Brazil’s municipal elections saw setbacks for the president, gains for right-wing parties outside his orbit – and promising new voices on the left.
Bolsonaro’s Rough Day: What Does It Mean?
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Thiago Amparo
Peru’s Problem Is Bigger Than Not Having a President
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Patricio Navia
The absence of stable political parties is destabilizing democracies throughout Latin America.
How Mayors Are Ignoring Dysfunction and Handling COVID-19 Among Themselves
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Eugene Zapata-Garesché, Rodrigo Perpetuo, Agusti Fernández de Losada, Felipe Llamas
With nationalism on the rise, politicians in charge of cities are forging alliances and bypassing national governments.
Misinformation Is Threatening Brazil’s Elections, Too
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Robert Muggah, Louise Marie Hurel, Pedro Augusto Francisco
Municipal campaigns are awash with misleading propaganda, in a warning sign for the rest of the region.
What Just Happened in Peru? Understanding Vizcarra’s Sudden Impeachment
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Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg
Expect more populism ahead in one of the world’s hardest-hit countries by COVID-19.
#2020WCA Video: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin on Changing Hemispheric Relations
From fair trade to Venezuela, the Maryland senator gave an overview of how U.S. policies might shift or see continuity under the incoming administration of Joe Biden.
Some Latin America Leaders Welcome Biden Victory. For others It’s a Moment of Reckoning
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Nora Gámez Torres and Jacqueline Charles
“People are reading into this election based on their own policy priorities and I think that’s natural,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Miami Herald.