Catherine Osborn


Catherine Osborn is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Latin America Brief. She is a print and radio journalist based in Rio de Janeiro.

Articles by Catherine Osborn
A group of children sit in a newly opened shelter in the Meyotte neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 12, after people were forced to flee from another area due to gang violence.
A group of children sit in a newly opened shelter in the Meyotte neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 12, after people were forced to flee from another area due to gang violence.
Argentine President Javier Milei and Economy Minister Luis Caputo walk after meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Buenos Aires on April 14.
Argentine President Javier Milei and Economy Minister Luis Caputo walk after meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Buenos Aires on April 14.
A collage photo illustration shows Donald Trump gesturing with arms wide. In front of him are headshots of Benjamin Netanyahu and Vlodymyr Zelensky, images of immigratns and ICE police, a tattered EU flag and America First signs.
A collage photo illustration shows Donald Trump gesturing with arms wide. In front of him are headshots of Benjamin Netanyahu and Vlodymyr Zelensky, images of immigratns and ICE police, a tattered EU flag and America First signs.
Pope Francis smiles and waves with one outstretched hand, an out-of-focus crowd of people visible behind him. Francis wears his everyday white cassock and cap. A lens flare is visible over the shoulder of his raised arm.
Pope Francis smiles and waves with one outstretched hand, an out-of-focus crowd of people visible behind him. Francis wears his everyday white cassock and cap. A lens flare is visible over the shoulder of his raised arm.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa gives a thumbs-up to supporters from a balcony of the Carondelet Palace in Quito on April 15, two days after winning reelection.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa gives a thumbs-up to supporters from a balcony of the Carondelet Palace in Quito on April 15, two days after winning reelection.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro hands a gavel to Colombian President Gustavo Petro during the ninth summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, seen in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on April 9.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro hands a gavel to Colombian President Gustavo Petro during the ninth summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, seen in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on April 9.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva talks with Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at Planalto Palace in Brasília on Jan. 29.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva talks with Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at Planalto Palace in Brasília on Jan. 29.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva talks with Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at Planalto Palace in Brasília on Jan. 29.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva talks with Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at Planalto Palace in Brasília on Jan. 29.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walks beside an honor guard of Japanese soldiers in dress uniform and standing at attention. One soldier holds a staff with a Japanese flag, and another folds the Brazilian flag.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walks beside an honor guard of Japanese soldiers in dress uniform and standing at attention. One soldier holds a staff with a Japanese flag, and another folds the Brazilian flag.
Guards escort a newly admitted inmate deported from the United States to the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16.
Guards escort a newly admitted inmate deported from the United States to the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16.
Guards escort a newly admitted inmate deported from the United States to the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16.
Guards escort a newly admitted inmate deported from the United States to the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16.
Migrants wait outside facilities run by Mexico’s Commission for Refugee Assistance in Naucalpan, Mexico, on Jan. 28.
Migrants wait outside facilities run by Mexico’s Commission for Refugee Assistance in Naucalpan, Mexico, on Jan. 28.
Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec. 28, 2024.
Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec. 28, 2024.
Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec. 28, 2024.
Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec. 28, 2024.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 25, 2024.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 25, 2024.