Returning presidents dent hopes for reform

Dilma Rousseff’s triumph in last month’s Brazilian presidential election made it a hat-trick of victories for incumbents in Latin America this year. Meanwhile, in Uruguay the Frente Amplio party is on course to retain power later this month. But in this Watch we explain why continuity of economic policy is bad news for a region that is in need of new reforms to reinvigorate growth.

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