Several governments have used the human rights argument to open the door to indefinite reelection. But these are mainly personalistic and authoritarian leaders where the checks and balances of the democratic system have been captured or eroded.

2024 will be a defining year for democracy in the region. El Salvador, Panama, Dominican Republic, Peru, Mexico and Uruguay will elect a new president and will be responsible for shaping the political trend in Latin America.

Many presidents in the region have launched attacks against institutions that do not align with their orbit of power. The judiciary is one of them.

Much has changed in Latin America in the 21st century, a period marked by a pendulum cycle of ideologies: first the left governed, then the right and now the left again.

Audience democracy is understood as the model in which parties and government agenda are relegated to the background as the candidate gains relevance for his or her political stridency.

In recent decades, pluralism has been threatened in different nations not only by authoritarianism and populism, but also by violence and organized crime.

In countries in all regions of the world we observe warning signs that quickly lead to authoritarian regimes.

Relations among the Mexican Supreme Court and the Executive and Legislative branches in Mexico have been strained by the President's aspiration for electoral reform.

Politics does not respond to established patterns, but to the inputs and outputs of national contexts. So, although populism may weaken institutionality, it will not prevail over democracy.

Two Latin America countries are currently transitioning from imperfect democracies to hybrid regimes: Mexico and El Salvador.