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.
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.
As the world of “politically incorrect” books moves from niche to mainstream, the radicalized right’s culture war attracts a new generation of followers.
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.
March 24 commemorates the victims of state terrorism in Argentina. As President Javier Milei defends perpetrators of genocide, remembering becomes a form of resisting far-right and denialist policies.
New far-right forces pose a growing threat to democracy across Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more in the Spring 2024 issue of the NACLA Report on the Americas.
The president achieved an unconstitutional reelection while his party obtained 54 of 60 seats in the legislature. In the new electoral map, political pluralism is the big loser.
