US companies still hire in Latin America for overlap, English, and cost. What changed is the filter. A developer who only types what an agent already types is not leverage. A small team that routes models, reviews diffs, and answers Slack in your morning is.
What to write into the SOW
- One named delivery owner.
- Where AI is allowed and where it is not (payments, auth, medical, money).
- English artifacts: weekly notes, not mystery deploys.
- USD commercial terms you can explain to finance.
That is the Bloumy shape: Venezuela + USA, allies on demand, one door. See named projects, automation, and the job that vanished. If you are the US buyer, request an assessment.