Hello, and welcome to the Latin America Weekly newsletter! In this issue: Chaos erupts after an electoral surprise in Paraguay. Chileans seem uninterested in Sunday’s constitutional vote. And Honduras’ left tries a tough-on-crime approach.
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Supporters of “Paraguay’s Bolsonaro” block roads, claiming election fraud
The April 30 presidential election in Paraguay was business as usual, at first, with the Colorado party winning (again) by a comfortable margin despite polls suggesting its dominance was under threat. But the aftermath of the election has plunged the country into a political crisis, with voters blocking roads and saying elections were “stolen.”
- Only one day after polls closed and results were made official, supporters of populist Paraguayo Cubas, who finished third, organized roadblocks near electoral courts in the capital Asunción, based on unproven fraud allegations.
Anti-establishment. Mr. Cubas was a disruptive force in Paraguay’s traditionally bipartisan system. A former member of the opposition coalition, his surge helped split the opposition vote and boosted the Colorados’ odds of fending off the anti-incumbency wave that has swept Latin...