Latin American democracies are experiencing one of their most critical and dangerous moments since the beginning of the third wave
July has been a particularly turbulent month for Latin America. Step by step, act after act, blow by blow, we helplessly observe the growing deterioration of the rule of law and the quality of democracy in several of our countries.
Latin American democracies are experiencing one of their most critical and dangerous moments since the beginning of the Third Wave, while the regional mechanisms for their defense are seriously weakened. As never fate is in our hands. There is no time to lose.
— Daniel Zovatto (@Zovatto55) July 25, 2021
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HAITI
He had already been going through a serious political crisis. The island is in chaos due to the assassination of former President Moise. In this context, it is not clear whether the general elections scheduled for September will be able to take place.
GUATEMALA
The MP led by Consuelo Porras unlawfully dismissed former prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval, who becomes a new victim of the corrupt pact, after Claudia Paz y Paz, Thelma Aldana and the expulsion of CICIG) and must leave the country so as not to risk his life.
NICARAGUA
President Daniel Ortega continues to “hunt” opponents with total impunity and Nicaragua is on the way to totally illegitimate elections.
In the middle of the verification process, he recently arrested the seventh presidential candidate Noel Vidaurre and the journalist Jaime Arellano.
CUBA
The Cuban regime brutally repressed the demonstrations of July 11 and subsequent days, in the face of the firm condemnation of numerous countries and international organizations and the incredible solidarity of several Latin American countries, including Mexico and Argentina.
VENEZUELA
Nicolás Maduro continues to combine arrests with offers of dialogue in order to continue to buy time in the November regional elections, increasingly divide the opposition (without prejudice to its responsibility) and continue to illegitimately accumulate power.
THE FRAGMENTATION OF THE OAS AND THE MEXICAN PROPOSAL
In this complex regional context, with a fragmented and weakened OAS, and within the framework of the meeting of CELAC foreign ministers, the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has just proposed to replace the OAS with another organization without the US. To end North American hegemony.
Latin American democracies are experiencing one of their most critical and dangerous moments since the beginning of the third wave, while the regional mechanisms for their defense are seriously weakened.
As never fate is in our hands. There is no time to lose.
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