NACLA Report on the Americas, Volume 56, Issue 1 (2024)

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Latin America’s Far Right Reborn

EDITOR’S NOTE

Editorial
Latin America’s New Right Wings: Shifting Ideologies, Transnational Ties
Ernesto Bohoslavsky & Magdalena Broquetas
Pages: 1-4
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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AROUND THE REGION

Article
Maduro and Machado Play Hardball
With ultimatums from Washington and a radical right-winger vying to challenge the incumbent president Venezuela's 2024 presidential elections appear headed for confrontation.
Steve Ellner
Pages: 5-11
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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For Puerto Rico, True Decolonization Must Mean Independence
The Puerto Rico Status Act nominally presents a choice on the archipelago’s political future, but U.S. impositions will never offer a path to liberation. With a people’s education campaign, new autonomous directions are possible.
Adriana María Garriga-López & Jac Quiles
Pages: 12-19
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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REPORT

Report
Extreme Rights 2.0, A Big Global Family
From Spain’s Vox to Argentina’s Javier Milei, the forces of the new far right don’t resurrect historical fascism. But they are the greatest threat to democracy today.
Steven Forti
Pages: 20-27
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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Latin America’s Neopatriots
United by vague common enemies, new far-right forces are highly networked on both sides of the Atlantic. Yet they wage their ideological battles on local and regional terrain.
José Antonio Sanahuja & Camilo López Burian
Pages: 28-34
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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Bukele Consolidates Power with an Iron Fist
Riding the results of his “war on gangs,” El Salvador’s president defi ed the constitution and won reelection. His repressive model is inspiring far-right figures across the region.
Lucrecia Molinari
Pages: 35-41
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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Dominican Republic’s Neofascist Paramilitaries Double Down on Right-Wing Repression
New expressions of ultranationalist violence censoring Black women and migrants harken back to the Trujillo dictatorship. Anyone deemed a threat to Dominican values is a potential target.
Amarilys Estrella
Pages: 42-49
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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The Young Readers of the Argentine Right
As the world of “politically incorrect” books moves from niche to mainstream, the radicalized right’s culture war attracts a new generation of followers.
Ezequiel Saferstein & Analía Goldentul
Pages: 50-55
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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Bolsonarismo, a Phenomenon of Brazil’s Own Making?
Former President Jair Bolsonaro rose to power in conversation with global far-right forces. But the historical roots of the movement associated with him are uniquely Brazilian.
Odilon Caldeira Neto
Pages: 56-63
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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Brazil’s 21st Century Anticommunism
Over the past decade, conservative forces have fused their visceral rejection of the Workers’ party with traditional anticommunist tropes, fueling the rise of the authoritarian far right.
Rodrigo Patto Sá Motta
Pages: 64-70
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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The Metamorphosis of the Paraguayan Right
After more than half a century of nearly uninterrupted Colorado party rule, gains by an extremist candidate from the fringes show signs that the power of traditional parties could be eroding.
Lorena Soler
Pages: 71-77
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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The Far-Right Tide Reaches Uruguay
A new radical right with links to the dictatorship has made unprecedented gains. So far, the country’s strong democracy has tempered its worst impacts.
Magdalena Broquetas & Gerardo Caetano
Pages: 78-84
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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Hunting Dracula, Hatching Monsters
Transnational networks of liberal-conservative think tanks have helped propel the rise of the far right. The Fundación Internacional para la Libertad is at the forefront.
María Julia Giménez
Pages: 85-91
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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Mario Vargas Llosa: Latin America’s Most Influential Dealer of Neoliberal Ideas
How did one of the most celebrated authors of 20th-century Latin American literature become a booster and mentor of the region’s new reactionary right?
Stéphane Boisard
Pages: 92-97
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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ARTS AND REVIEWS

Book Review
Cuentas claras / Reckoning; Arte política / Ars Political
Alicia Partnoy
Pages: 98-99
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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Review of The Chile Project
Ángela Vergara
Pages: 100-101
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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Review of Crack-Up Capitalism
Hilary Goodfriend
Pages: 102-103
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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Review of A Compact History of Latin America’s Cold War
William A. Booth
Pages: 104-105
Published online: 08 Mar 2024
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