Since returning to the White House in 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump has put the fentanyl crisis at the center of U.S. policy toward Latin America.
The January 3 U.S. operation to arrest Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro on drug trafficking charges sent shock waves throughout Latin America. These were particularly pronounced in Mexico, given President Trump’s associated comment that the U.S. needs to “do something about Mexico”, where drug cartels “run the country”.
In energy trade, Latin America is more dependent on China than the other way around.
In the lead-up to Brazil’s presidential elections, Chinese media reports have offered varied perspectives on China-Brazil relations.
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