Por Carolina Botelho Presidente Bolsonaro e seu ministro da Saúde (à sua direita). (Foto de Isac Nóbrega/PR.) A marcha à ré do presidente só foi possível porque uma parte considerável da elite brasileira se sentiu ameaçada A última segunda-feira (6) foi um dia especialmente tenso para o país. Não pelos motivos ordinários que já estamos... Continue Reading →
By Eleni Anagnostopoulou Associate Justice Domingo Salgado explains the legal basis for the Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice in Exile and its inner workings. (Photo courtesy of the Berkeley Law special committee). “This fight is not about ideology. It is about democratic, constitutional legitimacy.” These were the first words uttered to the crowd in a packed auditorium... Continue Reading →
By Steve Weissman You don’t need to convince the farmers in Bolivia’s Altiplano that their climate is changing, as weather patterns and drought become consistently more severe. Glaciers have retreated. Snow pack is short-lived. People living and working in these communities have no confidence that sufficient water will return to support plants and animals. Dramatic life... Continue Reading →
by Hernán Flom What do Venezuela and Rosario, Argentina have in common? While it might seem absurd to mention them in the same sentence, they convey, in different forms, Latin America’s ongoing struggle with respect to crime and violence. Despite the progress made in reducing violence throughout the region — at least in terms of... Continue Reading →
