Latin America turns into testing ground for US-backed tech-driven far-right policies

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel has settled in Buenos Aires as Argentina’s Milei administration introduces the Super RIGI framework, offering tax incentives and deregulation to attract AI and data-center investments. Simultaneously, Colombia’s Gustavo Petro and Peru’s Roberto Sanchez have alleged cyber-interference in elections that produced far-right winners who pledge tough crime policies and close US ties. The U.S. National Security Strategy explicitly seeks to expand hemispheric alliances, merging Trump-style financial support with surveillance technologies from firms like Palantir.

Argentina’s Ministry of Human Capital announced a “Social Digital Twin” platform without disclosing providers or safeguards, while the Ministry of Security signed a deal with the FBI to use CODIS genetic profiling and broaden mandatory DNA registration. Buenos Aires mayor Jorge Macri launched a DNA bank and movement-control system that discriminates by territory and race, accompanied by segregation projects such as “Operation Wall.” Analysts argue that this convergence of corporate tech and authoritarian governance creates algorithmic protectorates that erode sovereignty and reinforce colonial-era hierarchies.