Brian Winter

Brian Winter is editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and the vice president for policy at Americas Society/Council of the Americas. A best-selling author, analyst and speaker, Brian has been living and breathing Latin American politics for the past 20 years.

Brian spent a decade living in Latin America as a journalist for Reuters, based in São Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City. Since 2015 he has been based in New York City, overseeing Americas Quarterly’s growth into a must-read for Latin America’s most influential investors and opinion leaders, while more than tripling its readership online. Brian is also the author or co-author of four books including Why Soccer Matters, a New York Times bestseller he wrote with Brazilian soccer legend Pelé; The Accidental President of Brazil, co-authored with President Fernando Henrique Cardoso; No Lost Causes, with President Álvaro Uribe; and Long After Midnight, a memoir about his time in Argentina.

Brian is a regular presence in TV, radio and print media, from NPR and CNN en Español to Folha de S.Paulo and The Wall Street Journal. Proficient in Spanish and Portuguese, he speaks frequently about Latin America’s past, present and future to investors and general-interest audiences. Follow him on Twitter @BrazilBrian.

• I Miss the Old Brazil
• A Nightmare Scenario in Brazil’s Institutional Crisis
• The Key to Bolsonaro’s Survival
• The Backlash to Venezuelan Migration Is Here
• Coronavirus and Latin America: 4 Possible Outcomes
• Q&A: Why El Salvador’s Crisis Is Different – and Worrying
• “É Complicado”: O relacionamento entre Bolsonaro e os militares
• “It’s Complicated”: Inside Bolsonaro’s Relationship with Brazil’s Military
• Dilma’s Impeachment: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
• Is Brazil Next?
• Onde os “Corruption Busters” acertaram – e onde erraram.
• Los aciertos (y errores) de los “Corruption Busters” de América Latina
• What Latin America’s “Corruption Busters” Got Right – and Wrong
• Netflix’s “The Edge of Democracy” – Not Just For Beginners
• The Bolsonaros Try to Behave (Kind of. For Now.)
• Latin America’s Decade-Long Hangover
• La larga resaca de América Latina
• A longa ressaca da América Latina
• The Tropical Trump? If He’s Lucky.
• Should Brazil Just Abolish the Vice Presidency?