Politics

PRO tries to sneak in Milei’s culture war

In the face of La Libertad Avanza’s rise in Buenos Aires, the PRO is abandoning its traditional ideological ambiguity and moving towards conservatism in order to compete for the right-wing vote.

The right-wing forces in Argentina and Brazil: as similar as they are different

The right-wing forces in Argentina and Brazil converge in their reaction to the expansion of rights, but differ in their historical roots and strategies for building power.

Latin America does not enter a new era with every election

Latin America's electoral swings do not signal the end of progressivism, but reflect growing competition, voter dissatisfaction and political alternation.

Welcome to oclotyranny

Oclotyranny describes a new form of authoritarianism that comes to power through the ballot box and, from within the institutions, erodes democratic rules and checks and balances.

Contested at the ballot box, underrepresented in power: women in Brazil’s 2026 elections

In Brazil, women constitute the majority of voters, but hold less than 20% of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, highlighting the gap between electoral weight and political power.

The outsider era: reaching power and learning how to hold on to it

De La Espriella and Milei represent two stages of the same underdog challenge: coming to power by breaking with the system and then learning to govern it without losing the identity that brought them there.