SOUTH AMERICA

‘The Darién Gap is claiming many lives that governments cannot even quantify’

Ecuador: stakes high ahead of presidential runoff

Early elections yield inconclusive results amid mounting insecurity challenges

‘Democracy has allowed room for organised crime and narco-politics to grow’

Brazil back on the green track

Environmental policy enforcement resumes after four years of regression

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Chile: new constitution in the hands of the far right

Constitutional Council election blows hopes for a progressive, rights-based constitution

Paraguay: the change that wasn’t

Anti-rights outsider rises while long-time ruling party prevails yet again

‘Very tough years are ahead for civil society that promotes human rights’

Venezuela: the end of civil society as we know it?

Visit by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights falls short of civil society expectations

Peru: democracy at a crossroads

A fresh election is urgently needed – but may not solve longstanding political crisis

Brazil: can the far-right genie be put back into the bottle?

Former president Bolsonaro has unleashed extremist forces he no longer controls