Category Archives: The “Right” in Latin America

Early Thoughts on What a Temer Administration Looks Like

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Colin M. Snider

One of the things that distinguishes impeachment in Brazil compared to the US is what the president does during the hearing. Whereas in the US, a president facing impeachment continues to serve as president, in Brazil, the president is removed … Continue reading →

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Who Is Protesting in Brazil?

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Colin M. Snider

In the wake of protests against Dilma Rousseff in Brazil this past Sunday, Carta Capital has published its initial findings on who the protesters were in São Paulo (where the biggest gathering – around 135,000 in a city of 22 million – gathered). Among the … Continue reading →

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And Again, We Have to Ask: Who’s “Left” in Latin America?

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Colin M. Snider

I’ve written on the problem of defining/understanding what constitutes “left” in Latin America before. It’s an ongoing debate, in no small part because of the insistence of US media across a variety of political viewpoints to lump leaders as diverse as … Continue reading →

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Today in Quixotic Endeavors

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Colin M. Snider

Angry at the administration of Dilma Rousseff, at a corruption (that crosses both the PSDB and PT years), and at the PT government more generally, some Brazilian activists have decided to march 600 miles in support of “free markets, lower … Continue reading →

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On Chilean Presidential Politics and Ongoing Ties to the Pinochet Era

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

As Brandi mentioned yesterday, the dust has settled in the Chilean presidential primaries. On the one hand, the Concertación elected Socialist Party candidate and former president (2006-2010) Michelle Bachelet to run for re-election for the coalition. On the other hand, the … Continue reading →

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Paraguay’s “Argo”

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

Apparently, Argo wasn’t the only stranger-than-fiction story of its kind. In Paraguay, former members of Argentina’s Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People’s Revolutionary Army; ERP) hatched a similar plan to assassinate Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle. Anastasio was the third in a line … Continue reading →

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On Brazil’s Involvement in Operation Condor

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

Brazil’s Truth Commission continues to conduct hearings and accept testimony from a variety of witnesses as it investigates human rights violations during the military regime of 1964-1985. Much of this testimony has been helpful in further fleshing out details that … Continue reading →

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Contextualizing “Electoral Authoritarianism” in Latin America

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

I’m a bit late to this (I’ve been spending the past two weeks moving from one home to another), but the Washington Post recently ran a lengthy post on what it described as “Latin America’s new authoritarians,” with a focus falling heavily … Continue reading →

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Today in Non-Breaking News…

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

Fernando Henrique Cardoso is still a hack: Former Brazilian president Fernando Enrique Cardoso said that his country is rapidly loosing [sic] influence in South America to Venezuela, following on remarks about the suspension of Paraguay from Mercosur. “Brazil is loosing … Continue reading →

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Neoliberalism and Military Regimes – A Follow-Up

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

To follow today’s earlier post on Friedrich Hayek and the Pinochet Regime, Corey Robin adds even more evidence of just how inextricable the ties between neoliberalism and restrictions on democracy in favor of unfettered capitalism. His new post includes favorable quotations … Continue reading →

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