Politics, Business & Culture in the Americas
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he delivers a speech during the launch of the 'Mais Médicos' program, which aims to increase the supply of medical care in deprived and isolated regions, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, March 20, 2023. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP) (Photo by EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images)

What Lula Sees

Brazil’s president and his allies are acting like they see existential threats everywhere. They’re not wrong, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.

AQ Podcast: Lula 3 So Far

An expert on the history of Lula’s Workers’ Party assesses the president’s third term as it approaches the 100-day mark.

Argentine President Alberto Fernández faces a financing gap in the last year of his term.

Can Argentina’s Time Bomb Be Defused?

As this year’s election nears, so does the danger of repeating a dynamic where each outgoing government leaves the next with pressing problems to solve.

O editor-chefe da Americas Quarterly passou uma semana em Montevidéu para explorar as muitas lições que o país oferece ao mundo.

O que o Uruguai pode nos ensinar

O país está longe de ser perfeito. Mas a democracia mais forte da América Latina oferece muitas lições, incluindo o valor de uma forte rede de segurança social, escreve o editor-chefe da AQ desde Montevidéu.

El redactor en jefe de Americas Quarterly viajó a Montevideo para explorar las lecciones que Uruguay puede ofrecer al mundo.

Lo que Uruguay puede enseñarnos

Está lejos de ser perfecta. Pero la democracia más fuerte de América Latina ofrece muchas lecciones, incluido el valor de una sólida red de seguridad social, escribe el redactor en jefe de AQ desde Montevideo.

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