Despite their constitutional powers, South American presidents have not managed the Covid-19 pandemic effectively, write Marta Rocha, Luciana Santana and Magna Inácio. This is worrying in a region desperate to overcome economic decline, inequality, unemployment, and extreme poverty
Associate Professor and Researcher, Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Marta holds a PhD in Political Science from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
She is an associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) and Director of its Study Group on Local Politics, NEPOL.
Her current research focuses on political representation, local politics and clientelism.
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