End of the progressive cycle, resurgence of the “new right” and foreign policy action for regionalism in the current governments of Brazil, Argentina and Chile

After the cycle of redemocratization that took place in the 1980s, most South American countries alternated between neoliberal periods and the strengthening of the so-called “progressive governments”, where the main political parties of the region’s left and center-left were elected as alternatives to the neoliberal cycle, promoting public policies aimed at regional integration, multilateral instances and the diversification of commercial and political partners.