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        <title><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[JP Spinetto is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Latin American business, economic affairs and politics. He was previously Bloomberg News’ managing editor for economics and government in the region.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Bad USMCA Rewrite Will Cost Mexico More Than No Deal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-06/mexico-will-lose-more-from-a-bad-usmca-rewrite-than-from-no-deal</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:30:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 8: President Donald J. Trump and President of the United Mexican States Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sign a joint declaration on the new USMCA agreement in the Rose Garden at the White House on Wednesday, July 08, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Indictments Give Mexico’s Sheinbaum an Opportunity]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-01/us-indictments-give-mexico-s-sheinbaum-an-opportunity</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:30:20 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Governor of Sinaloa, Ruben Rocha (L), greets the Mexican elected President, Claudia Sheinbaum (C), next to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during the inauguration of a public hospital in Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico, on August 10, 2024. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday expressed his confidence in the governor of Sinaloa after the drug trafficker Ismael &quot;El Mayo&quot; Zambada, captured in the US, said he planned to meet with him. (Photo by RASHIDE FRIAS / AFP) (Photo by RASHIDE FRIAS/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thiel Is the Latest Rabbit Milei Has Pulled From a Hat]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-30/peter-thiel-is-the-latest-rabbit-that-argentina-s-milei-has-pulled-from-a-hat</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:30:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>And now for my next trick...</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru’s Electoral Chaos Is an Ugly Regional Omen]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-27/peru-s-electoral-chaos-is-an-ugly-omen-for-latin-america</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>LIMA, PERU - APRIL 19: Thousands of citizens gather in the streets in a day marked by political uncertainty and distrust in the official results following the recent presidential elections on April 19, 2026, in Lima, Peru. Various citizen groups, together with far-right candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga, called for the mobilization amid questions about the process and the role of the Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales (ONPE). So far, it remains unclear who will advance to the runoff against Keiko Fujimori. (Photo by Klebher Vasquez/Anadolu via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Needs María Corina Machado at Home]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-22/venezuela-needs-maria-corina-machado-at-home</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:30:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pack your bags and head home.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Look to Latin America’s Oil Boom for Energy Security]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-17/latin-america-s-oil-boom-offers-a-new-source-of-energy-security</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessels and supply vessels in the Buzios field off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Brazil&apos;s state oil company is accelerating production from the Buzios field as crude prices hover near a five-year low and the global market braces for glut.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don’t Give Up (Yet) on Getting World Cup Tickets]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-15/fans-world-cup-dreams-are-turning-into-very-expensive-nightmares</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:30:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump, left, and Gianni Infantino, president of the Federation International Football Association (FIFA), hold a ticket to the final 2026 FIFA World Cup match in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Trump announced that Washington&apos;s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will host the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru's Dysfunctional Politics Are an Economic Time Bomb]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-10/peru-s-dysfunctional-politics-are-an-economic-time-bomb</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Peru&apos;s new interim President Jose Maria Balcazar gestures after his election at the National Congress in Lima on February 18, 2026. Peruvian left-wing parliamentarian Jose Maria Balcazar was elected president of the Congress on February 18, 2026, and will automatically become interim president of the country, following the impeachment of Jose Jeri in a new episode of political instability. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Banxico's Contested Rate Cut Isn't the Real Problem]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-08/bank-of-mexico-banxico-s-contested-rate-cut-isn-t-the-real-problem</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Victoria Rodriguez Ceja, governor of the Bank of Mexico, during the Association of Banks of Mexico (ABM) convention in Cancun, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Mexican regulators and banks are seeking to boost how many payments are sent digitally and curb the country&apos;s preference for cash, according to the head of the country&apos;s banking industry group.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lula Risks Making the Same Mistake as Joe Biden]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-26/as-brazil-s-election-nears-lula-should-not-repeat-joe-biden-s-mistake</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TOPSHOT - Brazil&apos;s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves upon arrival for the X Summit of Heads of State and Government, within the framework of the CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum in Bogota on March 21, 2026. (Photo by RAUL ARBOLEDA / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Argentina’s 50-Year-Old Coup Still Resonates]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-25/argentina-s-50-year-old-coup-still-matters-in-latin-america</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>&quot;Madres de Plaza de Mayo&quot; hold a banner claiming for their missing sons and daughters as they walk in front of the government house, circa 1980. According to human rights organizations about 30.000 people disappeared in Argentina during the military dictatorship 1976-1983. &quot;Madres&quot; members still walk in Plaza de Mayo every Thursday. AFP PHOTO Daniel GARCIA (Photo by DANIEL GARCIA / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Cuban Capitalist Conversion Won’t Unlock Democracy]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-18/a-cuban-capitalist-conversion-won-t-unlock-democracy</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:30:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A woman wearing a T-shirt with the United States flag sells Coquito (coconut cookies) in a street in Havana on March 13, 2026. Cuba&apos;s President Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed on March 13, 2026 that &quot;Cuban officials have recently held talks&quot; with representatives of the United States, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Havana. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Colombia’s Real Threat Is Not Political]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-16/colombia-s-real-threat-is-not-political</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An Indigenous Misak woman casts her vote at a polling station during legislative elections in Silvia, Cauca department, Colombia, on March 8, 2026. Colombians vote on March 8 in legislative elections that will shape the final months of left-wing President Gustavo Petro&apos;s term and test whether the country&apos;s once-powerful right wing is poised for a political comeback. (Photo by Joaquin SARMIENTO / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Iran War Has One Clear Regional Winner]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-11/iran-war-s-clear-regional-winner-is-latin-america</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Oil from Brazil. Oil drilling rig against the panorama of Rio de Janeiro.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Milei’s Insults Energize His Base. Investors, Not So Much]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/milei-s-insults-thrill-argentina-s-voters-chill-foreign-investors</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Javier Milei, Argentina&apos;s president, speaks during an opening session at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sunday, March 1, 2026. Emboldened by a string of legislative victories, Milei dedicated Argentina&apos;s annual state of the nation address to hurling insults at his opponents in a return to his boisterous persona on the campaign trail.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Slump Disrupts Bukele’s Digital Utopia]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-04/bitcoin-slump-shatters-bukele-s-digital-utopia-in-el-salvador</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>What happens to a crypto dream deferred?</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sheinbaum Kills a Drug Lord and Crosses Her Rubicon]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-23/sheinbaum-takes-out-el-mencho-and-crosses-her-rubicon</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:20:29 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - FEBRUARY 22: Members of the National Guard stand guard outside the facilities of the Specialized Prosecutor&apos;s Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO) in Mexico City, Mexico on February 22, 2026. The security presence outside the FEMDO facilities follows an operation earlier in the day in which cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as &apos;El Mencho&apos; was killed during a military operation in Tapalpa, in the state of Jalisco, authorities confirmed. (Photo by Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brazil Can't Afford Another Supreme Court Scandal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-20/brazil-can-t-afford-another-supreme-court-scandal</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Federal Supreme Court - Sculpture by Alfredo Ceschiatti, Brasilia, DF, Brazil. (Photo by: AGB Photo Library/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexico Can Call Trump’s Bluff on Trade]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-18/mexico-can-call-trump-s-bluff-on-usmca-trade-pact</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Go ahead and kick that own goal, Mr. President.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cuba Is Home Alone in Latin America]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-12/cuba-is-home-alone-in-latin-america</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Spinetto]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TOPSHOT - Cubans chat at night on a street during a nationwide blackout caused by a grid failure in Havana on October 18, 2024. Technical breakdowns, fuel shortages and high demand have caused the country&apos;s thermoelectric power plants to constantly fail, forcing the government to declare an energy emergency and take measures such as closing schools and factories. (Photo by Adalberto ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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