![Evelyn Matthei is the mayor of a district in Santiago and a leader within Chile's right wing.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/foto_34-9-300x200.jpg)
The No-Nonsense Mayor Leading Chile’s Right
Evelyn Matthei’s popularity may reflect a shift to a more moderate politics following the polarization of recent years.
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Argentina Could Really Use a Win
Politics and soccer mix everywhere, but this year it’s not just the government hoping for a championship to lighten the national mood.
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New IDB President Ilan Goldfajn Will Face Serious Challenges
Goldfajn’s solid reputation will be tested by global uncertainty and the need for internal reform.
![Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference about his transition team in Brasília on Nov. 10 amid uncertainty surrounding his economic policy.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/LulaNovember2022-300x200.jpg)
Brazil’s Post-Bolsonaro “Normality Dividend”
Investments could flood back into Brazil if Lula gets the policy mix right. That’s still an “if,” writes AQ’s editor in chief.
![Colombian President Gustavo Petro is interviewed in New York on his policies.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1243411158-300x200.jpg)
In Colombia, Passing Tax Reform Was the Easy Part
The bill’s approval was a win for Petro, but keeping and attracting investments is the challenge ahead.
![Peruvian President Pedro Castillo gives an emergency press conference in October 2022 following a constitutional accusation from the nation's prosecutor.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CastilloOct2022-1-300x199.jpg)
Pedro Castillo Still Has a Few Cards to Play
Congress is as determined as ever to remove Peru’s president, but Castillo has a few things working in his favor.
![Brazil may reenter regional bodies like CELAC, but obstacles to Latin American cooperation.remain.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Flags-300x197.jpg)
A Second Pink Tide Might Not Unify Latin America
Divisions over a candidate for a multilateral post show that obstacles to cooperation still remain, even with more ideological alignment.
![Sergio Massa at a press conference in Buenos Aires in September. Massa has averted a collapse in Argentina's economy, but has not taken forward radical reforms to the country's economic policy.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1243627973-300x200.jpg)
100 Days of Sergio Massa’s Balancing Act
Argentina’s economy minister has prevented wholesale collapse. Is that enough to claim victory?
![Chile President Gabriel Boric speaks to the press in the midst of pension reform and security tensions.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Boric-300x200.jpeg)
Chile’s Pension Reform May Decide Boric’s Fate
The proposed reform has kept a private component that was initially shunned by the president.
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Latin America’s “CPAC Right” Still Has Big Ambitions
A group of conservatives from across the region are coordinating with each other—and U.S. groups—to fight the culture war and oppose the left.
![President Biden leaves a press conference after praising the Democrats' performance in the 2022 midterm elections.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1244646228-300x200.jpg)
The Midterms Will Change U.S. Latin America Policy, Just Not the Way You Think
The red wave was coming—until it wasn’t.
![A firefighter combating a blaze in Brazil's Amazonas State. The U.S. can help Brazil fight deforestation, author argue, by employing trade policy.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1243414037-300x200.jpg)
How the U.S. Can Use Trade to Fight Deforestation in Brazil
Without waiting for international partners to follow suit, the U.S. can deploy influential policy tools to tackle deforestation-linked trade.
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A Young Mayor Rides Bolivia’s Political Shake-up
Eva Copa’s rise reflects a diversifying political landscape that has both the MAS and the right wing on their back feet.
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A New, Realistic Era for Venezuela’s Opposition
As hopes to unseat Maduro are replaced with resignation, unexpected opportunity is emerging for Venezuelan democracy.
![Leaders of the senate, Pacheco, and the house of representatives, Lira, in Brasilia, Brazil, flank Supreme Court Justice Fux..](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img20221018170037755MED-300x200.jpg)
The Magic Numbers Lula Will Need to Govern
Congressional support will be President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s first challenge.