Social movements and state power argentina brazil bolivia ecuador james petras henry veltmeyer gutierrez in ecuador was met with the same sense of optimism that greeted the election of ignacio lula da silva in brazil and hugo chavez in venezuela gutierrezs victory was viewed as a major advance for the country in its 500 year long struggle for freedom and democracy in bolivia . Social movements and state power argentina brazil bolivia ecuador amazonde petras james f veltmeyer henry fremdsprachige bucher. Social movements and state power argentina brazil bolivia and ecuador by james petras and henry veltmeyer july 2007 bulletin of latin american research 263422 423. Social movements and state power argentina brazil bolivia ecuador by james petras and henry veltmeyer ann arbor mi pluto press 2005 288p 9000 cloth 2995 paper anyone interested in . Social movements and state power argentina brazil bolivia ecuador the 2003 electoral victory of lucio gutierrez in ecuador was met with the same sense of optimism that greeted the election of ignacio lula da silva in brazil and hugo chavez in venezuela gutierrezs victory was viewed as a major advance for the country in its 500 year long struggle for freedom and democracy in bolivia