This week on System Update, guest host Victor Pougy talks to Jacobin Contributing Editor Benjamin Fogel about the state of affairs in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia.

About Brazil, they discuss the Bolsonaro government and the Flordelis scandal. Then they talk about the recent arrest of ex-president Alvaro Uribe in Colombia. Finally, they discuss the presidency of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico.

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Chapters:00:00:00 Intro sequence00:00:11 Introduction00:04:49 Interview with Benjamin Fogel00:06:44 Topic: Brazil00:45:55 Topic: Colombia01:04:30 Topic: Mexico01:27:00 Conclusion01:34:33 Credits1:34:40 End Screen