Jan Souverein

Sao Paulo

Jan Souverein heads the Friedrich Ebert Foundation’s office in Brazil. Prior to this, he headed the office in Bolivia and worked as a project assistant for the Foundation in Uruguay.

Articles

Democracy and society | 27.10.2026

United against Bolsonaro

Eleven million people, one WhatsApp group and a campaign built like a military operation. Brazil just rewrote the rules of digital campaigning

Democracy and society | 02.10.2026

Ensnared by success

Lula’s policies have transformed Brazil, and with them, people’s expectations. Now the Left must find answers to these changing demands

Future of social democracy | 27.10.2020

A triumph for Bolivia's Left

The socialists from MAS have achieved a spectacular election victory in Bolivia that could usher in a new post-Morales era

Latin America | 16.09.2020

Bolivia's political limbo

In the run-up to the elections in October, Bolivia is more polarised than ever. It's not clear whether that will change after

Global | 27.04.2020

Global Quarantine VIII

Romania, Pakistan and Bolivia have to fight against the pandemic and its devastating social consequences at the same time