The Real News Network launches English-language Brazilian reporting project ahead of pivotal election

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The Real News Network launches English-language Brazilian reporting project ahead of pivotal election

Panamerican Dispatch is a new journalism project created in September 2026 to produce and distribute news and analysis from Latin America, within the United States.

Brazilians are heading to the polls. The stakes for the region could not be higher.

U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed attention on Latin America as not seen in decades. There are major concerns for the future of democracy across Latin America and the legitimacy of upcoming elections in the region.

That is why Panamerican Dispatch is needed today.

“Panamerican Dispatch is an essential site to learn about Latin American events from perspectives that go beyond the talking heads of mainstream media venues,” said Rafael Ioris, a Brazilian Latin American history professor at the University of Denver. “This is even more valuable in today’s changing and concerning landscape of the Western hemisphere.”

Most of the content published on Panamerican Dispatch is translated from other languages into English and is available free at www.panamericandispatch.org.

The project is on X, Bluesky, Instagram and TikTok @padispatch.

Panamerican Dispatch has already published more than thirty stories over the past two weeks, reporting on Trump’s attempt to sway the election, about Big Tech’s actions in the campaign, and the environmental implications of the vote.

“In this era of mega-mergers and relentless corporate media consolidation, it’s refreshing and exciting to see an independent initiative like Panamerican Dispatch take shape, bringing us incisive and compelling reporting from a diverse group of fiercely independent journalists on the ground in Latin America,” said Alexander Main, the Director of International Policy at the Center for International and Policy Research.

Panamerican Dispatch is a project of The Real News Network, in partnership with Global Exchange.

Brazil-based journalist Michael Fox is leading the initiative. He has reported extensively across the region for PRX’s The World, DW, The Nation, Business Insider, The Intercept, AJ+, TRT World, The Real News Network, and numerous other outlets. He is a former editor of NACLA’s Report on the Americas. More recently, he is the producer and host of numerous podcasts, including Brazil on Fire and Under the Shadow. His most recent episode of Under the Shadow looks at U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to impact the vote in Brazil.

Michael Fox will be covering the elections from the streets of Brazil.

About The Real News Network

The Real News Network is a viewer- and listener-supported, nonprofit news organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. Free of corporate and government advertising, TRNN produces independent journalism that centers the voices of people on the front lines of struggles for justice, democracy, and dignity around the world.

To schedule an interview or request coverage, please contact:

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