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Your Intel Service on Latin America: regional power plays, security crises & state failure, institutional fragility, economy & extraction logic -- by Prof Nicolas Forsans @UniEssex, researcher & book author
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This week's 4 stories on #LatinAmerica:
🇦🇷 Success gives Milei a shot at structural reforms
🇨🇱 Chile’s electorate shifts right as security eclipses progressive priorities
🇻🇪 US threats make it worse for #Venezuela
🇪🇨 Ecuador power grab #Noboa
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October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The best stories from #LatinAmerica straight to your inbox, this week covering #CDMX protests against #gentrification, #drug cartels, #migration and #authoritarianism in the hemisphere. Plus our weekly country roundup!

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July 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#LatinAmerica never slows down. This week’s El Cafecito breaks it all down — with wit, grit, and zero filters
🗳️ #Venezuela’s fake election
🧠 #AI-fueled hate
🌊 ##TikTok draining Brazil
🦫 Crack-filled #capybaras
🌎 The #Amazon still burns

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May 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
#LatinAmerica in headlines, this is El Cafecito!

Divided Homelands: Pope Francis and Latin America, Trump’s shadow and the Future of the Region

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April 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#LatinAmerica
🇦🇷 Love him or hate him, Javier Milei is reshaping #Argentina

🔥 Slashed government spending by 30%.
⚡ Devalued the peso by 54%.
🌍 Withdrew from the UN climate summit.

One year in, has Milei’s gamble worked? Read more:

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December 14, 2024 at 11:43 AM
⚠️ Did you know? Colombia ranks as the 3rd most unequal country on Earth, after South Africa and Namibia.
Explore how inequality threatens progress across Latin America in El Cafecito of the week: https://buff.ly/3OFFGmi
December 6, 2024 at 12:30 PM
The legacy of #PlanColombia
The U.S.-backed strategy to end guerrilla warfare and #drugtrafficking weakened the FARC but left deep scars on rural #Colombia. Find out more 👇
https://buff.ly/41iYmzM
December 4, 2024 at 10:30 AM
The FARC’s demobilisation didn’t end #Colombia’s violence—it created a new kind of conflict. Dissident factions and criminal networks now dominate.
Find out what this means for peace 👇
https://buff.ly/41iYmzM
December 4, 2024 at 2:30 AM
#Colombia’s conflict has displaced over 8 million people—the largest displaced population in the world. Yet, it’s a crisis few talk about.
Find out more https://buff.ly/41iYmzM
December 3, 2024 at 10:10 PM
This week, we focus on the issue of criminality and violence in Latin America, assessing why the region is the world's most violent. Read our new post 👇
https://sinfiltroya.substack.com/p/violence-in-latin-america-drivers-homicide-crime?r=1g6rv0
November 20, 2024 at 4:24 PM
#LatinAmerica is the most violent region on Earth. With only 8% of the global population, the region accounts for a staggering one-third of the world’s homicides.
But why? We dig into the drivers of criminality and violence in Latin...
November 20, 2024 at 4:24 PM
#Trump 2.0's Latin America, Spyware Scandal in #Colombia, Organised Crime and Migration in El Cafecito #7 del 9/11/2024 https://open.substack.com/pub/sinfiltroya/p/trump-latin-america-impact-el-cafecito-7?r=1g6rv0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
November 20, 2024 at 4:46 PM
#Argentina 🇦🇷 A year ago Javier #Milei was about to be elected President.
Will his radical agenda spark the rebirth Argentina so desperately seeks, or push it further into chaos? My analysis 👇

https://sinfiltroya.substack.com/p/argentinas-paradox-javier-milei-reforms?r=1g6rv0
November 21, 2024 at 4:05 PM
In #LatinAmericahtag/LatinAmerica" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#LatinAmerica the World Bank proposes to tax wealth to address long-standing inequalities. A fair proposal? It certainly has its drawbacks, which we cover in this edition of El Cafecito, our weekly round-up of #LatinAmerica
🌟 More here: https://buff.ly/3UBWw91
November 21, 2024 at 4:12 PM
In #Brazil, support for the centre-right is rising in urban areas. #Lula's party secured mayoral positions in only two of 26 state capitals, risking his 2026 re-election prospects. More in #ElCafecito: https://buff.ly/3UBWw91
November 21, 2024 at 4:12 PM
This week's #Cafecito is out! A comprehensive view of #LatinAmerica’s complex landscape, all from a critical, #socialjustice-focused lens.
🌟electoral blows for both #Lula & #Boric
🌟#Argentina's cultural wars
🌟#Bolivia's political turmoil - & more ...
November 21, 2024 at 4:12 PM
How effective are ‘States of Exception’ and ‘Mano Dura’ strategies in tackling #crime and #gangviolence in #LatinAmerica ?

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https://sinfiltroya.substack.com/states-of-exception-bukeles-mano-dura
November 21, 2024 at 4:20 PM
What happened in Latin America this week, in El Cafecito #5 del 27/10/2024 https://open.substack.com/pub/sinfiltroya/p/el-cafecito-crime-peace-politics-latin-america
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November 21, 2024 at 4:20 PM
As #Argentina faces soaring poverty and economic instability, President Milei’s free-market reforms are both promising and risky. El Cafecito explores the challenges ahead for Argentina...
November 21, 2024 at 4:20 PM
A focus on environmental challenges in #LatinAmerica ahead of #CaliCOP16 , #environmentalCrimes, #Peru's Land Grab, and #Cuba's economic crisis - all in #ElCafecito

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November 21, 2024 at 4:27 PM
#LatinAmerica ¡SinFiltro! this week covering political and economic developments in #Ecuador #Venezuela #Cuba #Mexico & organised crime in #Colombia ahead of #COP16Colombia
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November 21, 2024 at 4:33 PM
El Cafecito #2 del 17/10/2024, our selection of the best reads on #LatinAmerica so far this week #sinfiltro

https://sinfiltroya.substack.com/p/el-cafecito-2-del-17102024?r=1g6rv0

Covering organised crime in Colombia and the main stories from #Venezuela #Ecuador #Cuba...
November 21, 2024 at 4:33 PM
#LatinAmericahtag/LatinAmerica" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#LatinAmerica ¡SinFiltro!
My new Substack on #LatinAmerica and the challenges of social progress in the region
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November 21, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Today we introduce #ElCafecito, our series of interesting reads of the week on issues of social development in #LatinAmerica

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El Cafecito #1 del 14/10/2024...
November 21, 2024 at 4:40 PM
🇲🇽 My piece on #Mexico following the inauguration last week of Claudia Sheinbaum, focusing more specifically on the economic challenges

And while you’re at it, give my brand new Substack a follow🚀

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November 21, 2024 at 4:40 PM