# US taxpayer dollars allegedly fueled left-wing political causes in Latin America

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-taxpayer-dollars-allegedly-fueled-left-wing-political-causes-in-latin-america/
- Published: 2026-10-26T17:34:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T02:33:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-taxpayer-dollars-allegedly-fueled-left-wing-political-causes-latin-america
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Officials allege USAID funding backed left-wing causes in Latin America.
- Eduardo Bolsonaro claims more than $60 million went to groups in Brazil.
- Cabrera says post-USAID cooperation has supported disaster relief.

## Summary

U.S. and Latin American officials have alleged that USAID funding supported programmes aligned with left-wing political causes in the region, including efforts to counter what some groups call right-wing misinformation. The claims have resurfaced as several Latin American countries have elected conservative leaders and the Trump administration has dismantled USAID, transferring remaining foreign assistance functions to the State Department.

U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Marino Cabrera said the change has enabled closer cooperation between the State Department and U.S. Southern Command on disaster response in Jamaica, Venezuela, Colombia and Panama. Brazilian politician Eduardo Bolsonaro alleged that more than $60 million in U.S. funds went to organisations in Brazil through USAID, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Atlantic Council; he described this as foreign election interference. The article says the two organisations did not respond to a request for comment.

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