Milei’s proposed reforms threaten vulnerable ecosystems that are vital to biodiversity, bodies of water, and cultures. Protesters have helped block the most damaging reforms, but a lack of transparency in Argentina’s AI decision-making hampers the public’s ability to react and resist.
The advance of the far right in Latin America raises a key question: whether it will be able to consolidate as a regional bloc capable of enduring beyond its current leaders.
Growing public disillusionment with democracies that are unable to guarantee welfare, representation and a shared future is putting Latin America’s political and social stability to the test.
From presidential narcissism to the sacralization of power, contemporary leaders blend politics and religion in a dangerous staging that strains democracies.