Workers handled beef in Avellaneda in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro.

The phenomenon is expected to last until April, with more humidity in Central America and northern South America, and more droughts in the center and south of the region

THE Latin America and Caribbean region faces much uncertainty in 2025. This uncertainty is because of the many political changes around the world, the impact of ongoing wars, the rising tide of crime and violence in the region and growing fiscal and debt management difficulties.

AQ tracks political and economic trends to watch and key indicators in 12 of the region’s largest economies.

This piece was originally published on January 16, 2025 and has since been updated.

Google the most violent region of the world and Latin America will come up. Violence in the region takes many forms and starts young. Data from UNICEF shows nearly two in three children aged 1–14 years in Latin America and the Caribbean face violent discipline at home.

Mexico has agreed to expand support to other Latin American and Caribbean nations as part of a regional migratory response

The Rockefeller Foundation announced Lyana Latorre as Vice President and head of its Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In this role, she will oversee operations that advance the 111-year-old philanthropic organization's mission to promote the well-being of humanity across the region,

Populism is a thin, malleable ideology -and this allows right-wing and left-wing discourses to intertwine with caudillismo and demagogy, redefining the political coordinates of Latin America.

Alorica Inc., a digitally-engineered, tech-enabled global customer experience (CX) leader, is celebrating a landmark achievement: all nine countries where Alorica operates in Latin America and the Caribbean are certified as a Great Place to Work® based on employee sentiment and experience in five key areas: credibility,

Digital inclusion is key to reducing inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean, where millions lack access and digital skills. During the Second Meeting for Digital Inclusion, experts highlighted the transformative role of connectivity,

Pfizer’s latest-generation pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is in line to reach more people in Latin America and the Caribbean through a joint effort with Argentina’s government, The Pan American Hea | The vaccine will soon be made available in Latin America and the Caribbean through the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)'s Regional Revolving Funds program.