One year after the election of Luis Arce as president of Bolivia, it is possible to ask whether his way of governing is similar to that of Evo Morales (2006-2019).

In Latin America, pessimism is the state of mind.

This November, four Latin American countries are holding presidential elections.

During a confrontation with Pedro Castillo’s left-wing government, the Congress controlled by the right maneuvered to remove the president from office for “moral incapacity.”

With 14% of the population unemployed and 19 million going hungry, Brazilians are living in a time in which the government is acting on a “policy of death” that has seen 600,000 lives lost to the pandemic.

Following the historic July 11 protests, known as 11J, the Cuban dictatorship’s security forces detained hundreds of people who now face the possibility of serving extremely high sentences.

Polarization will make the Chilean presidential elections unpredictable.

Privatization typically aids governments in saving money and increasing efficiency by allowing private companies to move commodities more quickly.

Those who had “the wonderful opportunity to meet Néstor Kirchner,” and experience firsthand his attempt to rebuild Argentina, understand his contention that “politics without a heart is useless.”

It is time for the left to take to the field as a serious player in the downfall of bolsonarismo and to plan their next moves in line with the political reality that puts Lula in pole position for the Presidency.