The pink tide, or the turn to the left, was a political wave and turn towards left-wing governments in Latin America throughout the 21st century. As a term, both phrases are used in political analysis
ALBA was founded by left-wing populist leaders such as Nicaraguan revolutionary Daniel Ortega, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, and Bolivian president Evo Morales.
The impeachment of Dilma Rousseff gave rise to the conservative wave in the 2010s.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador with Pedro Sánchez in January 2019
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist and former metalworker who has served as president of Brazil since 2023 and from 2003 to 2011. He is a
Pink tide
…Venezuela, who was elected into the presidency in 1998. National policies among the left in Latin America are divided between the styles of Chávez and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as the latter not only focused on those affected by inequality but also catered to private enterprises and global capital. Lucio Gutiérrez imitated…
Lula and his sister Maria in 1949
Lula had his left little finger amputated after a work-related accident when he was a metalworker in 1964.
Lula speaking at the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies, 1989