Canning House | Latin American Weekly Report

Honduras is no stranger to political convulsions but it has not seen presidential elections like those that took place on 26 November since the return to democracy in 1982. The outcome, as we go to press, remains in doubt, although it appears that President Juan Orlando Hernández is poised to seal re-election by the narrowest of margins. But his main rival, Salvador Nasralla, is not prepared to admit defeat. He is urging supporters to take to the streets to protect democracy, accusing Hernández of orchestrating electoral fraud.

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UK-Brazil Conversa 2022: Doing more, doing better

The seventh edition of the UK-Brazil Conversa, an event that brings together figures from UK and Brazilian politics, current affairs, academia, international relations, and the business community, to discuss the most pressing issues of the day in each country, as well as to find common ground and paths for further cooperation between the two countries, was held in June 2022 in Rio de Janeiro.

Despite low unrest, insurgency risks, growing political violence is a threat in Brazil

Though concerns from parts of Brazilian society about potential unrest taking place during the country's 7th September Independence Day celebrations did not materialise, the run-up to the 2nd October presidential elections have not been devoid of political violence, with security risks likely to continue into the coming years - write Mário Braga and Rodrigo Russo.

30-11-2017: Latin American Weekly Report

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Despite low unrest, insurgency risks, growing political violence is a threat in Brazil

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