Catherine Osborn


Catherine Osborn is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Latin America Brief. She is a print and radio journalist based in Rio de Janeiro.

Articles by Catherine Osborn
Four Indigenous people in traditional attire sit behind a white table, flanked by journalists.
Four Indigenous people in traditional attire sit behind a white table, flanked by journalists.
A rainbow stretches across a partly cloudy sky outside a large building in the venue for COP30. Small groups of people mill about on the plaza beneath the rainbow.
A rainbow stretches across a partly cloudy sky outside a large building in the venue for COP30. Small groups of people mill about on the plaza beneath the rainbow.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric stands at a lectern and delivers a speech.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric stands at a lectern and delivers a speech.
A man wearing a red T-shirt walks through the middle of a flooded Cuban street after Hurricane Melissa, with the water reaching nearly up to the knees of his sweatpants. The street is surrounded on either side by low buildings.
A man wearing a red T-shirt walks through the middle of a flooded Cuban street after Hurricane Melissa, with the water reaching nearly up to the knees of his sweatpants. The street is surrounded on either side by low buildings.
Wearing a suit with no tie, Rodrigo Paz waves at something or someone out of frame. Behind him is a woman wearing an orange vest.
Wearing a suit with no tie, Rodrigo Paz waves at something or someone out of frame. Behind him is a woman wearing an orange vest.
A protester stands outside beneath a pale sky, holding a sign reading "Jose Jeri doesn't represent me." She is surrounded by dozens of other demonstrators, almost all wearing red.
A protester stands outside beneath a pale sky, holding a sign reading "Jose Jeri doesn't represent me." She is surrounded by dozens of other demonstrators, almost all wearing red.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley gives thumbs up to the camera. She is wearing a yellow blouse, hoop earrings, and sun glasses.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley gives thumbs up to the camera. She is wearing a yellow blouse, hoop earrings, and sun glasses.
An armed soldier sits in the back of a green pickup truck. Behind him sits another soldier, facing the other direction. In the background is a green fence and palm trees.
An armed soldier sits in the back of a green pickup truck. Behind him sits another soldier, facing the other direction. In the background is a green fence and palm trees.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds papers as he watches Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speak on screen.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds papers as he watches Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speak on screen.
A Colombian police helicopter takes part in security operations to the coca-growing municipality of Villagarzón, Colombia, on Sept. 5.
A Colombian police helicopter takes part in security operations to the coca-growing municipality of Villagarzón, Colombia, on Sept. 5.
Inside a courtroom, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, shown from behind, faces off with Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is facing the camera. Moraes is wearing judicial robes and is seated at the center of a tribunal with colleagues on either side. A Brazilian flag and seal are behind Moraes.
Inside a courtroom, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, shown from behind, faces off with Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is facing the camera. Moraes is wearing judicial robes and is seated at the center of a tribunal with colleagues on either side. A Brazilian flag and seal are behind Moraes.
Members of Venezuela’s Presidential Honor Guard walk past a mural with images of former President Hugo Chávez during a national recruitment campaign launched by President Nicolás Maduro’s government in Caracas on Aug. 30.
Members of Venezuela’s Presidential Honor Guard walk past a mural with images of former President Hugo Chávez during a national recruitment campaign launched by President Nicolás Maduro’s government in Caracas on Aug. 30.
Ecuadorian Vice President María José Pinto, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro speak during the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization summit in Bogota on Aug. 22.
Ecuadorian Vice President María José Pinto, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro speak during the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization summit in Bogota on Aug. 22.
Christian Democratic Party candidate Rodrigo Paz celebrates with his supporters following the results of Bolivia’s first-round presidential election in La Paz on Aug. 17.
Christian Democratic Party candidate Rodrigo Paz celebrates with his supporters following the results of Bolivia’s first-round presidential election in La Paz on Aug. 17.
Laurent Saint-Cyr, the president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, attends the installation of the new acting director of the Haitian National Police in Port-au-Prince on Aug. 8.
Laurent Saint-Cyr, the president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, attends the installation of the new acting director of the Haitian National Police in Port-au-Prince on Aug. 8.