Under Presidents Biden and Lula, the United States and Brazil have an opportunity to collaborate on key international issues like preventing climate change. Will they be able to mark a new era in U.S.-Brazil relations or will the two countries continue to operate at cross purposes?

The success of China’s regional outreach in Latin America will depend, as it has for a number of years, on Beijing’s relative influence in regional institutions and on the capacity and effectiveness of the institutions themselves.

In a shifting economic and political environment, both China and Latin American countries will have to adjust to new challenges but also seek new opportunities.