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U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the Summit for Democracy. (Image: @POTUS)

You’re not on the list. The Biden administration’s democracy summit is underway, and there may be more discussion about who is or isn't on the guest list than about the content of the event itself. Here’s a look at which countries in Latin America weren’t invited, as well as which regional leaders are addressing the summit.

Council of the Americas hosted one of the uninvited leaders earlier this week. Watch Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei’s remarks at the 51st Annual Washington Conference on the Americas.
Speaking of democracy… Many Chileans feel like “orphans” with no political home, given that neither presidential runoff candidate hails from the center, Paula Escobar Chavarría says in our Latin America in Focus podcast. The CNN Chile host covers how the rivals are—or aren’t—reaching out to women and why this election raises questions about what kind of democracy Chile wants.

See what the polls say ahead of Chile’s December 19 runoff and learn about other votes in our 2021 Election Guide.


One small step for bilateral relations. In World Politics Review, AS/COA’s Carin Zissis covers what November’s North American Leaders' Summit means for U.S.-Mexico ties and how the neighbors' relations have evolved over the past year.

THEY SAID WHAT?

—René León-Gómez on how the current turmoil in the coffee market is fueling emigration
DON'T MISS THIS

Barely four months into his presidency, President Pedro Castillo already survived his first impeachment inquiry. But as Peruvian journalist Diego Salazar writes in The Washington Post, Castillo shouldn’t let his guard down, lest he fall prey to the country’s tradition of kicking out its presidents. 
COVID-19 IN LATIN AMERICA

Brazil was one of the countries worst hit by Covid-19. But thanks to a “vaccination blitz,” the country is coming into recovery. This piece in the Financial Times, covers how the South American giant pulled it off.

Check out how Brazil's progress compares to that of other countries in our vaccine timeline.
FAST STAT
37%

Percent of Hispanic voters in the United States who say they’d support a Republican congressional candidate if the 2022 midterms took place today. That’s the same percentage who say they’d support a Democratic one, despite 60 percent of Hispanics voting for Democrats in 2020.

ICYMI from Americas Quarterly: Pedro Castillo isn’t out of danger. How Biden’s democracy summit might actually benefit the Americas. Podcast: Brazil’s polarized presidential election.
ALGO FESTIVE

The Mexican Cultural Institute, where we held our Washington Conference on the Americas, built a sweet version of its building for DC’s “gingerbread diplomacy” competition.
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