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| Movimiento Amplio Social | |
|---|---|
| Name | Movimiento Amplio Social |
| Native name | Movimiento Amplio Social |
| Founded | 2010s |
| Headquarters | Capital City |
| Position | Left-wing to far-left |
| Colors | Red, Green |
Movimiento Amplio Social is a leftist political coalition and social movement originating in Latin America during the 2010s with roots in urban activism, labor organizing, and indigenous mobilization. It emerged amid regional debates involving parties, unions, and grassroots organizations and quickly became notable for street protests, electoral coalitions, and policy proposals on redistribution, land reform, and public services. The coalition has interacted with a wide range of actors from trade unions to international NGOs and has featured leaders with backgrounds in student movements, indigenous rights campaigns, and cooperative federations.
The formation of Movimiento Amplio Social drew on precedents such as the Landless Workers' Movement, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, and the wave of 2010s protests including the 2011–2012 Chilean student protests, the 2012 Occupy movement, and the 2013 Brazilian protests. Founders cited influences from figures and organizations like Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales, Lula da Silva, and the Workers' Party (Brazil), while rejecting neoliberal policies associated with administrations like Mauricio Macri and Sebastián Piñera. Early alliances included local branches of the Central Única dos Trabalhadores, indigenous federations linked to the Assembly of the First Peoples, neighborhood assemblies modeled on the Argentine piqueteros, and eco-socialist collectives inspired by Ecosocialism. Major moments in its history include mass demonstrations during commodity price crises, participation in recall campaigns similar to the 2003 Venezuelan recall referendum context, and negotiation episodes with municipal administrations akin to agreements seen in the Movimiento al Socialismo era.
Movimiento Amplio Social espouses a platform blending elements of democratic socialism, eco-socialism, indigenismo, and radical feminist currents comparable to the Ni Una Menos movement. Policy proposals often reference models from the Bolivarian Revolution, the Buen Vivir concept associated with Evo Morales and Sumak Kawsay, and the social welfare frameworks of the Welfare state debates influenced by policies in Uruguay and Venezuela. Its economic program emphasizes progressive taxation, nationalization proposals reminiscent of resource nationalization in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, expansion of public healthcare systems like those in Cuba and Spain, and land redistribution strategies drawing on the Mexican Revolution agrarian reforms and Peruvian peasant syndicalism.
The movement is organized as a federative coalition combining local neighborhood councils, trade unions, peasant syndicates, student federations, and indigenous councils such as those modeled after the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities. Leadership structures mix rotating assemblies inspired by direct democracy experiments from the Zapatistas and elected coordinating committees similar to party organs in the Communist Party of Cuba and the Socialist Party of Chile. Prominent leaders have included former student unionists who engaged with the University Reform movements, labor organizers previously active in the General Confederation of Labor (Argentina), and indigenous activists who participated in regional forums alongside representatives from the Andean Community and the Organization of American States.
Movimiento Amplio Social has contested local and national elections through electoral fronts and unified slates, often forming coalitions with parties like Frente Amplio (Uruguay), the Workers' Party (Brazil), and regional leftist formations. Its electoral successes have been uneven: significant municipal victories mirrored those of progressive mayors in cities akin to Montevideo and Quito, while national campaigns faced competition from established parties such as National Liberation Party (Costa Rica) and Democratic Center (Colombia). In some jurisdictions the coalition gained representation in legislative bodies comparable to seats held by the Poder Ciudadano factions, while in others it failed to surpass electoral thresholds similar to those encountered by emerging parties in the Argentine legislative contests.
Beyond elections, Movimiento Amplio Social has maintained ties with mass movements including land occupations influenced by the Brazilian MST, labor strikes tied to federations like the Central de los Trabajadores de la Argentina, feminist campaigns parallel to Ni Una Menos, environmental campaigns opposing extractive projects like those resisted by activists in Ecuador and Peru, and solidarity networks linked to international organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Transnational alliances have included participation in forums also attended by delegations from Via Campesina, Friends of the Earth, and the International Trade Union Confederation.
Critics have accused Movimiento Amplio Social of ideological rigidity comparable to critiques leveled at leftist coalitions in other countries, alleged ties to more radical groups reminiscent of disputes with the Shining Path legacy in Peru, and confrontational protest tactics similar to those in the 2013 Brazilian protests. Opponents from parties like National Action and conservative blocs akin to Republican Party (United States)-style platforms have labeled the coalition's proposals as economically disruptive, citing concerns similar to those raised during debates over exchange controls and price controls in other Latin American contexts. Human rights organizations and press outlets such as El País, The New York Times, and regional broadcasters have documented clashes between protesters and security forces in episodes evoking scrutiny similar to investigations into crowd policing in Chile and Colombia.
Category:Political parties in Latin America