Latin America

The Socialist Left Movement offer a preliminary assessment of Lula’s historic win and outline some clear tasks for the left amid this new and acute stage of class struggle in Brazil.

Lula overturned his first-round deficit by mobilising on the streets and social media. Esquerda en Movimento argues converting this mobilisation into popular organisation will now be key given the opposition’s increased strength in Congress.

Lula’s re-election in Brazil is the most important defeat for the far right in recent times, and its impact will be felt worldwide, writes Iain Bruce.

André Singer on the pendulum swing of Brazilian elites between authoritarianism and democracy.

Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz examine the Venezuelan leadership’s capitulation before US imperialism, historical precedents and long-term implications.

While the far right surge can be seen as a response to the earlier leftward turn in Latin America, it also represents a genuine turning point, writes Eduardo Lucita.

Steve Ellner argues that under Delcy Rodríguez, Chavismo has abandoned its defining feature: defense of national sovereignty.

Michael Löwy warns that democracy is at risk in Brazil and that, despite his contradictions, Lula is the only option to stop the “suicide train” of fascism.

Brazil’s presidential election this year pits the far right against a broad coalition led by Lula and including the Workers Party and PSOL, the party of the socialist left. Pedro Fuentes and Peter B look at what to expect.

The Socialist Left Movement argue there is no middle ground in Brazil’s elections: either Lula wins or Brazil has its worst government ever, creating a dangerous situation.

The US-Venezuela oil deal, a product of the pact between “brutalist” imperialism and an authoritarian regime, represents the exercise of arbitrary power through neocolonial subordination, writes Emiliano Teran Mantovani.

Trump’s success in wresting concessions from Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez is a clear demonstration of what can be achieved through the barrel of a gun, writes Steve Ellner.