Operation Lava Jato, supposedly aimed at fighting corruption, was rife with irregularities and chose to target rather than simply follow due process. But his death may not be final. He may come back as a zombie, with the candidacy of former judge Sérgio Moro.
Next 28th, general elections will be held in Honduras. But, beyond choosing candidates, this election will determine whether the Central American country can continue to be considered -or not- as a country governed by a democratic regime.
Daniel Ortega confirmó el 25 de octubre que su compañera, Rosario Murillo, era oficialmente co-presidenta. Esta maniobra de Ortega liquida el cargo de vice, respaldado por la Constitución, por la historia y por el voto popular.
Until a few years ago, Chilean politics was predictable. But after the mobilizations of 2019, volatility has become present in such a way that, a few days before the elections, any prognosis on who will compete in a second round (particularly who will occupy the second place) is risky.
A few days before the presidential and legislative elections, the only question worth asking is: how is it possible that Daniel Ortega has come this far, the “here” being the consolidation of an unmitigated authoritarian regime.
Soccer and politics are inseparable, as everything in life is inseparable from politics, whether we like it or not. The Brazilian national team jersey is not a symbol of fascism and reactionarism. It is a symbol of beauty. All over the world.
There is an unknown and silenced number in this Coronavirus tragedy: the orphans. Some 113,000 minors have lost their father, their mother or both. It is the responsibility of society and the State to take them in.
Coautora Nastassja Rojas
La libreta de racionamiento, más que garantizar el acceso permanente y sin restricciones a la alimentación, es una forma vedada de chantaje que genera dependencia del Estado para facilitar su control social.
President Bukele has made El Salvador the first country in the world to establish bitcoin as legal tender. The main reason, he has argued, is the savings it will bring by reducing commissions on remittances. But is bitcoin the best way to do this?
Most formal jobs in Venezuela are anchored to a scale that depends on the minimum wage. The value of the minimum wage is clearly an anomaly: $2.4. It is so, so low that it is enough for less than 1% of the basic food basket.
I think it is important for the region to continue to exert pressure so that the most influential media in the world resumes its publications in Spanish. But I think it is much more important to join forces to try to create our own New York Times.
In Colombia, both the massive Venezuelan migration and the lesser known “extracontinental” migration converge, either in transit or as a destination. But the position of the Colombian authorities with regard to both, as well as the measures adopted, are diametrically different.
Coautora Nastassja Rojas
La libreta de racionamiento, más que garantizar el acceso permanente y sin restricciones a la alimentación, es una forma vedada de chantaje que genera dependencia del Estado para facilitar su control social.
After several years of declining support for democracies in the region, the latest Latinobarómetro survey shows weak but positive signs of resilience marked by a willingness to assert one’s voice through protest or the ballot box.
Academia per se does not provide exceptional politicians. It is a matter of using one’s voice with loyalty to the common good to offer solutions to the quagmire in which we find ourselves. But ensuring that this voice is not a preaching in the wilderness is beyond the competence of political science.
Recently, the Peruvian president accepted the resignation -requested- of his Prime Minister, the radical leftist Guido Bellido, who in barely three months had exhausted the patience of the opposition and a large sector of the ruling party itself.