By Carola Binder The headquarters of the Banco Central do Brasil in Brasília. (Image courtesy of the Banco Central do Brasil.) Brazilians will head to the polls on October 5 to vote in a tight presidential race. President Dilma Rousseff’s leading challenger is Socialist Party candidate Marina Silva. A key component of Silva’s economic platform... Continue Reading →
Argentina: The Return of Street Mobilizations
by Andrés Schipani In November 2012, Cristina Kirchner faced her most important political challenges since the conflict with agrarian elites in 2008. Indeed, two different segments of the Argentinean population staged massive mobilizations against the Kirchner administration, demanding a sharp turn in its policies. On November 8th, the middle class staged a massive mobilization to... Continue Reading →
