- 2019 has been marked by political turmoil and popular outcry throughout Latin America.
- Each country in the region is facing unique circumstances, but trends across the region suggest that the instability may only intensify next year, according to political-risk analyst James Bosworth.
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This is an excerpt from a recent edition of the Latin America Risk Report, a newsletter by James Bosworth, founder of political-risk advisor Hxagon.
This year has been busy in terms of protests and anti-incumbent politics in Latin America. The past eight weeks have been particularly difficult. As I told two events in DC this past week, my forecast is that the number and intensity of protests will increase in 2020. Or, as I was quoted by Bloomberg this week:
"Anger at the political systems isn't going away and, in many ways, governments are trapped … There will be more protests, and they'll be more violent in 2020."
I promised several readers I would outline some of my reasons for that prediction in this week's newsletter. My forecast comes from looking at the big-picture trends across the region as well as the details of the political, economic and security issues specific to each country.