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Weekly Report - 10 July 2014 (WR-14-27)
BRAZIL: A hammer blow from Germany
The humiliating 7-1 defeat of the Brazilian national team by Germany in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup on 8 July was of such emotional magnitude that it is likely to have a spillover effect on the election campaign launched only two days earlier, and which runs up to the polls on 5 October. It is still too early to say what that effect will be, but there are some initial scenarios to assess.
- Ecuador’s struggle over the most precious resource of all
- BOLIVIA: More candidacies launched
- VENEZUELA: The military creep continues
- COLOMBIA: Santos seeks to seize on special moment
- TRACKING TRENDS
- CHILE-BOLIVIA: Maritime dispute takes new course
- BRAZIL: A hammer blow from Germany
- ARGENTINA: The (difficult) birth of Buenos Aires police force
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: PRI records crushing victories
- TRACKING TRENDS
- EL SALVADOR: Political unity imperilled
- CUBA: Menendez alleges Cuban conspiracy
- PANAMA: PRD crisis grows
- TRACKING TRENDS
- Public security headache for Peru’s Humala
- Quotes of the week