JUST IN: Mexico’s AMLO says he will NOT take a position on the storming of the US Capitol. Unlike other world leaders, AMLO avoids any statement in support of US democracy citing the principle of “non-intervention”. AMLO also defended his trip to meet Trump last summer👇

Latin America's entrepreneurs are filling gaps left by the state. Here's how: ft.com/content/f760f5… via @financialtimes

Bolsonaro gets close to a Brazilian ex-president best known for having been impeached. Is he looking for advice?

How will Bolsonaro react as US pressure on Brazil over the Amazon increases this year? nytimes.com/2021/01/29/cli…

It's a bit late now...

Under-reported and alarming: the cultural price of Brexit. Will Britain’s orchestras survive the Brexit exodus? spectator.co.uk/article/will-b… via The Spectator

Important and thoughtful proposals on breaking the Venezuela stalemate from Eric Farnsworth Venezuela Needs More Realism, Less Hubris from the US americasquarterly.org/article/venezu…

A wealthy ex-banker is campaigning as a ‘change candidate’ in Ecuador's pivotal election on Sunday: will it work? ft.com/content/d8b4ec… via @financialtimes

Excellent piece by the redoubtable Max Hastings on the future of the UK. He sees a N Irish departure bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Mexico's AMLO wanted to boost investment. Instead he scared it away. "Mexico doesn’t seem to have a clear model for economic growth," says one economist in this revealing piece by Jude Webber : ft.com/content/8a6573… via @financialtimes

#Petrobras president suddenly pushed out: a clear signal from Bolsonaro that his re-election campaign takes precedence over economic policy ft.com/content/5178da… via @financialtimes

Cocaine: Colombia weighs a new aerial war on drugs ft.com/content/03b032… via @financialtimes

Mexico’s #COVID death toll is far worse than the government is admitting. Great piece from Jude Webber ft.com/content/44a1f0… via @financialtimes

The militarization of Brazil's government continues. After Bolsonaro announced that a general would lead Petrobras, today he's handing the Social Communication Secretary (Secom) to an Admiral. There are now more generals in top gov positions than during the military dictatorship.

Alarm bells ringing in Bolivia: Luis Arce’s Broken Promise in Bolivia americasquarterly.org/article/luis-a… via @amerquarterly

Why is Latin America's left in denial on the environment? Excellent piece from Oliver Stuenkel 🇧🇷 americasquarterly.org/article/latin-… via @amerquarterly

Central America needs trade more than aid from the US ft.com/content/9e950f… via @financialtimes

Colombian guerrillas now operate in more than half of Venezuela’s territory. Startling report via ⁦The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/2021/04/26/wor…

Why marijuana is yesterday's news: excellent piece from Jude Webber Mexican drug cartels see big profits in fentanyl ft.com/content/a667a8… via @financialtimes

Eating out in the age of Covid, British-style-stiff-upper-umbrellas