The Far Right Is Waging A ‘Holy War’ In Latin America
A reactionary wave is sweeping across the Latin American continent. With the exception of Mexico and Brazil—the region’s two powers—as well as Uruguay and Guatemala, the remaining countries have seen authoritarian far-right governments claim electoral victories. They have done so by narrow margins, yet they hold power and give voice to a mood of resentment and anti-egalitarian political aggression among a segment of the population.
We are not dealing with the traditional liberal right that characterized the triumphant neoliberalism of the 1980s.