Latin American Keys is an informative and analytical summary regarding the political and economic situation in the Latin American region. These key takeaways, prepared monthly by ATREVIA´s Analysis and Research team, serve to be a useful tool in understanding the evolution of the political-institutional state of Latin America, a need that the pandemic has further exaggerated.
If 2020 was the year marked by the pandemic and its economic impact, 2021 begins as a year of challenges for Latin America. From 2021 to 2024, the countries in the region will enter a new period of high electoral intensity in which all, except Bolivia and Cuba, will go to the polls to renew or ratify their leaders in a context of high polarization and political fragmentation. In addition, there is a heavy social burden aggravated by the economic crisis sparked by the pandemic.
Social tensions continue while vaccination plans move forward, giving hope to the economy. These last few weeks have been marked by the final stretch of the second electoral round in Peru between the leftist candidate with ties to Grupo Puebla, Pedro Castillo, and the right-wing candidate, Keiko Fujimori. Based on the results and a pending 0.4% of electoral reports to be counted, Peruvian society appears to be highly polarized.
Click here to access the Latin American Keys summary for June 2021.