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Bukele steers El Salvador towards dictatorship

Bukele steers El Salvador towards dictatorship

If there were any remaining doubt about President Nayib Bukele’s commitment to democratic norms in El Salvador they were removed on 1 May. The very first move legislators from his personalist political party Nuevas Ideas (NI) made upon takin...

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Mexico raises economic growth forecast, but recovery remains slow

Mexico raises economic growth forecast, but recovery remains slow

Mexico’s finance ministry (SHCP) on 31 March updated its economic growth forecast ahead of its 2022 budget proposal. In the document sent to the federal congress, the SHCP expects that GDP will grow by 5.3% in 2021, up from its previous fore...

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Out-of-control pandemic threatens Brazil

Out-of-control pandemic threatens Brazil

The coronavirus (Covid-19) has claimed more lives in Brazil in the first four months of 2021 than during the nine months of the pandemic last year. This tragic reality can be in part explained by a more infectious and possibly more virulent strain...

LatestRegional Report

Analysing the strategies that are being pursued by the Mexican government to deal with the immediate public health, human rights, and economic challenges is the focus of the April Latin American Regional Report: Mexico. Adopting effective strategi...

LatestSpecial Report

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a catastrophe for the world, not least for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). One year after the first cases, the Americas – north and south together - have between them been especially hard hit by the coro...