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'I was impeached not for what I did wrong, but what I did right'

Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff discusses her country’s political crisis

By Dilma Rousseff

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The battle over ‘gender ideology’

Religious conservatives are trying to thwart gender equality in Latin America

By Maxine Molyneux

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A matter of trust

All over Latin America, parties are using questionable tactics to cling to power

By Sandra Weiss

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Mission: not impossible

Why Uruguay is standing by its decision to legalise cannabis

By Sebastian Sperling

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São Paulo, slush funds and sleaze

Latin America’s long history of corruption

By Sandra Weiss

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The weapons are gone but the revolution lives on

The Colombian guerrilla group FARC has transformed itself into a left-wing political party

By Lothar Witte

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Brazil’s downward slide

In a bid to drive down debt, President Temer is oppressing the most vulnerable

By Katharina De Moura Hofmann

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Long live democracy! (When it suits us.)

Leftists in Latin America must take a stand against Venezuela’s abuses

By Claudia Detsch

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Politicising history in Latin America

Venezuelan politics is dominated by a cult of personality. But under Maduro, the facade is crumbling

By Günther Maihold

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Close, but no cigar

Can Cuba’s imminent economic, social and political overhaul provide the brighter future it has craved since Castro?

By Lenier González Mederos