The concept of lawfare, commonly defined as the abuse of the law and judicial systems to interfere in politics due to personal or financial interests, is not native to Latin America. Still, the region has seen it become more prevalent in recent years.

It is very difficult to establish when exactly President Jair Bolsonaro went “too far” because Brazil has been subject to this sort of “Nazi-fascist” ideology for decades.

Martín Tanaka wrote in a previous column about the trajectory of the right in Peru and is switching gears to uncover how the history of the left has played a similar role in shaping the challenges and conflicts of the present day.

In light of the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, the world seems to be overlooking China: the real threat to the very existence of democracy.

Bolsonaro’s government enters 2021 facing a rapid increase in those suffering extreme poverty while still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

There have been protests regarding the obstruction of democracy for potential candidates for governor in various states in Mexico.

The challenges and hardships of 2020 have directly affected modern Colombian society and its economy.

Chile begins the transition towards true democracy and away from the authoritarian mindset and lifestyle that has plagued the country for over 200 years.

After a year filled with economic crisis, social upheaval and conflict, a sloppy transition of power, corruption and lack of legitimacy within the political class, and a rise of populism, Peru looks towards the upcoming April general elections as especially consequential.

2020 has been an eventful year for space discovery; it started with NASA’s talk on the search for life on Mars, the live tracking of an asteroid, the discovery of water on the illuminated side of the Moon, followed by declarations made by experts on the concept of life beyond Earth.