Social movements are on the verge of being repressed in Brazil. This can be seen through the increased support of far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.

The recent growth of political extremism in traditional democracies has caused many people to suggest that civil society is no longer stable.

Although Brazil’s dictatorship did not claim as many victims as those in Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina, the military regime was the longest running in the region, and antidemocratic practices continue in the country today.

For years, Mexican government officials have made deals with narco-traffickers in which they turn a blind eye to criminal activity in order to maintain peace and stability.

Right-wingers in Colombia are pushing for military intervention against president Maduro of Venezuela.

Mainstream media in Brazil says far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is likely to win over the leftist Workers’ Party candidate, Fernando Haddad.

Missteps by Argentinian President Mauricio Macri in regards to foreign policy are adding up, and becoming increasingly dangerous as the political situation in Brazil becomes more uncertain.

Since the early stages of the Cold War, Latin America has become a region synonymous with the death and destruction that resulted from continuous clashes between communist and fascist regimes.

The revolutionary ideals that brought Daniel Ortega to power in Nicaragua in 1985 are no longer relevant, and are in fact contributing to the unrest and dystopian nature of the country today.

Peruvian women are not getting enough representation in government, especially at the local level.