Political Risk

BMI View: President Rafael Correa's camp will control the Constituent Assembly once it is established by the end of October, offering him significant room to manoeuvre in terms of... 2007-10-24

BMI View: Bolivian President Evo Morales has launched a controversial land reform drive to seize vast areas of 'idle' or 'ill gotten' land belonging to latifundistas - the owners... 2007-08-13

BMI View: The killing of 11 politicians held hostage by the insurgent group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) on June 28 has piled even more pressure on President... 2007-06-29

BMI View: As the Bolivian government drafts the country's new constitution, leaders from the wealthier southern and eastern regions are looking to achieve their long-held goal of... 2007-06-25

BMI View: While the ongoing parapolitical scandal shows no sign of abating, President Álvaro Uribe's position remains secure for now.

BMI View: Peru could be a few steps away from replacing its current unicameral system for a bicameral one. However, this will not be an easy process. While we believe that such... 2007-06-11

BMI View: President Evo Morales is pushing for early elections, as part of his overarching goal of shaking up Bolivia's political institutions. The surprise announcement is controversial,... 2007-03-19

BMI View: While President Álvaro Uribe's position remains secure, an ongoing political scandal is damaging his administration's credibility.

BMI View: Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has become geographically, diplomatically and ideologically isolated between the increasingly leftist Ecuador and Venezuela. We expect... 2007-02-13

BMI View: President Hugo Chávez has been granted the power to rule by decree for an unprecedented 18 months. Chávez's plan to install a rather vague "21st Century Socialism"... 2007-02-02