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Mind the representation gap

In Latin America, most citizens don't feel represented by the political class. Now, their dissatisfaction has turned into unrest

By Svenja Blanke, Valeska Hesse

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Latin America

Can Uruguay resist Latin America's authoritarian reflex?

After the upcoming elections, the continent's showpiece left-wing alliance Frente Amplio might not be governing anymore

By Sebastian Sperling

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Latin America

Bolivia's presidential race: Evo 4.0?

Despite his controversial candidacy, Evo Morales will likely be re-elected — thanks to a strong economy and a split opposition

By Philipp Kauppert

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A call to arms 2.0

In Colombia, a FARC splinter group has announced rearmament. But that doesn’t mean the end of the peace process

By Kristina Birke Daniels

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Latin America

The global footprint of right-wing populists

The triumph of the right is changing the world order. And Bolsonaro's Brazil is at the forefront of it all

By Katharina De Moura Hofmann

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'Women are the perfect instrument for the neoliberal system'

Former Chilean presidential candidate Beatriz Sánchez on feminism, climate change and left-wing politics in Latin America

By Beatriz Sánchez

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A bad deal?

Civil society looks at the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement as a defeat, not a victory — and now France threatens to block it

By Susanne Stollreiter

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Bolsonaro’s honeymoon cancelled

A divided cabinet, youth protests and corruption scandals: Brazil's right-wing government comes under pressure

By Claudia Zilla

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Interviews

'Civil war is possible'

Left-wing intellectual Edgardo Lander on the political crisis in Venezuela, the role of the US and the left's failure to learn

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An unholy alliance

Across Latin America, the military's gaining power and moving into politics – with support of Christian fundamentalist groups

By Sandra Weiss