Americas This Week: September 21, 2024

September 21, 2024

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in the Americas, usually posted on Saturdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

Castillo San Carlos de la Barra, a Spanish fort guarding the entrance to Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Wilfredor (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Upcoming Americas Elections

Brazil Local Elections: October 6, 2024

Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux (September 19, 2024): Catholic leaders try to influence voters with social media video in Brazil

Ivonne Valdés, CNN (September 16, 2024): ‘Why all this hate?’: Mayoral debate in Brazil turns ugly as candidate attacks rival with chair, live on TV

Uruguay Presidential and Legislative Elections: October 27, 2024

Alejandro Trenchi, Diplomatic Courier (September 17, 2024): Uruguay’s 2024 Forgotten General Election

Ecuador Presidential and Legislative Elections: February 9, 2025

Bnamericas (September 17, 2024): Ecuador officially convenes elections amid fears of increased violence

Bolivia Presidential and Legislative Elections: August 17, 2025

Paola Flores, AP (September 16, 2024): Bolivia’s iconic ex-President Morales calls for anti-government march as political fight escalates

Canada General Elections: Due by October 20, 2025 but could be called earlier

Kyle Duggan, Politico (September 17, 2024): Trudeau under pressure after Liberals lose another safe seat

Past Americas Elections

Venezuela Presidential Election: July 28, 2024

Elena Giordano, Politico (September 19, 2024): European Parliament recognizes Venezuela’s exiled candidate as real president

Jamey Keaten, AP (September 17, 2024): UN experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested election

Juan Carlos Pinzón and Gerardo Caneva, The Hill (September 14, 2024): Venezuela’s election fraud threatens the stability of the Western hemisphere

Regional Analysis

Scott B. MacDonald and Georges Fauriol, Global Americans (September 19, 2024): How Will the U.S. Election Impact Latin America and the Caribbean?

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