Latin America

The Buenos Aires office works with civil society actors from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay on topics related to socio-ecological transformation, democracy and human rights, gender equality and digital policies. 

From Colombo to Kathmandu to Jakarta, a generation raised online is turning digital outrage into real-world protest, challenging power, demanding accountability, and redefining what revolution looks like across Asia. In this report, the journalist Ester Pinheiro speaks with: Sanskriti Pandey, sexual and reproductive rights young activist from Nepal. Sarthak Bhattarai, political reform activist from Nepal. Michelin Sallata, young Indigenous activist from Indonesia. Sulochana Peiris, documentary maker, researcher, writer, and director of the film #GoHomeGota from Sri Lanka. 

From livestreams in Lima to mass marches in Mexico City and youth networks in Buenos Aires, a new generation is reshaping protest in Latin America. Gen Z activists respond to corruption, crime, and political instability by blending street mobilisation with digital organising, memes, and cultural expression. Decentralised, creative, and often born online, their movements show how humour, hope, and hashtags are transforming activism across the region.

In the Brazilian state of Acre, dominated by the Amazon Rainforest and inhabited by a diverse population, members of Generation Z who live in extractive reserves recognise that their future hangs on the effective management of natural and cultural resources and respect for local ways of life. The pressures of economic and state interests have threatened these lands in the past and continue to pose challenges to the preservation of ancestral knowledge and lifestyles. Still, Gen Z dares to dream of a hopeful future, placing emphasis on collective action and community mobilisation to safeguard this territory and its heritage. 

The EU is betting on a shuttered refinery in Brazil to secure nickel – run by a struggling company with a troubling environmental record. A closer look shows: Strategic projects in raw materials policy needs more credible selection criteria.

In early 2026, several thousand liters of drilling fluid leaked during a test drilling operation in the Amazon Mouth Basin. The project to extract oil off the coasts of Amapá and Pará is symbolic of Brazil's resource-driven development model, which continues to rely on large-scale agricultural, energy, and infrastructure projects.

The European Parliament narrowly voted to request a legal opinion from the European Court of Justice on the EU-Mercosur agreement. We spoke with Sven Giegold about Europe's strategic orientation and the role of the Greens in this geopolitical context.

This article situates Chile’s foreign policy within the long arc of decolonisation, examining how it balances autonomy, diversification, and multilateralism amid shifting global power.