While the decline in support for democracy in Latin America is due to its inefficiency in generating more equality before the law, justice, dignity and wealth distribution, the Cuban case should serve as a reminder that authoritarianism does not provide these either.
No matter from which angle it is viewed, the balance of López Obrador’s government is negative and this is the legacy that will be passed to his successor, Claudia Sheinbaum.
The most tangible legacy of this dark period is the neoliberal economic model that left deep marks since its implementation in 1992 and which remains into force.
Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison. It was the first time in Latin American history that a former president was tried and sentenced in his own country for crimes against humanity, violating international criminal law.