
What Does an Arévalo Presidency in Guatemala Mean for Latin America?
In Latin America, the rise of so-called “outsiders” with anti-system or anti-establishment agendas has had significant consequences for the rule of law.
The Inter-American Dialogue’s Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program aims to elevate policy discussions around democracy and human rights, corruption and transparency, and citizens security in the Americas.
The program was established in 2015 to honor Peter D. Bell, a founding co-chair of the Dialogue’s Board of Directors, with support of the Ford Foundation. The broad scope and ambitions of the program are a fitting tribute to Peter’s expansive career as a tireless champion of human rights.
In Latin America, the rise of so-called “outsiders” with anti-system or anti-establishment agendas has had significant consequences for the rule of law.
Latin America and the Caribbean face stubbornly high levels of poverty, inequality, political polarization, violence, corruption and impunity.
The failure of the right to obtain sufficient seats for a veto, the near total rejection of the moderate parties that historically have governed Chile, and the stunning power of anti-establishment, independent leftists all point towards a Convention that will draft a thoroughly leftist new constitution.
Tamara Taraciuk Broner, directora del Programa Peter D. Bell sobre Estado de Derecho del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó en Voz de América sobre la política de mano dura del gobierno de Bukele en El Salvador.
En América Latina, los llamados “outsiders” con agendas anti-sistema o anti-establishment – desde Alberto Fujimori en Perú hasta Hugo Chávez en Venezuela, Nayib Bukele en El Salvador, Donald Trump en Estados Unidos y Jair Bolsonaro en Brasil – han tenido un fuerte impacto en el Estado de derecho tras asumir el poder.
La directora del Programa Peter D. Bell sobre Estado de Derecho del Diálogo Interamericano, Tamara Taraciuk Broner, conversó con Gladys Rodríguez en TVV Noticias sobre el acuerdo de Barbados sobre condiciones electorales entre la Plataforma Unitaria para la Negociación de Venezuela y representantes del gobierno de Maduro, las inhabilitaciones de las y los candidatos, así como la persecución contra la Comisión Nacional de las Primarias por parte del gobierno de Maduro luego de las elecciones primarias.