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Inside Brazil’s Dangerous Battle Over Fake News

In the 2022 election campaign, Jair Bolsonaro and his followers may test the limits of democracy to protect their “right” to post.

The process of rebuilding Haiti’s government has pitted the acting prime minister against much of civil society.

Rather than initiate impeachment, House Speaker Arthur Lira is busy advancing his own agenda.

Shining Path leader Abimael Guzmán’s death gives Pedro Castillo an opportunity to condemn the violent left.

After years of crisis and acrimony, Luis Arce’s government disappoints those hoping for a fresh start.

Brazil’s president is too weak to stage a coup, but strong enough to remain in power and produce a permanent constitutional crisis

From Chile to Colombia, voters are looking for change – regardless of what it will bring.

Gender and the rights of minorities are taking precedence over iconic figures of the past century.

With his Cabinet appointments, Peru’s new president may have planted the seeds of his own failure.

Protests may seem to have subsided. But the president’s outdated authoritarian tactics will create more instability.

As politicians on the left and right fuel polarization, signs of an appetite for centrist politics are starting to show.

Los líderes locales están abordando grandes problemas – frecuentemente sin el partidismo que paraliza a la política nacional.

Los líderes más eficaces durante la pandemia han sido los alcaldes. Es interesante examinar el porqué.

Os líderes mais eficazes durante a pandemia são prefeitos. É interessante analisar o por quê.

The heir to a political dynasty, João Campos is betting on innovation to build a name for himself in Brazil’s most unequal capital.