“Chile’s compromise constitution may not satisfy anyone, but failure will satisfy no one.” While ignoring the reality of the government’s limitations would move the country further towards populism, ignoring the peoples’ demands could “reignite the streets.”
While headlines are full of Trump vs Biden administration predictions regarding U.S.-Latin American relations, on many important issues Latin America may not experience a substantive difference beyond rhetoric.
Bolivia held its 2020 presidential election on October 18, with MAS candidate Luis Arce emerging as an early victor. This presidential race comes after a tumultuous year for the Latin American country in light of the early departure of long-time president Evo Morales and interim presidency of Jeanine Áñez.
Brazil faces pressure from both the U.S. and China as it decides whether to accept the alluring, but potentially risky, opportunity to build out its national 5G technology with Huawei, a major industry provider of the service.
Guyana’s economy is projected to grow by 26 percent in 2020, but the country will need more than just money alone to affect much needed changes in governance frameworks, inhuman capital, and transparency.
President AMLO’s proposal to investigate former Mexican presidents for possible past crimes has passed through the Supreme Court and will be scheduled for a vote in Congress amid concerns that the referendum may still be unconstitutional in the first place.
Costa Ricans, displeased with recent economic developments, originally began protesting in opposition to the Alvarado administration’s proposed $1.75 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which would imply an increase in taxes.
On November 5, 2020, St. Vincent and the Grenadines will also go to the polls to decide whether Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves will win his fifth consecutive term in office. The vote is expected to center largely around the United Labour Party’s management of the nation’s troubled economy.
The Trump administration’s highly scrutinized “zero tolerance” family separation policy has returned to the public’s attention, as the leak of findings from a two-year investigation raises questions regarding the policy’s leading actors and motives.
