Michelle Fernandez is a Brazilian researcher and professor of Political Science at the Institute of Political Science at Universidade de Brasília (Ipol-UnB), Brazil, and a collaborate researcher at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz/Ministry of Health), Brazil. She develops research in the areas of political institutions, health policy and bureaucracy.

Carlos Machado is a Brazilian associate professor of Political Science at the Institute of Political Science at Universidade de Brasília (Ipol-UnB), Brazil. He is the coordinator of the Flora Tristán Research Center and of the extension project "Ubuntu: Frente Negra de Ciência Política". He develops research in the areas of political parties, electoral studies, race and politics and anti-racism.

Analyzes the political impact and the governmental responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in eight Latin American countries

Discusses how denialism and populism affected the responses to the new coronavirus pandemic

Evaluates the effectiveness of the strategies adopted by different governments to fight the new coronavirus

Part I: The deniers

2. Brazilian response to Covid-19: polarization and conflict

3. Mexico in the face of Covid-19: in between actions and inefficiency

4. Nicaragua: denying the health crisis and the political crisis

Part II: State Action During COVID-19 Pandemic

5. Managing the pandemic in Colombia: between the immediate response and the structural consequences

6. The Uruguayan's State's structure and the management of the pandemic

Part III: Social Movements and pandemic

7. Solidarity during the Pandemic: Creative Recombinations in Social Movement Frames and Repertoires

8. Transformative events and collective action in Chile during the Covid pandemic

Part IV: Public opinion and pandemic

9. Presidential approval during the Covid-19 pandemic in Argentina

10. Identity versus fear of death: political polarization under the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil

11. Between pessimism and mistrust: Ecuadorian attitudes in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic

12. "For the sake of all, the Poor First": covid, mañaneras and the popularity of the mexican president

13. Conclusion: Comparing cases to understand the political challenges of COVID-19 in Latin America