While Lula is a man of the left, "it's also fair to say that he tacked to the right on many issues in order to win," said the AS/COA vice president.
"I'm not sure that he is going to find the audience to be quite as receptive as he's hoping," in Brazil or other countries, said AS/COA's VP of policy.
"O caminho aqui para uma reconciliação entre Washington e Brasília vai ser difícil mesmo," diz o editor-chefe da Americas Quarterly.
"El cambio para Nicaragua tiene que venir desde adentro, con decisiones de los propios nicaragüenses", dijo el vicepresidente de AS/COA al periodista.
"Traté de poner datos y perspectiva en algo que creo que preocupa a todos, que es la enorme incertidumbre en el mundo que vivimos hoy", dijo la experta.
A renewed effort by the U.S. to engage others in the region and the OAS "is useful" to confront Nicaraguan leaders, said AS/COA's vice president.
"What people are really voting for above all is a tougher approach against organized crime," said AQ's editor-in-chief.
