Brazil's October 25 presidential runoff marks a pivotal moment in a year of political transitions across Latin America, following US intervention in Venezuela and leadership changes in five other countries. Meanwhile, Mexico faces high-stakes renegotiations of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), with significant implications for regional trade and economic integration.
How might these political shifts reshape economic policy across the region? How will relations with the United States evolve, and what do these developments mean for the future of democracy in Latin America?
Experts Monica de Bolle, Anabel González, Maurice Obstfeld, and Alejandro Werner examine the region's changing political and economic landscape and the challenges ahead in this discussion.
Don't miss de Bolle's essay in Foreign Affairs, "Brazil's Economic Impasse: Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro Can Solve the Country's Problems."
MODERATOR
Anjali V. Bhatt
Communications Director and Research Fellow, the Peterson Institute for International Economics
SPEAKERS
Monica de Bolle
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Anabel González
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Maurice Obstfeld
C. Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Alejandro Werner
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics