight
The ban on Elon Musk’s X has dealt a blow to Brazilians whose livelihoods depended on internet followings they had amassed for years, and which disappeared overnight.
bit.ly
September 9, 2024 at 12:41 PM
They had thriving businesses, that they built mostly on X. Then, when a judge banned the social network in Brazil, it upended their livelihoods overnight.
I spoke to some of the Brazilians hit by the ban on X. Story for @nytimes.com, with help from @jacknicas.bsky.social
bit.ly/3MAy7wa
I spoke to some of the Brazilians hit by the ban on X. Story for @nytimes.com, with help from @jacknicas.bsky.social
bit.ly/3MAy7wa
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It's Hard Fork Friday! This week, the Times' Jack Nicas helps us break down the story of X and Brazil. THEN: we go full founder mode to discuss Founder Mode. And finally, teachers and students call in to share their opinions on phones in schools www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/p...
X Gets a Brazilian Ax + Founder Mode + Listeners Respond on School Phone Bans
“This is not a normal legal dispute.”
www.nytimes.com
September 6, 2024 at 6:28 PM
It's Hard Fork Friday! This week, the Times' Jack Nicas helps us break down the story of X and Brazil. THEN: we go full founder mode to discuss Founder Mode. And finally, teachers and students call in to share their opinions on phones in schools www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/p...