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Colorado comeback or Bolsonaro’s political twin?

Colorado comeback or Bolsonaro’s political twin?

Uruguay’s general elections on 27 October promise to be the most closely contested in a generation as the ruling left-wing Frente Amplio (FA) coalition’s stranglehold on power since 2005 loosens. What finally got the FA over the line f...

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Pace of inequality decline has slowed since 2014 in Andean region

Pace of inequality decline has slowed since 2014 in Andean region

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean’s (Eclac) Social Panorama 2018 report was published on 19 January, demonstrating indicator improvements in the reduction of monetary and income inequality across the ...

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LGBTI rights in the Andean – a mixed balance sheet

LGBTI rights in the Andean – a mixed balance sheet

In recent times, Latin America has made considerable progress when it comes to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) rights. However, these advances have not been linear across the region with some countries having done more th...

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In April 2018, shortly after assuming office, Peru’s President Martín Vizcarra declared that he was ‘pro-development’ in relation to the mining sector, but only when new projects offered the opportunity to improve the qual...

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For centuries the experience of many indigenous groups in Latin America has been one of resistance. ...