Soon after the US president first moved into the White House, his policies and outspoken backing for certain candidates inspired a new wave of Latin American leaders now shaping the continent’s future.

Populist leaders are sweeping into power across Latin America, with Colombian voters the latest to embrace hardline right-wing politics -- but will the trend last?

Poco dopo il suo primo insediamento alla Casa Bianca, le politiche del presidente USA e il suo sostegno aperto ad alcuni candidati hanno ispirato un’intera generazione di leader…