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BrasilLula and Bolsonaro to compete for the presidency in a runoff election
3 October, 2022
On October 2, Brazilians went to the polls to elect their next president. With 99.99% of the votes counted, the favorites were Lula da Silva with 48.43% of the votes for the Brazil of Hope federation (Workers’ Party, Communist ⇢
Brazil to pick new president, with Lula a potential first-round winner
29 September, 2022
This Sunday, October 2, Brazilians go to the polls to elect the president and vice-president of the Republic, the entire Chamber of Deputies (513), and one third of the Senate (27). Although 11 candidates are vying for the presidency, current ⇢
Latin americaLatam Presidential Ranking: Jul/Aug 2022
28 September, 2022
Directorio Legislativo presents its latest ranking of presidents by their approval ratings, based on survey data drawn from 18 countries in the region. Buenos Aires, September 2022. Rodrigo Chaves (Costa Rica) heads this edition’s ⇢
ChileChileans vote to approve or reject new Constitution
3 September, 2022
This Sunday, Chileans go to the polls to approve or reject the text of a new Constitution, proposed in the wake of the country’s nationwide protests during 2019 -20. Why a new Magna Carta? In October 2019, following a hike in public transport ⇢
Latam Presidential Ranking: A shift to the left in Latin America?
3 August, 2022
Directorio Legislativo presents its latest ranking of presidents by approval ratings, based on multi-sourced survey data from 18 countries in the region. Buenos Aires, August 2022- Nayib Bukele (El Salvador) leads the ranking with a high ⇢
The IX Summit of the Americas: a civil society, female and young person’s perspective
2 July, 2022
The IX Summit of the Americas took place in Los Angeles from June 6–10, under the banner of “Building a sustainable, resilient and equitable future” — amid controversy over the decision not to invite certain nations. As Project Manager of ⇢
Civic Space – What’s happening in Latin America and the Caribbean?
30 June, 2022
Here is a summary of the latest issue of Civic Space Guardian (CSG), our regional civic rights monitor. In the past few weeks, the governance crisis in the Andean region has deepened. The Ecuadorian president re-declared the state of exception after ⇢
ColombiaGustavo Petro is the new president of Colombia
20 June, 2022
On June 19, the run-off of the presidential elections in Colombia took place. With 100% of the votes counted, the leftist coalition Pacto Histórico, led by Gustavo Petro, was the winner with around 11.2 million votes, obtaining ⇢
Petro or Hernandez? Colombia to pick its President this Sunday
16 June, 2022
Colombians voting for their next president on June 19 must pick from left-winger Gustavo Petro (Pacto Histórico) or the anti-establishment figure of Rodolfo Hernández (Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción). Polls put the candidates neck and neck, ⇢
Colombia to elect new president, with leftist leading in polls
27 May, 2022
This Sunday will see elections held in Colombia to choose the country’s next president, in office until 2026. With an average support in polls of 39.4%, the leftist candidate Gustavo Petro, of the Pacto Histórico coalition, leads ⇢