LATAM PULSE
This week, Colombia’s government is on the ropes amid violent protests and the threat of a ratings downgrade if no tax reform can be passed. Brazil’s Senate enquiry into the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic gets underway. In Peru, Pedro Castillo is still ahead of Ke… Become a member to read the rest […]
CHILE: Another populist lurch as government beaten on third pension withdrawal
The Constitutional Court (TC) yesterday, 27 April, voted not to admit the government’s legal challenge against an opposition-led initiative to allow people to withdraw up to 10% of their savings from the private pension (AFP) system – the third such action since the start of the … Become a member to read the rest […]
LATAM PULSE
This week, in Chile, President Sebastian Pinera is mired in one of the most difficult periods of his troubled presidency as the issue of pension withdrawals sparks yet another political crisis. In Brazil, the government faces an enquiry into its handling of the pandemic. A genera… Become a member to read the rest of […]
PERU: The lowdown on hard-left outsider vying for the presidency
The hard-left presidential candidate Pedro Castillo comfortably leads the polls with just under six weeks to go before the 6 June presidential run-off vote. Castillo has successfully tapped into voter discontent beyond Lima, which has surged amid the pandemic, though his g… Become a member to read the rest of this article
BRAZIL: Bolsonaro’s weakness explains green “conversion”
Speaking at the Climate Summit organized by US President Joe Biden on 22 April, President Jair Bolsonaro read the prompter and said virtually all that his new foreign ministry had put on paper for him to read. That was already a major feat. It showed that the pressure exerted by … Become a member […]
ARGENTINA: Clash over schooling sets up protracted electoral confrontation
President Alberto Fernandez’s response to the surging Covid-19 case count has aggravated tensions between his administration and the city of Buenos Aires, whose mayor, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, is the most prominent opposition figure in public office – and the most popular polit… Become a member to read the rest of this article
LATAM PULSE
This week, in Mexico presidential term limits and judicial independence are under debate as the lower house gears up to consider a bill to extend the Supreme Court president’s tenure. In Argentina, the government’s pandemic control plans have become caught up in a bitter politica… Become a member to read the rest of this […]
BRAZIL: Congress and the Supreme Court raise the accountability bar
Both Congress and the Supreme Court moved to demand greater accountability from the Bolsonaro government on the handling of the pandemic. The Big Center is not satisfied with how the government has been reciprocating its support. The worsening of the pandemic is likely … Become a member to read the rest of this article
LATAM PULSE
This week, Peru’s vote count continues to determine who will the face the radical leftist Pedro Castillo in a June presidential run-off vote. In Mexico, Congress is likely to proceed with another plank of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)’s energy reform rollback. Ecua… Become a member to read the rest of this article
PERU: Heading towards an antagonistic campaign and a polarizing run-off
With 95.8% of votes tallied following the 11 April first-round presidential election, Pedro Castillo of the hard left Peru Libre (PL) party is on 19.18%, followed by Keiko Fujimori of Fuerza Popular (FP) on 13.27%. Close behind are the ultra-conservative Rafael Lopez Aliaga with … Become a member to read the rest of this […]