How to confront Latin American autocracies?

With the generous support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, CADAL organized “The Democratic Challenge of Confronting 21st Century Autocracies in Latin America.” The conference took place in the antechamber of the Chamber of the Representatives of the Uruguayan Congress. Participating speakers included Uruguayan representatives Jorge Gandini, Pablo Mieres, and Rodrigo Goñi; the Venezuelan representative Dennis Fernández; and the General Director of CADAL, Gabriel Salvia. The event was moderated by journalist Romina Andrioli.

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The goal of the conference was to examine the courses of action the region’s democratic governments and intergovernmental organizations can take to address situations such as those in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba.

Jorge Gandini, President of the Chamber of Representatives of the Congress of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, opened the conference.

Gabriel C. Salvia, General Director of the Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America (CADAL), spoke next, followed by Dennis Fernández, Representative in the Mercosur Parliament; Rodrigo Goñi, Representative of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay; and Pablo Mieres, Senator of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

The speakers then took questions from the audience before concluding the conference.

To watch a video of the conference, click here.

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