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AQ Podcast | Massa vs. Milei: Who Is the Favorite in Argentina?
Peronist Sergio Massa and libertarian Javier Milei head to the November 19 presidential runoff.
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REACTION: Massa Takes First Place in Argentina, Heads to Runoff With Milei
The economy minister surpassed expectations, while the libertarian failed to improve on his August performance.
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AQ Podcast: Is Latin America’s Lost Decade Ending?
Former Colombia finance minister Mauricio Cárdenas reviews the significance of better GDP growth for the regions’ economies.
![Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking a diplomatic balance amid the Israel-Hamas War. As Brazil presides over the UN Security Council this month, the president has an opportunity to reassume a role as global diplomat.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1693130920-300x200.jpg)
Lula’s Quest for a Diplomatic Balance Amid Israel-Hamas War
As Brazil presides over the UN Security Council this month, the president has an opportunity to reassume a role as global diplomat.
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Q&A: The Upstart Brazilian Filmmakers With a Growing Pile of Awards
AQ spoke to a founder of Filmes de Plástico, whose films tell overlooked stories about everyday life in Brazil.
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How Buenos Aires’ Industrial Ring Defines Argentine Politics
Electoral juggernaut and hotbed of discontent, the capital’s outlying cities have loomed large. Is that about to change?
![Erika Hilton in the Chamber of Deputies, on February 1, 2023, the day she was sworn in as a representative for São Paulo state.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AQ0423_ONLINE-300x183.jpg)
Erika Hilton’s Battle Against Brazil’s Conservative Congress
The trailblazing first-term trans legislator is pursuing minority rights during an uncertain moment for Brazil’s left.
![Chilean President Gabriel Boric will be pragmatic and economically focused on his first visit to China, with the energy transition on top of his to-do list with Xi Jinping.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BoricChina-300x200.jpg)
Boric Needs to Tread Smartly on First Visit to China
The Chilean president will be pragmatic and economically focused, with the energy transition on top of his to-do list with Xi Jinping.
![Using a referendum to reform Uruguay's constitution for partisan ends poses a significant and growing risk to the nation’s democracy.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/NSaldiasUruguayOct-300x200.jpg)
Uruguay’s Challenge: Populism Without Populists
Plebiscites to reform the Constitution for partisan ends pose a growing risk to the nation’s reputation for policy stability.
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How a Faded 1980s Party Explains Argentina’s 2023 Election
All three leading candidates have ties to the “Ucedé,” which has pushed a free-market agenda for decades.
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On Trade, Petro Should Emulate Lula, AMLO
A former Colombian planning minister writes that instead of revising trade agreements, his country and others should focus on solving market and government failures.
![Javier Milei is one of Argentina's leading presidential candidates. He is a populist who calls for sweeping policies like dollarization.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Milei-Dollarization-300x200.jpg)
Milei’s Path to Dollarization: Riddled with Doubts
Replacing the Argentine peso with the U.S. dollar might take years if it happens at all, experts say.
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AQ Podcast | Chile: What the 50th Coup Anniversary Tells Us About Politics Today
A political scientist on how commemorations have exposed divisions in Chilean society
![Chile’s constitution has been under surgery in a second attempt to recast the fundamental rights that will bring Latin America’s fifth-largest economy into the modern era.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1258510758-300x200.jpg)
A Last Hope for Chile’s New Constitution?
The ultra-conservative Partido Republicano has a large influence over the constitutional process, and President Boric has already said this will be the final attempt during his term.
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AQ Podcast: Is Bolsonaro Done? New Dynamics in Brasília
A political columnist on what the future holds for the Brazilian right-wing movement, and what this means for Lula