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Vaccination rates vary widely in Latin America: 40% of Chile’s population is fully vaccinated while in other countries, like Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico, 9-18% of the population has gotten one dose. Here’s what to know: https://t.co/HgtdFH9E1z pic.twitter.com/5YApPtsqYp
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) June 4, 2021
After Chile’s recent elections, a new constituent assembly will begin to redraft the country’s dictatorship-era constitution. @OliverStuenkel on how this risky endeavor could provide an example for other Latin American countries to strengthen democracy: https://t.co/LHNvZTspxn
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) May 21, 2021
Colombia’s president ordered troops deployed across a swath of the country to bring order after a month of antigovernment protests that have left more than 25 people dead https://t.co/kYc6yYTfe4
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 30, 2021
As recent crises in other Latin American countries such as Honduras and Bolivia have shown, a disputed election could plunge Nicaragua into fresh turmoil, @TizBreda writes: https://t.co/rIXAsgMQls
— World Politics Review (@WPReview) June 4, 2021
In April, Brazil suffered the highest rate of covid-related deaths of any nation on Earth.
Many blame President Jair Bolsonaro for letting things get this bad. Why is he still so popular among his supporters? https://t.co/i3oeCYolVE
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 4, 2021
Analysis: ‘Punk nation’: Argentina inflation soars as hazy future drives price hikes https://t.co/mk6enNX07z pic.twitter.com/d8GzlbMVeC
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 3, 2021
As Venezuela collapses, armed gangs are taking over parts of the capital, exposing President Nicolás Maduro’s vulnerability even in his seat of power. https://t.co/QR1dw4qTQ8
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 31, 2021
“The presence of the anti-establishment composition of the body that will write the new Constitution ensures there will be a series of drastic alterations in the way Chile dreams of its future,” Ariel Dorfman writes. https://t.co/jJ2y8din3G
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) May 19, 2021
Latin America leads revolt against free-market growth model. https://t.co/bzXaMszLWp via @greg_ip
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) June 2, 2021
The United States will train a Guatemalan border protection force, help build a shelter for returned migrants, and assist in those migrants’ transition back to their communities.
This, and more, in our latest Latin America Brief: https://t.co/5TqTUO5vk2
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) May 1, 2021