There has been abundant talk about Latin America's tilt to the left this past decade, but such chatter will soon become antiquated. Presidential contests in key countries are almost certain to move the region in the opposite direction.
Chile's runoff election this month will probably end the centre-left coalition's two-decade hold on power and the emergence of businessman Sebastian Pinera as a political force. In May, Colombians will vote either for President Alvaro Uribe – if he wins approval for an ill-advised constitutional reform – or for someone who will carry on with his policies. And, according to every poll, Brazilians are likely to pick Jose Serra, the governor of Sao Paulo state, over President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chosen successor in October.
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