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Ana Iparraguirre: ‘Trump will get more radical if he loses election’

27-10-2026 13:10 Political analyst maintains that run-off in United States, like Brazil’s election, will be defined by backlash voting and civic dissatisfaction with the state. The future of the new right in the region will depend on their capacity to produce concrete economic results, she argues.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ENVIRONMENT & POLITICS

Latin America's right-wing swing looms large over nature summit

23-10-2026 14:04 Brazil's election looms large over the UN's COP17 nature summit in Armenia; Right-wing victories in Latin America has raised concerns over the fate of environment in region.

LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

Support slips for Latin America's new right-wing leaders

20-10-2026 09:07 Polls show support slipping for recently elected conservative leaders across Latin America. But is this just a blip?

Brazil election 2026

Scandal-weary Brazilians to vote as Lula faces Bolsonaro son

28-09-2026 17:05 Brazilians vote Sunday in a nail-biter election pitting leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

Bolivia scandal shines light on Cerimedo’s far-right connections

09-09-2026 17:18 A look at the Fernando Cerimedo attempted murder scandal in Bolivia and its repercussions for the Latin American right.

Politics

President: Not re-electing me would be 'social suicide'

03-09-2026 00:27 President closes out right-wing Vientos de Cambio forum in Buenos Aires by ruling out any softening of his austerity drive ahead of next year's vote; While defending his economic programme and sharp attacks on the opposition, he declares: "If we don't win, it's because as a society we're choosing to commit suicide.”

EARTHQUAKE TRAGEDY

Colombia enters 'final phase' of quake search as toll clears 265

13-08-2026 12:04 Magnitude 7.4 quake, the strongest to hit Colombia this century, has killed 265 people and injured more than 3,500, with almost 500 still missing, according to local authorities.

POLITICS

LLA-PRO conclave as Mauricio Macri, Karina Milei ‘resume contact’

13-08-2026 00:07 Representatives from La Libertad Avanza and PRO meet at Casa Rosada in bid to re-open lines of dialogue and coordinate congressional efforts; Light warming of relations comes months after ex-president and current leader spoke.

THE RIGHT IN LATIN AMERICA

Colombia’s new president joins a right-wing wave facing tough reality

08-08-2026 04:59 Conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella joins Javier Milei, Chile’s José Antonio Kast and Peru’s Keiko Fujimori in a broad regional shift to the right.

Colombia election 2026

Trump ally wins Colombia election, heralding pro-market turn

22-06-2026 18:40 Election of conservative lawyer heralds swing back to business-friendly and pro-US policies after four years of leftist rule under Gustavo Petro.

FOREIGN POLICY

Milei meets Kast after failed arrest of Chilean ex-guerrilla

06-04-2026 13:36 Argentina’s President hosts Chilean counterpart in Buenos Aires as ties deepen; Visit overshadowed by failed arrest of ex-guerrilla wanted by Santiago as leaders seek closer political and economic alignment.

NEW ERA IN CHILE

José Antonio Kast, Chile's most right-wing president since Pinochet, takes office

11-03-2026 12:02 José Antonio Kast's rise comes amid a conservative wave sweeping Latin America and after Trump's re-election in the United States.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Report: Milei mulls right-wing summit as allies advance in Latin America

26-12-2025 10:15 President Milei studying potential summit of right-wing leaders in Argentina following recent election wins for allies.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei's new challenge: Becoming Trump's delegate in Latin America

20-11-2025 00:39 Argentina’s government cheered last Sunday's election result in Chile and is already imagining a right-wing regional bloc led by President Javier Milei.

by Alejandro Gomel

CHILE ELECTION 2025

Chile’s right targets migrants ahead of election

12-11-2025 16:37 Chile’s political right is seizing on anti-migrant sentiment ahead of Sunday’s elections. But beneath the hardline rhetoric lies an economy increasingly dependent on foreign workers.

Immigration & Politics

Chile presidential hopeful vows to deport 'all' undocumented migrants

23-09-2025 13:18 Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast says he will deport all undocumented migrants from national territory if elected.

POLITICS

Brazil's Bolsonaro bets on Trump card for survival

28-02-2025 15:22 Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro remains "calm" and places faith on US support to dodge a 40-year criminal sentence for allegedly plotting a coup following the 2022 elections.

STOCK MARKET

Early election trade is brewing for Latin America investors

24-02-2025 12:03 Investors make early bets on a right-wing swing in Latin America's upcoming election cycle, remembering when President Javier Milei's win sparked one of the most profitable trades in emerging markets last year.

PROFILE

Brazil's polarising ex-president mired in legal woes

19-02-2025 15:19 Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro prepares 2026 election campaign atop legacy of disrupting the 'democratic order,' destroying the Amazon rainforest and violating human rights.

POPULARITY PLUMMET

Why Brazil's Lula is bleeding support

18-02-2025 12:00 Brazil's leftist president embarks on a national tour of interviews and public appearances as supporters lose faith in his economic policies and the far-right emboldens worldwide.