Brazil’s presidential runoff is between two populists Zoila Ponce de León and Gabriele Magni - October 24, 2022 Bolsonaro and Lula supporters alike show a preference for anti-traditional politics and strong leadership, a new survey shows
Why are so many police and military candidates running in Brazil? Isabel Laterzo - October 2, 2022 For Brazilian voters, crime and violence are top concerns. But the jump in law enforcement officials across the ballot may not ease the high homicide rate.
In Colombia, an activist, feminist lawyer is running for VP Julia Zulver and Jennifer Piscopo - April 28, 2022 Francia Márquez pledged to speak for marginalized and rural voters. That’s put her in danger.
Latin American countries had very different covid-19 death rates. Which policies worked? Matias Bianchi and Jennifer Cyr - January 24, 2022 Collaboration helped forge more effective government responses, our research found
Nobody can go to the Tokyo Olympics. So why is the government going ahead with them? Phillip Y. Lipscy and Daniel M. Smith - July 18, 2021 The political stakes are high, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga must face voters in a general election this fall
El Salvador’s president launched a ‘self-coup.’ Watch for creeping corruption and authoritarianism. Steven Levitsky and Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez - May 19, 2021 Peru’s authoritarian past is a cautionary tale for El Salvador’s future
Colombia’s protesters want human rights reforms. The country’s human rights agency may not be much help. Erika Moreno - May 18, 2021 Elected officials appoint its leadership and fund the budget, leaving this agency with limited power
Brazilian police killed 27 people in a single raid this month. That doesn’t make Rio de Janeiro safer. Jessie Bullock - May 16, 2021 Banning police raids could help reduce crime and save lives. Here’s the research.
Why Trump’s border wall failed Michael Albertus - February 16, 2021 In the United States, private property owners have a great deal of power to block or delay major public works
Brazilians firmly rejected many local candidates their president had backed Benjamin Bradlow - December 9, 2020 The big test for Bolsonaro comes in 2022
Thousands of Brazilian candidates ‘switched’ racial identities this year Andrew Janusz - December 8, 2020 Three things to know about Brazil’s local elections in 2020
In El Salvador, criminal gangs are enforcing virus-related restrictions. Here’s why. Gaëlle Rivard Piché - May 31, 2020 Inmates are lined up during a security operation at the
South Africa’s strict pandemic response could give criminal gangs an unexpected boost Kieran Mitton - May 29, 2020 Deploying the army to enforce lockdown rules may have deepened local grievances.
While Brazil’s president fights social distancing, its public health system is fighting the pandemic Jessica A.J. Rich - May 3, 2020 Brazil’s public health movement transformed the country’s constitution and its bureaucracy. Can it protect citizens from the pandemic?
How one company’s deep web of corruption took down governments across Latin America Lindsay Mayka and Andrés Lovón - May 22, 2019 And how Brazil, Mexico and Peru responded with a wave of anticorruption measures
Brazil is unpredictable right now. Here are 3 possible scenarios for incoming president Jair Bolsonaro. Ryan Lloyd - November 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79918" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Jair Bolsonaro, then a presidential candidate,
In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro’s victory may mean further shifts in tolerance and moderation Matthew Layton and Amy Erica Smith - November 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79722" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A supporter waves a flag with
Democracy is in crisis in Latin America. Brazil may be the next trouble spot. Scott Mainwaring and Luis Schenoni - October 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79199" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man yells after listening to
Brazilian voters wanted change — and they got it. Now what happens? Jorge Alves - October 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78727" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Voters from the Rocinha favela wait
Brazil votes on Sunday. And Brazilian women have a better chance at reshaping its politics than ever before. dos Santos, Malu Gatto, and Kristin Wylie - October 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78422" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters rally against leading Brazilian presidential
Brazil’s federal intervention in Rio’s drug wars has an authoritarian feel — and could backfire Benjamin Lessing - March 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69983" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Brazilian President Michel Temer signed an
Brazil’s prison massacres are a frightening window into gang warfare Benjamin Lessing - January 17, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52581" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Relatives wait for news after a
Brazil votes on Sunday for the first time since Rousseff was ousted. What will happen to her party? Ryan Lloyd and Fernando Meireles - September 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47015" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A supporter of Rio de Janeiro
Most nations going to the Olympics won’t bring home a medal. Here’s why they compete anyway. Danyel Reiche - August 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44857" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man poses in front of
Want more Olympic medals? Here’s what nations need to do to win. Danyel Reiche - August 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44850" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The all-time Olympic medal leader, U.S.
Some parts of the Brazilian government actually aren’t corrupt. Here’s what they have in common. Sérgio Praça, Matthew Taylor, and Katherine Bersch - June 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42295" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man pulls a cart loaded
Think all the political excitement in Brazil is at the national level? Think again. Jorge Alves - May 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39945" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protesters gather at the Copacabana beach in
Here’s why the WHO responded so differently to Zika and Ebola Amy Patterson - April 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38417" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Municipal workers wait before spraying insecticide
How the release of wiretapped conversations in Brazil threatens its democracy Daniela Campello and Cesar Zucco - March 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37985" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A demonstrator checks his mobile phone
What the HIV/AIDS epidemic can tell us about how to fight Zika Mark Daku - March 7, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35717" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A member of the Brazilian Air
Three lessons from Ebola can help us fight the Zika virus Maryam Deloffre - February 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35717" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A member of the Brazilian Air
Pope Francis weighs in on climate change. How do his proposals measure up? Jessica Green - June 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26499" align="aligncenter" width="3500"] Pope Francis celebrates mass at the
Forecasting the 2014 Brazilian election Marco Morales and Francisco Cantú - October 24, 2014 Joshua Tucker: The following is a guest post from political
Brazil's protest paradox Thiago Silva and Von Vacano - June 10, 2014 We continue our series on politics, political science and the World Cup (here
Brazil’s protest paradox Thiago Silva and Von Vacano - June 10, 2014 We continue our series on politics, political science and the World Cup (here
Brazil let its citizens make decisions about city budgets. Here's what happened. John Sides - January 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_5554" align="aligncenter" width="400" special=""] The Rocinha favela outside Rio
The Rio Protests: Who, What, Why, and Will They Matter? John Sides - June 28, 2013 This is a guest post by Nicholas Barnes, a PhD
Brazil is a Stable and Growing Democracy – And We’re Not Going to Take It Any More!!! Joshua Tucker - June 24, 2013 The following guest post is from University of Minnesota political
Prison Gangs as a Technology of Conflict Erik Voeten - February 15, 2013 We are delighted to welcome the following guest post by
“Democracy with Edges” Conference at Yale June 21-22 Joshua Tucker - June 21, 2012 For those of you in the greater New England area
You can’t have your oil and drink it too Andrew Gelman - September 13, 2010 Thanks to a recent endorsement by Newt Gingrich, a lot