Politics
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Brazilian Ballots Turn Toward Barracks as Lula Seeks Fourth Mandate
At 80, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running again, promising stronger defenses after Nicolás Maduro’s capture while confronting sluggish…
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Brazil Counts Votes While Trans Lawmakers Fight to Be Counted
Brazil’s 2022 election opened Congress to unprecedented transgender representation. Four years later, two federal deputies face a Supreme Court challenge…
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Nicaragua Votes on Nothing as Ortega Buries the Ballot Box
Daniel Ortega’s threat to end meaningful elections in Nicaragua completes a long democratic demolition, built through court rulings, jailed challengers,…
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Peru’s Election Turns Into Democracy Test as Sánchez Allies Mobilize Against Fujimori’s Edge
With Keiko Fujimori virtually ahead and Roberto Sánchez calling supporters into the streets of Lima, Peru's presidential runoff has become…
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Peru Counts Every Vote as Democracy Holds Its Breath Again
Peru's presidential cliffhanger has Roberto Sánchez ahead of Keiko Fujimori by just 41,355 votes, with overseas ballots and challenged tallies…
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Peru Votes Again as Fujimori Shadows Haunt a Restless Republic
Peru's presidential runoff between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez has become more than a vote. It is a stress test…
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Colombia’s Jungle Clash Tests Election Peace Before Ballots Are Cast
A reported deadly clash in Guaviare between rival FARC dissident factions lands three days before Colombia's presidential vote, exposing how…
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Colombia’s Debate-Free Election Turns Silence Into a Democratic Stress Test
As Colombia enters its final week before the presidential vote, absent debates, fractured conservatives, OAS observers, and last-minute alliances reveal…
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Latin America’s Approval Kings Reveal Democracy’s Sharp New Price Tag
Latin America's presidential approval map shows a region rewarding order, punishing drift, and measuring democracy less by institutions than by…
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Colombian Petro Faces Trump Storm as Sovereignty Becomes Election Currency
A year of insults, tariffs, and sanctions has brought Colombia and the United States to the brink. Gustavo Petro calls…
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