President Michelle Bachelet said, “It is not easy to eradicate unacceptable behavior.” 

Daniel Scioli said that a victory in the presidential runoff election on November 22 by Mauricio Macri would have “devastating” consequences; Economy Minister Axel Kicillof argued that the opposition “is not talking about ‘change,’ but rather a return to the 1990s;” while some polls indicate that Macri seems to have the edge, there are plenty

The ruling Chavistas are said to be turning to a “campaign of fear” in their desperation about the coming “punishment vote.” 

President Ollanta Humala said sterilization was a “policy for reducing the numbers of poor people before they are born.”  This policy “should make us ashamed.”