Democracy & Elections

Crisis política en Venezuela: las 3 decisiones del Tribunal Supremo que "ahogan" a la oposición (y cómo agravan la situación del país)

June 17, 2020

/ Guillermo D. Olmo

"[El chavismo está] sencillamente cooptando por decreto a los partidos opositores", dice Eric Farnsworth a BBC News Mundo.

Venezuela

Democracy & Elections

Hemispheric Updates

Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou and His Pandemic Honeymoon

June 12, 2020

/ Luisa Horwitz

The president hit the 100-day mark on June 9 with a solid approval rating after receiving praise for his government’s quick response to COVID-19.

Uruguay

Democracy & Elections

Americas Quarterly

A Nightmare Scenario in Brazil’s Institutional Crisis

June 12, 2020

/ Brian Winter

A coup isn’t the most likely path, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief

Brazil

Democracy & Elections

Americas Quarterly

The Cost of Delayed Votes in Chile, Bolivia and Beyond

June 11, 2020

/ Leonie Rauls, Emilie Sweigart

The pandemic has postponed voting in a region where support for democracy was already on the decline.

Bolivia

Chile

Ecuador

Democracy & Elections

Americas Quarterly

COVID-19 May Ultimately Strengthen Latin America’s Democracies, Not Destroy Them

June 10, 2020

/ Eduardo Levy Yeyati, Andrés Malamud

A hopeful scenario amid a time of catastrophe.

Democracy & Elections

Americas Quarterly

Why America’s Protests Resonate so Deeply in Brazil

June 8, 2020

/ Thiago Amparo

A shared legacy of racism is under the spotlight in both countries, the author writes

Democracy & Elections

Rule of Law & Anti-Corruption

Gender & Social Equality

Americas Quarterly

Four Urgent Questions on Bolivia’s Election

June 4, 2020

/ Brendan O’Boyle

Uncertainty reigns as the pandemic shakes Bolivian politics.

Bolivia

Democracy & Elections