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Latin America and the global reactionary wave http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article6256 <http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article6256> The reality of the current turn to the right in Latin America is as evident as its instability. Do not be fooled: this is not about any impasse or “hegemonic draw”. The relationship of forces is worse than in the previous cycle, as is evident in the emergence of an authoritarian phenomenon in Brazil, the “moderate” turn of Kirchnerismo, the permanent coup threats in Venezuela or the risks of right-wing victories in Bolivia and Uruguay. However, the shift to the right in Latin America law is based on a still fluctuating dynamic with some palpable ripostes: the victory of AMLO and the fall of the old regime in Mexico, the overwhelming electoral defeat of Macri in Argentina, the bogging down of imperialism and the right in Venezuela , the vitality of some social movements (especially the feminist movement, but also the workers’ movement in some countries). In Brazil the result is also ambiguous at the moment: Bolsonaro is advancing significantly with his major reforms (pensions, tax), but subject to increasing discredit, instability and an emerging fightback from the mass movement. We are not seeing a generalized “Bolsonorization” of the region, the turn to the right is advancing but on unstable ground and we have not yet seen a strategic defeat of the popular classes. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
