# Is Trump making Latin America great again?

https://mins.news/en/item/29286

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-22 13:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/22/is-trump-making-latin-america-great-again?traffic_source=rss

> A right-wing wave is sweeping Latin America, with leaders backed by Donald Trump helping advance US power projection, hard-line crime policies and anti-migrant politics. The article argues that this could mean more civilian casualties, poverty, eroded rights and environmental damage rather than better conditions for ordinary Latin Americans.