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Latin America turns Trumpy
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. A new crop of right-wing presidents is rapidly aligning Latin America with Donald Trump. Although they promise security, they threaten to erode their countries’ democracies.
Topics covered:
- Latin America
- Civil liberties
- Securitisation
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