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Carlos Ugo Santander

Cientista Político. Profesor e investigador asociado de la Universidad Federal de Goiás (Brasil). Doctor en Sociología por la Univ. de Brasilia (UnB). Postdoctorado en la Univ. de LUISS (Italia). Especializado en estudios comparados sobre América Latina.

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A Pope of the Americas for a Church Rooted in the Global South

The proposal of the Church with the election of Leo XIV would be less focused on doctrinal control and potentially more open to dialogue with the peripheries.

The consequences of two coup attempts: the case of Jair Bolsonaro and Pedro Castillo 

The theory of domain of the fact, a figure of criminal law, could be applied in Bolsonaro's case: it allows holding accountable whoever has decisive power over a criminal act.

Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s last caudillo, dies

The most tangible legacy of this dark period is the neoliberal economic model that left deep marks since its implementation in 1992 and which remains into force.

Institutional isolation in Peru

President Dina Boluarte's silence regarding the investigations on the massacres that took place between December 2022 and March 2023 is evidence of the institutional isolation from the citizenry claims.

Differences between current Peruvian protests and the Chilean of 2019

In Peru, protests have been going on for more than two months with a death toll of more than 60 people. So far, conservative forces have shown no interest in dialogue.

Is there a way out of the political crisis in Peru?

When Peru's Vice President, Dina Boluarte, assumed the Presidency to replace Pedro Castillo, months of tranquility were expected to follow. However, within a few days, mobilizations flooded the streets almost everywhere in the country.

Brasília, a copy of Washington

The invasion and destruction of the three branches of the Brazilian State institutional headquarters, which reside in the capital Brasília, is a reproduction of what happened in Washington two years ago.

Peru: an impracticable democracy?

What Pedro Castillo really did was to unite all political actors against him and thus make any progressive movement in Peru impracticable.

Bolsonaro’s imminent defeat

The Brazilian electoral process could come to an end in the first round this Sunday with a probable defeat of Bolsonaro. In this context,...

Peruvian opposition fails in its attempt to overthrow the president

President Pedro Castillo escaped impeachment by the Congress of the Republic of Peru, a defeat for the center-right opposition dragged by a radicalized minority of the extreme right.