Democracy & Elections Archives - Americas Quarterly

The Battle for Brazil’s Swing Voters: Women

The Bolsonaro family has struggled with women voters, but inflation and other pocketbook issues may give them an opening now.

Latin America’s impressive progress on electoral democracy, perhaps its most important achievement of recent decades, could soon be rolled back.

Institutional weakness is threatening to plunge the country into instability.

The New York Times correspondent Anatoly Kurmanaev on what the new round of negotiations means for the future of Venezuela.

José Manuel Restrepo is tasked with key responsibilities, making his role one of the most prominent in the nation’s recent history.

Franco Parisi’s Partido de la Gente helped advance the government’s flagship economic bill. Which path will he follow going forward?

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro lead polling ahead of the October 4 first-round vote.

The U.S. has a unique opportunity to be a special arbiter to ensure compliance in the talks starting August 1.

The country was scheduled to hold general elections in November 2027.

The family is in danger of losing the October election, and possibly more than that, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.

The twin earthquakes are reshaping the economic outlook and upping pressure for new political agreements, two experts write.

A veteran political analyst discusses voter trends and the issues that will shape the Lula-Flávio showdown.

Next year’s midterm elections might alter the nation’s political map, writes an expert.

History shows that newcomers often pursue a maximalist approach once elected. That can be dangerous—including to the leaders themselves.

The right-wing lawyer is set to begin a four-year term on August 7.