Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly fled Brazil for the US following his election loss, sowing doubt over the future of the right in the country and South America more broadly. Bolsonaro — who faces a corruption investigation but lost his legal immunity after resigning as a lawmaker to run for president — looked set to join the new right that has risen to power across the region in recent years.

But while much of the continent remains under the grip of conservatives, voters are beginning to sour on them: Almost two-thirds of Argentinians disapprove of President Javier Milei’s government as growth cools, while Ecuador’s leader saw his approval ratings freefall over a security crisis.