Brazil has actually seen a sharp and unpleasant increase in antisemitism since October 2023, according to official data from the Brazilian Israelite Confederation.After the Hamas attack on Israel that eliminated about 1,200 people and kidnapped over 250, antisemitic occurrences in Brazil jumped by 310%. In 2023, there were 1,774 reported cases, up from 432 the year

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José Antonio Kast, leader of Chile’s Republican Party, has become the main challenger to the country’s left-wing government as the 2025 presidential election approaches.

Kast’s steady rise in recent polls positions him as the top candidate for voters seeking a shift away from the policies of President Gabriel Boric and the newly nominated Communist

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Official trade data from 2024 shows a dramatic shift in Mexico’s car market. Mexico imported $5.3 billion worth of cars from China, while it only sold $262 million in cars to China.

This created a record $5 billion trade deficit for Mexico in the auto sector, the largest ever between the two countries. Ten years ago, Mexico barely imported any cars

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The first day of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro highlighted the group's growing size but likewise exposed its present weaknesses.Although the bloc now includes eleven major economies-- covering over half the world's population and nearly half of international economic output-- only a few of its leading leaders appeared in person.Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Fifteen years ago, Chile set a new standard for innovation in Latin America by launching Start-Up Chile, the world’s first government-backed accelerator for startups.

This initiative drew more than 2,000 startups from over 85 countries and helped create billion-dollar companies. Santiago quickly became the country’s innovation hub, attracting e

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Brazil's trade surplus dropped dramatically this year, according to official data from the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services. In June 2025, Brazil tape-recorded a surplus of $5.89 billion, which was less than expected and 7% lower than June 2024. For the very first half of 2025, the surplus fell almost 28% compared to the very same duration last

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