Brian Winter

Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and a seasoned analyst of Latin American politics, with more than 20 years following the region’s ups and downs. He lived in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico as a correspondent for Reuters before taking on his current role in New York, where he is also the vice president of policy for the Americas Society and Council of the Americas. He has been called “the best foreign expert on Brazil of this moment” by GloboNews. Brian is the author of several books including Why Soccer Matters, a New York Times bestseller he wrote with the Brazilian soccer legend Pelé; The Accidental President of Brazil, co-authored with President Fernando Henrique Cardoso; and Long After Midnight, a memoir about trying (and failing) to learn to tango in Argentina. He is a regular contributor to television and radio, the host of the Americas Quarterly Podcast and a prolific barbecuer and chef. Proficient in Spanish and Portuguese, Brian speaks frequently about Latin America’s past, present and future to investors and general-interest audiences. Follow him on Twitter @BrazilBrian

• Why Lying Is Often Easier in Argentina
• How Brexit and Trump Could Turn Latin America Upside-Down
• How to Get Brazil (And Latin America) Completely Wrong
• Michel Temer and the ‘Nobody Survives’ Scenario in Brasília
• A Final Defense of Dilma Rousseff
• O momento ‘Que se vayan todos’ do Brasil
• Impeachment and Brazil’s ‘Que Se Vayan Todos’ Moment
• The Endgame of Brazil’s Crisis: Four Things to Watch
• Moody’s: Lula Appointment Could Spell End of Fiscal Adjustment in Brazil
• The Key to Rousseff’s Future – And Maybe Brazil’s, Too
• Don’t Let Brazil Become Venezuela
• Brazil’s Historic Corruption Probe May Be at Risk
• Uribe: Colombia Peace Deal Is “a Capitulation” to FARC
• A Scenario Under Which Rousseff Gets Impeached in Brazil
• Brazil, Heaven and Hell in the Same Day
• Janio Is Coming: The Return of the Old, Unstable Brazil
• The Incredible Unknown Bond between Joe Biden and Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff
• China and Latin America 2.0: What the Next Phase Will Look Like
• China e América Latina 2.0: A próxima fase na relação com Pequim
• China y América Latina 2.0: La siguiente fase con Pekín