Matias Ludvig Littauer
Latin America Correspondent @information.dk
- My interview with Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado. www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Despite a coalition rife with inner turbulence, South Africa’s government is still holding—fortunately. While internal conflicts persist and political progress has been limited, the GNU's first year should be considered an important accomplishment. www.information.dk/udland/leder...
- Colombia’s first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, has led a failed peace project that exposes many of the problems characteristic of progressive parties’ approaches to crime. www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Developing countries are on the right side of history in defending multilateralism. While Western countries downplay ambitions for a global minimum corporate tax to appease Trump, developing countries are moving in the opposite direction. www.information.dk/udland/leder...
- El Salvador has gone from being an unsafe democracy to a near crime-free autocracy, where critics are silenced. Its crackdown on gangs has turned the curtailment of civil rights into a widely promoted solution for fighting insecurity across the continent. www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- After the bombing campaign over Iran, the BRICS countries will meet in Rio to present a credible alternative to a world led by Donald Trump — and, yet again, to save the organization from irrelevance. www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Latin America is the world’s most violent region, with the vast majority of murders committed using weapons legally purchased in the USA. Now countries are shifting the focus from the failed 'war on drugs' to a war on US guns. www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Editorial: The coca plant is amazing, but cocaine has fatal consequences throughout Latin America. Few things, if any, are more unethical to spend your money on. So don't. www.information.dk/udland/leder...
- Cry for me, Argentina. Convicted of corruption, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has been crowned a martyr. Her new mission: to wring tears from the nation. www.information.dk/udland/leder...
- A conversation with the Bernardo Arévalo, the social democrat who defied the odds to become Guatemala's president. www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- 127,000 people remain #disappeared in Mexico. In their search for answers, relatives venture into dangerous cartel-controlled territories. My feature on the #madresbuscadoras and the #desaparecidos. www.information.dk/moti/2025/05...
- The most important result of #Mexico’s judicial elections was no surprise: turnout remained below 15 percent. While Presidenta #Sheinbaum claims to now lead the world's most democratic country, many others believe a flawed justice system just got worse. www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Trump’s unrelenting pressure on #Panama is a warning of what may lie ahead for #Greenland. However, the limits of his use of national security as a pressure tool are beginning to show. Read here 👇 www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- #Lula, please don't pull a Biden. Here's why 👇 www.information.dk/udland/leder...
- Who is El Salvador’s president, now #Trump’s new prison warden? The MAGA movement loves Nayib #Bukele, whose undemocratic and heavy-handed methods are redefining an entire continent’s security policy. Read along here 👇 www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Armed with billions from the #IMF, Javier #Milei has embarked on the riskiest move of his economic #shocktherapy: freeing the peso. He’s off to a strong start, but the embattled currency still has a long road ahead.💰💸💸 👇 www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Hvis Ecuadors præsident, Daniel Noboa, taber valget søndag, vil regeringspartier have tabt 21 af de seneste 23 frie valg i Latinamerika. Jeg har taget et dybt kig på baggrunden for »anti-regeringsbølgen«, der lader til at have spedt sig til resten af verden. www.information.dk/moti/2025/04...
- Hegseths Panama-tur blev mødt af et skarpt svar fra Kina, som forsøger at udnytte Latinamerikas Trump-frustrationer: »Den eneste gang kanalen er blevet lukket, var på grund af USA's invasion. Hvem er det, der bliver ved med at råbe om at ’generobre’ kanalen?« www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Jair #Bolsonaro står til fængselsdom for sine kupplaner. Ekspræsidenten er bl.a. anklaget for at have planlagt mordet på en af de højesteretsdommere, der skal dømme ham. De fire øvrige er udpeget af venstrefløjen. Det er brændstof til Bolsonaro-fløjen. www.information.dk/udland/leder...
- Ifølge nogle målinger er Mexicos Claudia #Sheinbaum verdens mest populære statsleder, og hun lovprises for sin håndtering af Donald #Trump. Men hvor længe vil der gå, før problemer med narkokriminalitet og hendes forgængers fejl indhenter hende? www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Situationen i Haiti er katastrofal, men hjælpen udebliver. Det gør landet til frontlinje i kampen for humanitære principper, som er presset af, at rige lande i stigende grad negligerer globale humanitære behov med henvisning til nationale sikkerhedshensyn. #Haiti www.information.dk/udland/leder...
- En føderal dommer fastslog, at venezuelanere ikke kunne deporteres uden forudgående rettergang. Trumps regering gjorde det alligevel – og det vil man fortsætte med, siger hans 'grænsetzar'. Den mest direkte udfordring af retssystemet indtil videre👇 www.information.dk/udland/leder...
- Ulovlige grænsekrydsninger til USA faldt til det nær-historisk lavt i niveau i februar. En sejr for Trump, hvis politik unægteligt er en del af forklaringen, sagde en migrationsforsker, jeg talte med. 👇 www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Elon Musk og DOGE er direkte inspireret af et argentinsk ministerium under Javier Milei. Men Musks motorsav skærer langt mindre præcist end den argentinske, bl.a. fordi DOGE består af en flok unge tech-nørder uden erfaring fra den offentlige sektor. #DOGE #Milei👇 www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- Trumps straftold mod Mexico kommer trods fald i ulovlig immigration og en effektiv indsats mod karteller. Claudia Sheinbaums enorme popularitet og politiske tæft styrker imidlertid hendes forhandlingsposition over for Trump.👇 www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- In Ecuador, violence remains democracy’s biggest threat. Citizens' need for security enable measures that concentrate power with the president, challenging democratic norms. Neither candidate in the runoff has convincingly addressed these concerns www.information.dk/udland/leder...
- Aboard a hammock ferry sailing upriver from Manaus to Tabatinga, passengers shared stories of giant snakes, pirates, and illegal gold mines, offering us a glimpse into the life and challenges of the world’s largest forest. w/Philuppus Lodewikus van Aswegen politiken.dk/rejser/art10...
- Trump’s aggressive threats—tariffs, sanctions, and more—forced Petro’s hand. Colombia's submission exposed Latin America's lack of a common strategy. The region is set to become the biggest victim of the U.S. president’s plan to put "America first." 👇 www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- South American drug cartels' cocaine production has moved deep into the Amazon, ensnaring local communities. While the UN warns of ‘narco-deforestation,’ some are hoping that salvation will come in the form of a cocoa bean. Read my feature 👇 www.information.dk/moti/2025/01...
- Nicolás Maduro crushed popular protests to reinstate himself as Venezuela’s president. Without any democratic legitimacy, he is—in all but name—a dictator. Now, Venezuelans are waiting for Trump. www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- In the Amazon, indigenous religions and Christianity merge in unconventional ayahuasca rituals with Bibles and crucifixes. Meanwhile, the rainforest’s unique spiritual universe is increasingly being challenged by the rise of Pentecostal churches. Read my feature 👇 www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
- The economic indicators that Milei prioritizes have exceeded expectations. The budget is balanced, inflation is down, and the financial sector is optimistic. Yet, poverty has risen, and education and healthcare funding have dropped. Should Argentines be satisfied? www.information.dk/moti/2025/01...
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