Resumen

SILVA, Thyerrí José Cruz; ESPINOZA, Fran  y  LINHARES, Hannah Silva. Are They Still Here? Transitional Justice Experiences in the Southern Cone and Reactionary Movements. Bol. Mex. Der. Comp. [online]. 2026, vol.59, n.175, e20521.  Epub 12-Mayo-2026. ISSN 2448-4873.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iij.24484873e.2026.175.20521.

Transitional justice processes aim to break with a dictatorial past, repair harm to victims, and prevent future human rights violations. Conversely, reactionary movements -characterized by nostalgia for authoritarian periods- can undermine transitional justice at both political-institutional and social levels through their societal reach and ascent to national power. These relationships require deeper academic inquiry due to insufficient scholarly discussion. This article analyzes potential connections between transitional justice in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile amid reactionary movements and their rise to power. The hypothesis posits that “the greater the social and political rise of reactionary movements in Latin America, the weaker the commitment to transitional justice processes”. Using qualitative bibliographic and documentary research, this study contributes to exploring associations between ongoing -never fully completed- transitional justice measures and still-present reactionary movements, as the title suggests, which emerge at different social and political moments.

Palabras llave : Latin America; Southern Cone; military dictatorship; transitional justice; reactionary movements.

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