Latin America
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The tech bro president ruling by force
Hilary Goodfriend explains how El Salvador’s populist leader has retained power – and the implications of Nayib Bukele’s rise for neighbouring countries
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Hard truths in Brazil’s Lithium Valley
Inhabitants of regions like Brazil’s Jequitinhonha valley are confronting the global forces turning their lands into sacrifice zones for the ‘green transition’. By Alex Shankland, Anabel Marín, Bruna Viana De Freitas and Fabiana Soares Leme
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After months of protests, will democracy prevail in Guatemala?
While establishment figures tried to block the election of progressive president Bernardo Arévalo, Tim Brinkhof spoke to the grassroots activists defending democracy
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Art and survival in Argentina’s Memory Museum
As Argentina marks 40 years of democracy, Cecilia Sosa introduces the reflections of Alejandra Naftal, former director of ESMA, dictatorship survivor and lifetime witness
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Buen vivir, buen migrar: the Chiapas museum rehumanising migration
Deyanira Clériga Morales describes the work of the Museo Migrante, or MuMi, in dignifying migration and resisting displacement in southern Mexico
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¡Kaypimi kanchik! – Ecuador’s indigenous movement versus the cost-of-living crisis
Ecuador’s powerful indigenous movement is again leading the fight against a growing cost-of-living crisis, writes Daniela Díaz Rangel
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Difficult days ahead for Brazil
The attempted coup by supporters of the former Brazilian President on January 8th may have been thwarted but as Sue Branford argues, Brazilian democracy is far from safe