As President Nicolás Maduro looks to stay in power, thousands are trying to flee the country
South America articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for better democracy across North and South America (not including the United States) in this highly diverse and quickly changing region. Also see our World Democracy section or our articles on Central America or on giants Brazil and Mexico.
Ancient Peru was run by female monarchs, a new study argues
New book argues that women exercised political power in their communities in different areas of pre-Hispanic Peru
New Netflix Brazilian corruption series exposes political divisions
A campaign to delete Netflix subscriptions has begun in Brazil, following the launch of the series called The Mechanism
Former President Lula faces Brazilian supreme court prison verdict
Former two-term president is fighting desperately to avoid having to start serving a 12-year sentence
Brazil judge orders Facebook to cut fake news on slain activist
Judge ordered Facebook to remove fake news posted about slain black rights’ activist Marielle Franco
Brazil appeals court to rule on Lula’s latest challenge
A Brazilian appeals court was set to rule on former president Lula da Silva’s latest attempt to stay out of prison
Odebrecht corruption scandal ensnares Venezuela’s Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro awarded a Brazilian construction giant at the heart of a huge corruption scandal
Why defamation followed murder of Brazilian activist Marielle Franco
Marielle Franco was gunned down in an apparent organized hit, prompting tens of thousands to protest
Colombia’s FARC performs poorly in first electoral test
Colombia’s conservative parties came out ahead of FARC in Sunday’s parliamentary elections
How Brazil has changed attitudes toward Latin American corruption
Every week brings new developments around the world in connection with Brazil’s Car Wash scandal