A N A LY S I S DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS THE FAR-RIGHT IN LATIN AMERICA Definitions and Explanations The far-right is a global phe­nomenon that differs from the mainstream right in two key ways: its highly radical advocacy of right-wing ideas and its conflictive relationship with democracy. While there are differences between the various actors of the far-right in Latin America, they share extremely conserva­tive ideas on socio-cultural is­sues and tend to support»iron fist« policies to tackle crime. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser November 2023 The empirical evidence available reveals that there has been no increase in conservative posi­tions amongst citizens in Latin America. Consequently, the rise of the far-right in the region is not directly related to a shift to the right by the electorate.