Latin America's 'pink tide' may have hit its high-water mark

FILE PHOTO: A man waves a flag while police officers stand guard during a protest after Congress approved the removal of President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque/File Photo

(Reuters) - Dramatic elections in Brazil, Chile and Colombia brought leftist governments into power across much of Latin America in 2022, capping the region's second "pink tide" in two decades.

However, their struggles amid stubborn economic headwinds suggest the wave may have crested. An anti-incumbent streak that lifted the left could soon swing major elections the other way.