The United States is pushing Brazil to enter a major agreement to develop and export critical minerals, aiming to secure key resources needed for future technologies and national defense. According to officials from both countries, Washington is seeking to invest billions of dollars into Brazil’s mining sector as part of a broader strategy to reduce reliance on China’s dominance in global mineral supply chains. Brazil, however, has shown resistance to the proposal. While it

The Liniers neighborhood of Buenos Aires has long reflected Argentina’s identity as a nation shaped by immigration. Once home to Spanish tailors, Italian fruit vendors and Eastern European Jewish communities, it has evolved into a vibrant hub of Peruvian and Bolivian culture, with markets filled with quinoa, purple corn and other traditional goods. For decades, the area symbolized Argentina’s openness to newcomers. But that sense of normalcy was shaken on a recent Friday, wh