Sociologist of law. He has studied the justice systems in Latin America, a subject on which he has published extensively. He has taught in Peru, Spain, Argentina and Mexico. He is a senior fellow of the Due Process of Law Foundation.
Despite the dramatic poverty that characterizes the country, there seems to be no sign of rebellion. On the contrary, it is among the poorest that hope is placed in their own efforts and, to a certain extent, in the support of the state.
Through the “popular election” of judges the ruling party reserves the task of selecting candidates, hence securing the absence of judicial oversight over its decisions and actions.
Conservatives are advancing and reaping victories through the electoral route. Bukele's hegemony in El Salvador and Milei's victory in Argentina are signs in the region. Moreover, the possibility of Trump's reelection may lead to a global cycle change.
The governments of López Obrador, Gustavo Petro, Lula da Silva, Luis Arce and Gabriel Boric are considered leftists, but do they really have anything in common?
Today there is only one issue on which, with many differences, different political protagonists could be grouped under as leftists: the leading role of the state in the economy.
Between call for calm and harsh repression, Dina Boluarte's government is defining a profile tributary to its right-wing partners of the Peruvian political spectrum.
