By Cansu Yiğit The year 2022 began with the ongoing Covid pandemic, refugee crises, and international disputes on the brink of an open conflict. While many international issues which have turned into international crises are still waiting for resolutions, some countries are scheduled to elect leaders who will be expected to find resolutions. 31 countries across five continents are expected ...
On July 8, 2021, the Pro Tempore Presidency (PPT) of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) was transferred in an online summit. Now, the leadership moved from Argentina to Brazil for the next six months. This presidential summit of one of the most important regional integration blocs in South America once again divided the waters between Argentina and the rest of ...
After being relentlessly persecuted, former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva returns to the Brazilian political arena. A victim of lawfare, he was convicted and sent to prison in 2018, where he spent 580 days behind bars. The resultant was Bolsonaro’s victory. Ever since, political and social tensions have grown. The coronavirus crisis may aggravate the situation. The maneuver was ...
Recently, the President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, traveled to the United States to meet with political and economic figures who will in some way demarcate the future of the country. The objective is to sign a military agreement between Brazil and the United States that seeks to strengthen ties between the two countries and join forces, among other things, against ...
The number of coronavirus cases in Latin America on Friday exceeded 11,000 – and that’s only according to official estimates. The region’s richest, yet most internationally and globally oriented country, Brazil, was the epicenter of the pandemic with nearly 4256 cases and 77 deaths. It was there, in São Paulo, that the first confirmed case of Covid-19 was diagnosed. Many ...
There are numerous international organizations today that aim to integrate, facilita trade and generally bring together countries throughout the Ibero-American region. The most promising among them for a long time was the Organization of American States (the OAS). However, this organization has proven unable to resolve some of the critical conflicts in the region and has repeatedly shown a preference ...
Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil and US President Donald Trump’s rush to congratulate the like-minded President-elect, has triggered a debate on the rise of “Trumpism” in Latin American politics. Bolsonaro’s win is important at least for two reasons: first, Brazil is the largest economy in South America and the eighth largest in the world; and second, for the first time ...
John Bolton recently referred to Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua as a “three tyrants” and announced that sanctions would be imposed against all three. According to him, all three countries will soon experience the “hard sanctions regime”. The main reason, according to Bolton, is human rights violations. The sanctions will include the ban on US citizens who take part in trade ...
Bolsonaro`s victory, new details on the Khashoggi case and the elections in Georgia– weekly outcomes
Bolsonaro`s victory Jair Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party was announced the winner in Brazil`s presidential elections. On Sunday, October 28th, the second round of the elections took place, and left-wing Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ party lost the battle. According to initial results, Bolsonaro received 55.15% of votes, and Haddad received 44.85%. Bolsonaro’s inauguration will be held on January ...