This discussion, about the controversial ousting of Evo Morales from the Bolivian presidency in late 2019, was originally planned as the first episode of ¿Pero Por Qué?, but then 2020 happened. There have been a lot of new developments in Bolivia since then, so we recap the whole story, as well as talking about how the interim government is confronting the coronavirus pandemic.

Season 1

A Coup in Bolivia?

Episode 6 of ¿Pero Por Qué? covers the history of Brazil, the rise of Jair Bolsonaro and the coronavirus crisis that shows no sign of slowing down.

Bolsonaro's Brazil

This episode of ¿Pero Por Qué? explores the history of migration between Central America, Mexico and the United States, the political situation in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala and Mexico's changing role in the ongoing crisis. We also speak to Itan André, a researcher currently based at a migration centre in southern Mexico.

Migration in Mexico and Central America

This week, ¿Pero Por Qué? discusses the background behind the most controversial story to come out of Latin America in the past couple of months: the failed attempt to kidnap Venezuela's president by US security firm Silvercorp.

Maduro vs Guaidó in Venezuela

In the second episode of ¿Pero Por Qué?, we dive into the history of Nicaragua and its president, Daniel Ortega, to make sense of the protests that erupted in the country in 2018.

Molly McLaughlin