Debates
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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.
A fifth invasion? Organized crime and indigenous sovereignty in the Americas
The expansion of organized crime into Indigenous territories in Latin America threatens their sovereignty, destroys their livelihoods, and undermines their self-governance, which could constitute a fifth historical invasion.
On rigor in sounding the alarm
AI risk warnings are gaining momentum, but without verifiable evidence to back them up, fear may end up taking precedence over reality.