Petro, Lula and the Future of Latin American Integration
A second "pink tide" would create greater opportunities for dialogue. But structural obstacles abound.
SÃO PAULO — The success of regional integration in Latin America, it is often said, depends on ideological alignment between governments. It's no surprise, then, that the possibility of both a Gustavo Petro presidency in Colombia and a Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva win in Brazil has brought expectations for a new cycle of cooperation on the continent. Indeed, if Petro and Lula succeed, Latin America's five most powerful presidents next year—in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile—would all be, broadly speaking, ideologically aligned and, in principle, open to establishing...
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