across Latin America, the political left is making a comeback.

Isquerdista presidential candidates won recent elections in Peru and Honduras.

Activists are mounting protests against the conservative presidents of Brazil and Colombia.

But the left's biggest win so far was in Chile, where Gabriel Boric was elected president last month.

If you're getting a sense of deja vu, you're not alone.

The early 2000s is calling and it wants its Green Day CD back.

I'm Gustav Ariano.

You're listening to The Times, Daily News from the LA Times.

It's Thursday, January 6, 2022.

20 years ago, Latin America went through a similar jolt to the left.

Boister showmen came to power like Hugo Chavez and Venezuela,

Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil, and Evo Morales in Bolivia.

Is today's left turn another so-called pink tide, like they called it back then?

Or is it something more?

Today, we speak about this resurgence with L.A. Times-Mexico bureau chief Patrick McDonnell,

and what it could mean for a region coming to terms with soaring inequality, a legacy of colonialism,

and a bloody authoritarian history. And later in the episode, we speak to a Chilean scholar about political developments

in the country with big ramifications for its neighbors, the election of Gabriel Boric

as president, and the writing of a new constitution.

Within minutes of polls closing, the fans started gathering.

The fans started gathering.

I know that in the coming years, Chile's future is at stake, so I guarantee you that I'll be a president that looks after democracy and not risking.

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