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Igor Patrick
Latin America Correspondent
Igor Patrick has worked in different media outlets in Latin America, mainly covering Brics and China. In addition to his bachelor's degree in journalism (PUC Minas), he holds two master's degrees from the Yenching Academy (Peking University) and Schwarzman Scholars (Tsinghua University). Before joining the Post, he was a fellow at the Wilson Center, where he wrote the book "Hearts & Minds, Votes & Contracts: China's State Media in Latin America".
Igor Patrick has worked in different media outlets in Latin America, mainly covering Brics and China. In addition to his bachelor's degree in journalism (PUC Minas), he holds two master's degrees from the Yenching Academy (Peking University) and Schwarzman Scholars (Tsinghua University). Before joining the Post, he was a fellow at the Wilson Center, where he wrote the book "Hearts & Minds, Votes & Contracts: China's State Media in Latin America".
Areas of Expertise:
China news, China media and propaganda, Latam-China relationsLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish
Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and other governments that suspended relations with the country offer rescue teams and humanitarian aid.
EU’s Jozef Sikela promises refining investment and technology transfer, in a race for Brazilian minerals that the US and China already lead.
Beijing offers to work with de la Espriella in spite of his firm’s legal clash over the metro with a Chinese group and his US realignment vow.
Brazil’s Celso Amorim tells a Rio conference the Global South must answer via Brics, casting rare earths and data as matters of sovereignty.
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Buenos Aires denies negotiating renewal, but the US$19 billion swap expires August 6, and Argentine reports say talks are already advancing.
Ascend processors are central to Beijing’s effort to build a self-reliant AI industry and reduce dependence on US technology.
Suspicious bulk orders from unfamiliar countries are screened out, Nvidia’s regional chief says, as Chinese capital courts Brazil.
Foreign ministry rebutted Marco Rubio’s claim that Cuba sponsors terrorism and demanded an end to US sanctions on the island.
The president also branded Rubio a ‘frustrated Latino’ and vowed Brazil would ‘not be treated as an insignificant little republic’ by the US.
Recognition lifts a long-standing sanitary barrier, but an import quota in force since January caps how far Brazilian beef sales can grow.
Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira meets Wang Yi and Han Zheng as Brazil seeks key stable fertiliser supply amid US-Iran conflict.
Chinese support includes rice shipments and diplomatic backing as Trump administration ramps up sanctions and rhetoric.
Panama’s foreign minister uses UN speech to help defuse tension after deterioration in Panama-China relations due to canal dispute.
Central bank records show the swap balance fell to US$675 million as Washington pressed Buenos Aires to wind it down.
Beijing’s renewal of import licences for US beef plants comes as Brazil nears its annual quota cap and scrambles for alternative markets.
Beijing’s anger over President Santiago Pena’s Taipei trade visit comes as Taiwan issue looms large at this week’s Trump-Xi summit.
Meeting follows Paris round in March and a video call in April as both sides prepare for Trump’s state visit.
In a three-hour White House meeting on Thursday, Brazil’s president pitched his country’s minerals to all comers.
Chinese miners, carmakers and tech firms are fanned out across 20 states, putting a dent in Washington’s own push throughout the region.
Foreign minister says court ruling must not be used as leverage against Panama’s merchant fleet as ship detentions mount.
Fu Xinrong pitched Beijing’s model of shared modernisation to Mexican business leaders, weeks before a contentious USMCA review.
Maria Elvira Salazar warns port’s ‘dual usage’ potential could enable Chinese submarines, carriers and warships to operate from Peru.
Move comes as Washington locks US$565 million deal with Brazil’s only operating rare earth mine.
Union said sacking is part of pattern of political meddling in slavery cases.
‘China is willing to work with the international community to firmly support Cuba,’ said a Beijing spokesperson.
As Beijing tariff nears, Brazil’s exporters are rapidly reaching their quota for China, forcing South American industry to seek new buyers.
Chilean investigators dismantled cross-border networks after one of largest organised crime operations in South American country’s history.
Government officials said staff were working excessively long hours while being kept in degrading circumstances in their accommodation.
As Brazilian interest rates price out local lenders, Sinosure is quietly reshaping how Chinese goods reach the market.
