Only Mexico, with its anti-cyclical tendencies, Ecuador and Costa Rica, have managed to buck the trend, and the traditional left in Venezuela and Nicaragua have also adopted repressive and authoritarian traits (Bolivia is a particular case).[...]
The deep crash of the Brazilian economy in 2015/2016 hit the population hard. A country used to strong economic growth suddenly found itself in a state of decline by 7.4%, producing a huge sense of economic insecurity among the population.[...]
The gesture of shooting with both hands has become a symbol of identity of the ‘Bolsominos’. With more than 60000 murders per year and a prison population of more than 725,000, the third largest in the world, fear and violence and the promise to put an end to banditry struck a chord with Brazilian voters.[...]
To these three insecurities two more can be added: identity insecurity, that has seen a battle between civil rights and diversity up against traditional family values and the Bible, and informational insecurity, that has seen attacks on conventional media outlets, writing them off as liars and manipulators.
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