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How organized crime is impacting politics in Latin America

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published December 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM MST
Chilean president-elect Jose Antonio Kast leaves the government house after a meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Rodrigo Abd/AP)
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Chilean president-elect Jose Antonio Kast leaves the government house after a meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Rodrigo Abd/AP)

Chile elected far-right President José Antonio Kast after he promised to reduce crime.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Will Freeman about how organized crime and perceptions of crime are impacting politics in Latin America. Freeman is fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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