PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO: [translated] Latin America, almost in general, has not had the same position as NATO, nor the United States, nor the European Union.

Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and longtime senator, became the first leftist leader elected to head Colombia, Latin America’s third largest nation. Francia Márquez will become the nation’s ...

Leftist Gustavo Petro’s victory in Colombia was the most stunning example yet of how the pandemic has transformed the politics of Latin America.

Mr. Petro’s showing was the latest leftist political victory in Latin America fueled by voters’ desire for change. Chile, Honduras and Peru elected leftist presidents in 2021.

When Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Brazilian goods last week, the reaction in Brasília was swift ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro sought to ease tensions with the U.S. last month, sending a letter saying he didn't intend ...

The election of guerilla-turned-politician Gustavo Petro as the first leftist president of Colombia last weekend marked a historic turn for the Latin American nation. It could become a historic ...

Petro wants to work with other progressive leaders in Latin America on a region-wide transition. One of those leaders is the recently elected president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, who has put ...

A wave of leftist political leaders is cresting in Latin America and the map is turning red.The region has taken another leftward turn, as Colombia’s Gustavo Petro recently won the country’s ...

Gustavo Petro Could Transform Colombia—And Washington’s Role in Latin America 7 minute read Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech after his inauguration ceremony at Bolivar ...

“Donald Trump and the people around him, including Rubio, don’t like Gustavo Petro,” said Adam Isacson, the director of defense oversight for the Washington Office on Latin America think tank.

On Sunday, tensions escalated between President Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro after the latter refused to accept deportation flights on U.S. military planes. Although the Colombian ...