BUENOS AIRES — Street nomenclature can be a subtle way of expressing political loyalties here. A small street near the Argentine congress is officially named Presidente Teniente General Juan Domingo Perón, after the late populist leader. But his die-hard opponents insist on using its former name, Cangallo, a quiet refusal to honor the man they […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht SA’s advisors plan to propose a delay in the bankruptcy plan vote by creditors, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Odebrecht is likely to schedule a creditors assembly on Nov. 18 to comply with Brazilian bankruptcy protection rules, but so far there is not a concrete […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian restaurant chain Grupo Madero is planning to launch an initial public offer (IPO) in the second half of 2020, its founder Luiz Durski Junior told newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on Monday. Investment banks have advised Durski to launch an IPO in the United States, as such a transaction could value […]

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The Constitution depends on rivalry and jealousy. It may not be an engine of perpetual conflict, but the separate branches of government and chambers of Congress are supposed to be wary of encroachments on their authority. James Madison hoped that the multitude of interests represented in the legislature would prevent a single will, embodied in […]

ATHENS — Perhaps you know the story of the parrot in Soviet Russia that escapes from its cage and flies out the window. Its owner rushes out and hurries down to the Ministry of State Security. “I just want to assure you,” he tells the Soviet agents, “in case the situation arises, that my parrot’s […]

Napoleon once said: “All great events hang by a hair. The man of ability takes advantage of everything and neglects nothing that can give him a chance to succeed; whilst the less able man sometimes loses everything by neglecting a single one of those chances.” Boris Johnson, in his arduous endeavour to be remembered as […]

Nearly three-and-a-half years since Britain’s Brexit referendum and the process of unscrambling the million eggs of British EU membership continues to generate news by the hour. With just 18 days before Britain’s membership of the EU lapses, officials are still trying to square the circle of the border on this island. Until last Thursday afternoon, […]

This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it Tuesdays and Thursdays. What just happened: The White House declared war on the House impeachment inquiry on Tuesday in an eight-page letter to Democratic leaders that condemned the investigation as “illegitimate” and “a naked political strategy” to undo the […]

PARIS — When I first met Isadora Zubillaga in New York some 20 years ago, she was a young venture capitalist investing in Latin American start-ups, and I was an equally young reporter covering Latin America. She never mentioned politics. We soon lost touch. So I was surprised when Ms. Zubillaga emailed me out of […]