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Trump defeated: Is he weaker or more dangerous to Latin America?
Trump’s electoral defeat weakens his room for manoeuvre at home, but could intensify the pressure he exerts on Latin America --a divided region with little capacity for a unified response.
The digital (de)revolution
The digital revolution is beginning to give way to a period of reassessment, in which the challenge is no longer to incorporate more technology, but to decide when, how and for whom it is actually useful.
Defeat as the engine of victory
Lula’s comeback cannot be explained by triumphalism or a marketing formula, but rather by the rejection of Flávio Bolsonaro and a grassroots mobilization that turned the threat into votes.
Two moments and a speech
The U.S. military deployment in Latin America and the dispute over the UN Secretary-General’s post reveal Washington’s ambitions for power and its neocolonial drift.
The “perverse” effects of the (un)necessary runoff election
The runoff election can artificially inflate presidential legitimacy without guaranteeing legislative majorities or democratic stability, although it remains useful in highly competitive elections.
Michelle Bolsonaro: from first lady to senator
The victory of the former president’s wife once again shows how the role of first lady serves as an electoral springboard.