Changing Tides? The Far-Right Appeal in Latin America and Beyond

Tulia Falleti, CLALS Director will moderate a panel discussion with Kathya Araujo (Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano, Santiago de Chile) and Ernesto Calvo (University of Maryland) on the rise of the Extreme Right in Latin America as part of Perry World House's World Today series.

"Changing Tides? The Far-Right Appeal in Latin America and Beyond"

As in much of the world, Latin American political systems are polarized. The 21st century saw the rise of leftist governments and state-led policies in several countries, only to be followed by right-wing administrations that swung the pendulum of economic and social policies back towards free markets, resulting in massive popular protests in some cases. The end of the commodities boom, the pandemic debt, growing income inequality, increasing crime, inflation, and other economic woes, are now fueling the rise of an extreme far right that shows disdain for democratic political institutions and challenges, among others, the rights of women, Indigenous and Afro-descendant populations, and environmental conservation.