How a handshake in Valparaíso between a senator’s son and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate rewrote the human rights narrative of Latin America — and left Lula watching from the wrong side of history eyesonguyana For three decades, the Latin American left owned the language of human rights. It was their vocabulary, their credential, their…
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eyesonguyana Donald Trump is staging what he calls a “new offensive” against South America’s drug trade, welcoming Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro to Washington with the promise of tougher cooperation. But beneath the handshakes and photo ops lies a clash of visions—and a looming question: can Trump really bend Latin America to his will? Petro in…
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Diverging Paths: Lula and Macron’s Stances on Ukraine eyesonguyana Amsterdam, June, 8th, 2025 – During his visit to Paris, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed his support for a peace initiative jointly proposed by China and Brazil to mediate the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The six-point plan, which calls for non-escalation, humanitarian…
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