Latin America and the Global South, however, occupy a central role because of its resource wealth, which is the object of the desire and greed of “green capitalism”. This “second wave” of progressivism emerges in a scenario of less than favorable external and internal forces. Even without the support of the Bolsonaro government, what will be the behavior of the extreme right in Latin America, since it is highly internationalized, ideologically and financially? The progressive processes in Latin America are often personified in the trajectory of their leaders. What the Latin American progressive “first” and “second wave” have in common is the conviction that in this scenario of geopolitical dispute and global economic crisis, there are no individual ways out.
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