The left-wing candidate for Colombia’s presidency is building new alliances, and straining old ones.

"We are in a global battle for hearts and minds, where decisions are being made today that will lock in relationships for the longer term," writes AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in The National Interest. 

"The fear is that Chile reverts to the Latin American mean of low growth and timid private-sector investment," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to Barron's.

Amid fears Bolsonaro may try to prevent a peaceful transition, generals emerge as key power brokers.

Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica will hold presidential and legislative votes this year, but those aren't the only elections taking place in the hemisphere.

“No hay duda de que América Latina está girando hacia la izquierda”, dijo el vicepresidente de política pública de AS/COA Brian Winter a La Nación.

"A mí me pareció un hombre de la izquierda democrática a diferencia de la izquierda autoritaria de América Latina", dijo el vicepresidente de política pública de AS/COA.