AMÉRIQUES

The outcome of Brazil’s presidential election demonstrates that the far-right tide in Latin America is not inevitable.

As Brazilians head to the polls to vote in a runoff election, Amazon deforestation is also on the ballot. New data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) find that incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva presided over the lowest deforestation levels ever recorded in both the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna.

Riche par son pétrole, la province de l’Alberta était saisie de 10 questions dont une portait sur l’ouverture de discussions à propos de son indépendance. Le taux d’approbation, moins de 24%, est plutôt faible par rapport aux espoirs des souverainistes

Americans are clear-eyed on what they want the government to do to address the affordability crisis: Step in to lower costs before trying to boost wages.

The outlook for the Peruvian economy is encouraging for the coming years, despite the impact of the El Niño phenomenon—a recurring, transient event in our country’s history, which is expected to be at its most intense in decades during the 2026–2027 period.

Trade shifts across Latin America are opening agricultural technology and input opportunities, while Argentina stands out for its fertilizer and biological products markets.

Gas price hikes and supply chain issues stemming from the Iran war are driving everyone bananas – including actual banana companies. 

La base militaire de Pituffik, ou Thulé, au Groenland, est au cœur du dispositif stratégique étasunien dans le Grand Nord. Cette base, la plus septentrionale des États-Unis, sert deux objectifs. D'une part elle facilite le contrôle de l'espace extra-atmosphérique, en particulier des satellites militaires. D'autre part, elle joue un rôle important dans la détection par les États-Unis d'une éventuelle menace nucléaire balistique venue de Russie ou de Chine.

Le président Yamandú Orsi détaille 5,5 milliards de dollars pour des centres de données, plus 200 millions de dollars pour une centrale solaire de 300 MW annoncée. La première phase est attendue entre 2029 et 2030.

The escalating dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands has spilled into trade: London, a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, has not ruled out using its position to stall Argentina’s bid to join the pact, which requires the consensus of all its members. The British government says Buenos Aires’s conduct raises “very serious questions about its reliability as a partner”.

With just over a week to go until the polls, the president is trailing the senator 49% to 51%, according to Datafolha

US voters are linking economic concerns to the Trump administration’s foreign policy choices. This is bad news for Republicans.

Tegucigalpa receives water every nine days in a region where farmers have not harvested for 11 months. The government uses silver iodide to trigger rainfall, even if it’s ‘a bandage for a fracture’

Failed rains and a dire El Niño threaten the waterway that sustains the country, with farmers selling cattle to survive

La réserve stratégique de sirop d’érable est à sec. Sans coup de pouce du gouvernement, des occasions d’affaires pourraient filer entre les mains de l’industrie acéricole, craint le président des Producteurs et productrices acéricoles du Québec (PPAQ), Luc Goulet.

Claudia Sheinbaum, si elle obtient des résultats encourageants, reste notamment sous la pression croissante de Washington.

Trade between Brazil and China reached a record $143.3 billion in the first nine months of 2026, reinforcing China's position as Brazil's largest trading partner. Brazilian exports to the Chinese market totaled $84.7 billion between January and September, an increase of 12 percent compared with the same period in 2025. Imports from China rose 9.9 percent to $58.6 billion.

Five-year cooperation agreement to drive access to affordable tech for Brazilian farmers by combining skills from both countries.

The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), the backbone of North America’s competitiveness, will undergo a formal review starting in July 2026. What was once expected to be a routine assessment aimed at improving implementation is now likely to become a high-stakes negotiation. The Trump administration is poised to seek additional concessions from Mexico and Canada on long-standing trade disputes, while also leveraging the review to address non-trade issues such as migration, drug trafficking, and continental defense. Both neighbors, already in talks with Washington over tariff relief, are approaching the process with caution. While the review may become a platform for the United States to secure short-term wins, it also presents a rare opportunity to modernize the agreement and strengthen North America’s shared competitiveness. How the three nations navigate this moment will shape the region’s economic future for decades.

Congress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could affect up to 30 million

CSIS Americas shares the results of a recent tabletop exercise examining China and Russia's economic and trade strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean.

À deux reprises, à quelques semaines d’intervalle, la question de l’indépendance de l’une des dix provinces du Canada est posée. Au Québec, d’abord, où l’élection du Parti québécois (PQ), qui porte cette question au cœur de son programme, ouvre la perspective d’un troisième référendum dans les prochaines années. En Alberta, ensuite, où les citoyens seront appelés le 19 octobre 2026 à répondre à la question suivante : « L’Alberta devrait-elle rester une province du Canada, ou le gouvernement de l’Alberta devrait-il entamer le processus juridique requis par la Constitution canadienne pour organiser un référendum provincial contraignant sur la question de savoir si l’Alberta doit se séparer ou non du Canada ? ».

Cuban energy minister denies link to fuel shipments intercepted by US, says oil imports by private firms insufficient.