From authoritarian entrenchment and persistent corruption to widespread human-rights abuses, the democratic ecosystem throughout Latin America is fragile.
In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has taken a defiant stance by concentrating power in the executive branch with the legislative chamber’s active collaboration. Meanwhile, Brazil’s Senate has backed criminal charges against President Jair Bolsonaro for his mishandling of COVID-19, irregular use of public funds, and violation of sanitary measures. And in crisis-ridden Haiti, most of the country is languishing in the grip of criminal gangs. Elsewhere in the region, mismanagement is motivating citizens to rise up in anti-establishment movements, such as the one that swept Peruvian President Pedro Castillo into power.
