Did Latin America’s Progressives Become Too “Woke”?
After many countries saw progressive victories on abortion and other issues, a conservative backlash is gaining strength in the region.
Just a few years ago, Latin America’s progressive left seemed to be gaining ground. Policies aimed at helping marginalized groups were taking hold in Argentina, where President Alberto Fernández rallied his base in 2020 by passing a law legalizing abortion, and by mandating recognition of a third gender category, “X.” In Chile, Gabriel Boric supported a new constitution described by several media outlets as “woke” and the most progressive in the world. And it didn’t stop there. Even as Brazil’s ultra-conservative President Jair Bolsonaro actively opposed progressive...
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