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
An aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine run by Chilean company SQM in the Atacama Desert in Calama, Chile, on Sep. 12, 2022.
An aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine run by Chilean company SQM in the Atacama Desert in Calama, Chile, on Sep. 12, 2022.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left) and National Liberation Army (ELN) commander Antonio García (right) exchange documents next to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel (center) at the closing of the third round of peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the ELN in Havana on June 9.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left) and National Liberation Army (ELN) commander Antonio García (right) exchange documents next to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel (center) at the closing of the third round of peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the ELN in Havana on June 9.
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, both wearing face masks, attend a ceremony to commemorate 500 years of Indigenous resistance in 2021.
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, both wearing face masks, attend a ceremony to commemorate 500 years of Indigenous resistance in 2021.
Three people hold protest signs with slogans in Spanish denouncing Giammattei. One sign depicts Giammattei with red devil horns.
Three people hold protest signs with slogans in Spanish denouncing Giammattei. One sign depicts Giammattei with red devil horns.
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso speaks during his impeachment trial at the National Assembly in Quito on May 16.
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso speaks during his impeachment trial at the National Assembly in Quito on May 16.
Supporters of Chile’s far-right Republican Party celebrate the victory of their candidates during an election to choose members of a new constitutional council in Santiago on May 7.
Supporters of Chile’s far-right Republican Party celebrate the victory of their candidates during an election to choose members of a new constitutional council in Santiago on May 7.
Paraguayan President-elect Santiago Peña celebrates with members of his Colorado Party after winning the Paraguayan presidential election, in the capital of Asuncion on April 30.
Paraguayan President-elect Santiago Peña celebrates with members of his Colorado Party after winning the Paraguayan presidential election, in the capital of Asuncion on April 30.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during the opening of an international conference on Venezuela held in Bogotá on April 25.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during the opening of an international conference on Venezuela held in Bogotá on April 25.
Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad speaks during a news conference at the Brazilian Embassy in Beijing on April 14.
Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad speaks during a news conference at the Brazilian Embassy in Beijing on April 14.
Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa gives a thumbs-up before a group match between Tigre and São Paulo soccer clubs during the 2023 Copa Sudamericana tournament at José Dellagiovanna Stadium in Buenos Aires on April 6.
Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa gives a thumbs-up before a group match between Tigre and São Paulo soccer clubs during the 2023 Copa Sudamericana tournament at José Dellagiovanna Stadium in Buenos Aires on April 6.
Then-candidate (and now Brazilian President) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stands with his foreign-policy advisor, Celso Amorim, during a press conference in São Paulo on Aug. 22, 2022.
Then-candidate (and now Brazilian President) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stands with his foreign-policy advisor, Celso Amorim, during a press conference in São Paulo on Aug. 22, 2022.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez greets children as he arrives for the plenary session of the 28th Ibero-American Summit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on March 25.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez greets children as he arrives for the plenary session of the 28th Ibero-American Summit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on March 25.
A woman passes a sign for the Colorado Party’s presidential primary candidate Santiago Peña in Asunción, Paraguay, on Dec. 17, 2022.
A woman passes a sign for the Colorado Party’s presidential primary candidate Santiago Peña in Asunción, Paraguay, on Dec. 17, 2022.
Migrants, mostly of Venezuelan origin, attempt to cross into the United States at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on March 12.
Migrants, mostly of Venezuelan origin, attempt to cross into the United States at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on March 12.