The lucrative profits of the cocaine trade have spurred fierce competition among Mexico's cartels.

The Agata operations' potential to improve Brazilian military capabilities could have significant strategic ramifications.

Stratfor Latin America analyst Karen Hooper discusses the recent nationalizations of utility companies in Bolivia.

As Brazil's population migrated west into the country's hinterland, Brazilian citizens have migrated across the western border and settled in neighboring states.

Brazilian migration to other La Plata River states frequently occurs in large part because of regional geography.

Analyst Karen Hooper examines the protests behind a planned road through a Bolivian nature reserve, and why Brazil is the primary financier of the project.

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