Chile’s new voting rules may have derailed the new Constitution Lautaro Cella and Eli Rau - September 15, 2022 Many who voted ‘No’ still want a new constitution — just not this one
Across Latin America, citizens and governments are clashing over their countries’ authoritarian pasts Michael Albertus - July 8, 2021 Here’s what that looks like on the ground.
Chile elected delegates to draft a new constitution — and it’s not tilted toward the elites Julieta Suarez-Cao and Javier Sajuria - June 24, 2021 Chilean political parties suffered a big blow: 40 percent of the votes went to independent candidates. Here’s what that means.
Peru’s upcoming presidential election is really a referendum on its troubled constitution Maxwell A. Cameron and Paolo Sosa-Villagarcia - May 13, 2021 What’s at stake in the runoff between leftist front-runner Pedro Castillo and right-wing, dynastic candidate Keiko Fujimori?
Argentina legalized abortion. Here’s what it means for Latin America. Taylor Boas, Mason Moseley, Mariela Daby, and Amy Erica Smith - January 17, 2021 Abortion rights advocates focused on public health consequences for women in poverty.
Chile voted to write a new constitution. Will it promise more than the government can deliver? Peter Siavelis and Jennifer Piscopo - October 29, 2020 In a global first, women will make up half the constitutional convention
Chileans vote this weekend whether to rewrite the Pinochet-era constitution. Valeria Palanza, Laia Balcells, and Elsa Voytas - October 21, 2020 A museum that helps people acknowledge the authoritarian past may influence how they feel about politics today.
Latin American democracy may be in trouble. The protests are a symptom of increasing mistrust. Dinorah Azpuru - December 8, 2019 Citizens are unhappy both with their own representatives and with democracy in general.
Colombia is having its largest wave of protests in recent decades. Why? Silvia Otero Bahamón and Sandra Botero - December 4, 2019 Here are the 3 things you need to know
Chilean protesters are waving the Mapuche flag. What’s the Mapuche flag, and who’s hoisting it? Patricia Rodríguez - November 11, 2019 Indigenous Chileans have been organizing for years. Here’s what they want.