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From exception to rule: how the runoff election is changing democracy

Flavia Freidenberg
The runoff has become the norm in Latin America, where political fragmentation and polarization are putting electoral legitimacy to the test.
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Brazil rediscovers its antidotes to democratic backsliding
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A witch hunt in Itamaraty

Bruno Fabricio Alcebino da Silva
The Bolsonaro-led offensive against career diplomats revives the specter of the dictatorship’s ideological purges and threatens to turn Itamaraty into a tool of political loyalty.

Nicaragua: between diplomatic pressure and the regime’s maneuvers

Enrique Martínez
The OAS seeks to increase diplomatic pressure on Nicaragua, but its effectiveness will depend on whether the follow-up leads to concrete measures against the regime.

Judge, jury and liberator? Bukele’s changeable plans for conditional release

Charli McMackin
Bukele softens his plan to release thousands of prisoners amid political and economic pressure, reigniting questions about his motives.

Política

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What Mercosur can learn from the European Union to defend democracy

Caio Ribeiro Coêlho
Mercosur has already suspended countries due to democratic breakdowns. The challenge lies in applying this tool with clear criteria, without bias, and with the capacity to yield results.

A witch hunt in Itamaraty

Bruno Fabricio Alcebino da Silva
The Bolsonaro-led offensive against career diplomats revives the specter of the dictatorship’s ideological purges and threatens to turn Itamaraty into a tool of political loyalty.
OAS

Nicaragua: between diplomatic pressure and the regime’s...

Enrique Martínez
The OAS seeks to increase diplomatic pressure on Nicaragua, but its effectiveness will depend on whether the follow-up leads to concrete measures against the regime.
Nayib Bukele

Judge, jury and liberator? Bukele’s changeable plans...

Charli McMackin
Bukele softens his plan to release thousands of prisoners amid political and economic pressure, reigniting questions about his motives.

Argentina

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The future of a just energy transition is also at stake in Brazil

Sofia I. Vizcarra Castillo
Brazil’s elections could shape the course of Latin America’s energy transition by promoting a model that prioritizes extractivism and investment over climate justice.
OAS

Nicaragua: between diplomatic pressure and the regime’s maneuvers

Enrique Martínez
The OAS seeks to increase diplomatic pressure on Nicaragua, but its effectiveness will depend on whether the follow-up leads to concrete measures against the regime.
Nayib Bukele

Judge, jury and liberator? Bukele’s changeable plans for conditional release

Charli McMackin
Bukele softens his plan to release thousands of prisoners amid political and economic pressure, reigniting questions about his motives.

Artificial intelligence can bring justice closer to those who have always been denied access to it

Luis Miguel Santibáñez Suárez
Artificial intelligence can reduce the economic and linguistic barriers that hinder access to justice, provided that it complements human efforts and respects cultural diversity.
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Global AI governance moves forward without Latin America, which adopts foreign rules while its voice remains absent from the tables where the digital future is decided.
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Leonardo Magalhães
Executive Director of the IPSE Intelligence research institute. Researcher in public opinion, discursive framing in the media and computer sciences.
Alejandro García Magos
Political scientist and economist. PhD from the University of Toronto. Senior Editor at Global Brief Magazine. Social Research Design Specialist at RIWI Corp. (Real-Time Interactive World-Wide Intelligence).
Manuel Alcántara
Director of CIEPS - International Center for Political and Social Studies, AIP-Panama. Honorary Emeritus Professor at the University of Salamanca and UPB (Medellín). Latest books: "El oficio de politico" (Tecnos Madrid, 2020), "Huellas de la Democracy Fatigada" (Océano Atlántico Editores, 2024) and "Cuando la política dejó de ser lo que era" (Océano Atlántico Editores, 2025).
Maria Regina Soares de Lima
Professor and researcher at the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State Universityt of Rio de Janeiro (IESP/UERJ). Coordinator of the South American Political Observatory (OPSA). PhD in Political Science from Vanderbilt University.
Mateo Jarquín
Historian and professor at Chapman University (California). PHd from Harvard University. His writings on Latin American politics have appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post, among other international media.
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