Leonie Rauls

Editorial Assistant @AmerQuarterly

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

NEW: Less than a week into his presidency, Pedro Castillo's decision to ally himself with the more radical elements of his party may prove to be his undoing, writes @AMoncada_C.
https://t.co/2FN38sCo2T

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

As Mexico prepares for another referendum under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, many are asking: Why should applying the law be put to a vote?

Listen: https://t.co/enHsTiTkeG

[Leonie Rauls @lrauls1]

New @AmerQuarterly podcast: What are President López Obrador's motivations behind the latest referendum?

@DeniseDresserG joins @BrazilBrian to discuss AMLO's political game.
https://t.co/fPKhC6a2dT

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

NEW: Far from an opportunity to combat corruption, Mexico's coming referendum on past presidents is a "face-saving mechanism" that has been "designed to fail," writes @DeniseDresserG.

https://t.co/oRkM65ukcf

[Leonie Rauls @lrauls1]

"It would be a mistake for Cuban leaders to believe that further restrictions will solve the unrest," write @jcorrales2011 and @scottbrasesco for @AmerQuarterly.

https://t.co/R5JhIKaDrM

[Leonie Rauls @lrauls1]

How is continued unrest in Colombia shaping politics ahead of next year's presidential election?

My latest for @AmerQuarterly.
https://t.co/ishdVv4FB5

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

"We are starting to see a very pragmatic, political person" in Pedro Castillo, says Andrés Calderón. How long can that last?

Listen to this week's episode of the AQ Podcast on Spotify: https://t.co/x5ALGHuGLB

[Leonie Rauls @lrauls1]

Brazil's social gap is widening despite relatively strong economic indicators, writes @ctornaghi for @AmerQuarterly.
https://t.co/VpzCCSF8qh

[Leonie Rauls @lrauls1]

New @AmerQuarterly podcast: What does Pedro Castillo have planned for Peru?

Andrés Calderón (@MedioLegal) joins @BrenOBoyle to discuss what a Castillo presidency could look like.
https://t.co/ReAijcdwu2

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

NEW: With many Latin American presidents distracted by ideological wars and polarized politics, local leaders are tackling real-life problems with pragmatism and long-term thinking.

Our latest special report profiles five mayors doing just that:

https://t.co/AUrMPTcqel

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

"Haiti needs something closer to a complete political and constitutional reboot combined with a new social contract in which international institutions support rather than ignore the country’s least well-off citizens," writes @MalickGhachem.

https://t.co/ZJuk9Ljfic

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

An economic recovery could turn Bolsonaro’s fortunes around - but only if the average Brazilian can feel it, says ⁦@camposmello⁩.

LISTEN: https://t.co/F63ysMBc90

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

NEW: A congressional inquiry, a slow vaccine rollout, a renewed threat of impeachment.

Are the walls closing in on Bolsonaro?

@camposmello & @BrazilBrian discuss the embattled president's complicated future.
https://t.co/8J6R4z5xnN

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

"Ortega has embarked on a repressive onslaught unlike any other seen in Latin America since the region’s democratic transition," writes @KevinCasasZ.

"Yet, the symphony of impotency continues."
https://t.co/DJ2tNhrtkH

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

"Why would Ortega refrain from doing what he’s doing, if all the messages he’s received from the region and the world over the past 15 years suggest that he will get away with it?" asks @KevinCasasZ.
https://t.co/DJ2tNhrtkH

[Emilie Sweigart @emiliesweigart]

In the latest episode of @ASCOA 's #LatAmFocus podcast, @BrazilBrian and @luisaleme delve into the findings of the third annual #CCCIndex:
https://t.co/x91hOfQ3wF

[New York Times World @nytimesworld]

Colombia, where a surging coronavirus and a dearth of vaccines have led to widespread protests, has surpassed 100,000 recorded Covid-19 deaths. https://t.co/nOUG4D65ci

[Brian Winter @BrazilBrian]

Monday we’ll launch 3rd edition of our Latin America anticorruption index, in partnership with @Control_Risks. Look for results in newspapers across the region. Tuesday join me, @ctornaghi & other partners to discuss the results

https://t.co/z1qiV9gCIz

[Tiziano Breda @TizBreda]

Yesterday #Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega suddenly pushed on the gas of his crackdown against opponents.
So far, 4 opposition presidential hopefuls and 2 high-level representatives, 2 @FundVioleta employees have been detained, and 20+ journos investigated.🧵

[Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly]

"The only way that you're going to preserve the Amazon is by matching it to people's prosperity," says Manaus-based CEO @dminev. This week's podcast is a conversation about what that really looks like.

Listen on Spotify: https://t.co/wh1RQSf4ft