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As US-led capitalism declines, it’s open season in the Americas
Alight with coups, counter-coups, and mass protest, our Latin America Conference comes at a most critical time for the continent, writes ROB MILLER
Gloria Quispe mourns next to the body of her brother Antonio, killed by security forces for attending a road blockade mounted by supporters of legitimate president Evo Morales, at the San Francisco de Asis church in El Alto, Bolivia

THE military coup in Bolivia and the ensuing mass protests in the face of brutality means that the situation there is perilous.

In Chile, millions are demonstrating against austerity and inequality while subjected to Pinochet-style policing in a terrifying assault on democracy.

In Brazil, the people are celebrating the release of Lula while continuing to resist the far-right attacks by Bolsonaro.

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