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How the Pandemic Is Accelerating Democracy’s Decade-Long Decline in the Americas

A deeper look at Freedom House data showing slow erosion in freedoms.

As new research shows huge setbacks to education and inequality, the region’s leaders seem to be “sleepwalking,” writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.

Even with deaths at all-time highs, Bolsonaro continues to undermine efforts to address the pandemic.

Russia and China have stepped up their influence in Latin America, complicating President Biden’s hopes of hemispheric dialogue.

Há esperança de combater o comércio ilícito em 2021, mas temos de agir em conjunto.

Hay esperanza de combatir el comercio ilícito en 2021, pero tenemos que actuar juntos.

With nationalism on the rise, politicians in charge of cities are forging alliances and bypassing national governments.

Riven by ideological difference and lacking regional leadership, Latin America faces a slow post-COVID recovery.

The pandemic is forcing the country’s film and television industry to get (even more) creative.

Latin America has passed noteworthy laws to protect women. Implementing them has been harder.

AS/COA’s Anti-Corruption Working Group hosts an expert discussion on how to pass meaningful reforms amid a wave of pandemic-related scandals.

Expect even more outsiders in years ahead.

Life in Brazil returns to normal, even if it shouldn’t.

Despite investment in “tele-schools,” poor planning and a lack of program continuity have left rural communities with few ways to connect.