Latin America

The work of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Latin America addresses regional challenges such as ecological sustainability, democratic participation, and gender equality. The goal is to make a significant and effective contribution to the consolidation of democratic and sustainable societies. More about the work of our Latin America department and our country offices can be found on this page.

Here you will find current articles, publications, and thematic focuses on Latin America.

Recent Articles on Latin America

Aerial view shows mine, dam, brown basin, mud flowing into valley.

Big Risks, Little Nickel: Europe’s Mining Gamble in Brazil Is on Shaky Ground

Analysis

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.

Maurício Angelo

How Resource Extraction and Infrastructure Projects Are Driving the Climate Crisis in the Amazon

Analyse

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.

Edna María Ramos de Castro

Chile’s Foreign Policy in a Time of Hegemonic Interregnum

Analysis

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.

Prof. Marcos Robledo Hoecker

From the Amazon to the World: Food Culture as a Key to Food Security and Human Rights

Background

Food culture means more than just recipes: in Brazil, it stands for self-determination, human rights, and resistance against agricultural corporations. A movement is forming in the Amazon that is rethinking food - and making it political.

Tainá Marajoara

Brazil: Violence Against Environmental Defenders in the Amazon Rises

Analysis

The protection of environmental and human rights defenders must be decisively strengthened in the Amazon and globally. For far too often, activists are still exposed to threats and violence.

Ciro de Souza Brito

All Articles on Latin America

Thematic Focuses on Latin America

Young Voices Latin America

Photo series: The Cruzada São Sebastião in Rio de Janeiro

All Thematic Focuses on Latin America

Publications on Latin America

Atlas da Amazônia Brasileira

Atlas

The Brazilian Amazon Atlas offers a new perspective on one of the most important regions on Earth. Instead of reproducing long-standing myths and colonial narratives, this publication centers the voices of the people who have lived in and protected the Amazon for generations.

Skyscrapers and streets in front of wooded mountains, with yellow text above: Public Debt and Resilient Futures in Latin America and the Caribbean

Public Debt and Resilient Futures in Latin America and the Caribbean

Policy Brief

Latin America and the Caribbean stand at a crossroads of escalating debt, intensifying climate shocks, and stalled progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. A new policy brief analyses the region's debt dynamics.

Ulrich Volz, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Alex Dryden

Illustration of a world map on a lily pad with Amazon animals, plants, buildings, and a boat. Text is overlaid on the image

Brazilian Amazon Atlas

Atlas

Since its colonization, the Amazon region has served as a projection surface for foreign ideas and desires. With the Brazilian Amazon Atlas, we want to deconstruct common stereotypes about the region - and show it from the perspective of its diverse inhabitants.

All Publications on Latin America

Latin America

Recent Articles on Latin America

Big Risks, Little Nickel: Europe’s Mining Gamble in Brazil Is on Shaky Ground

How Resource Extraction and Infrastructure Projects Are Driving the Climate Crisis in the Amazon

Chile’s Foreign Policy in a Time of Hegemonic Interregnum

From the Amazon to the World: Food Culture as a Key to Food Security and Human Rights

Brazil: Violence Against Environmental Defenders in the Amazon Rises

Thematic Focuses on Latin America

Young Voices Latin America

Photo series: The Cruzada São Sebastião in Rio de Janeiro

Publications on Latin America

Atlas da Amazônia Brasileira

Public Debt and Resilient Futures in Latin America and the Caribbean

Brazilian Amazon Atlas

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