2020-03-13: Social Media Postees

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Chilean government violently attacks demonstrators on 30th anniversary of Pinochet's fall
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-13
Chilean authorities responded violently to mass protests Wednesday. The protests came amid renewed calls for the resignation of right-wing President Sebastián Piñera as the country marked 30 years since the fall of the Pinochet regime. Police used tear gas against the crowds, which consisted of large numbers of students who hold Piñera responsible for human …
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Uruguay: Educators Protest Against President Lacalle's Bill
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
Uruguay's Secondary School Teachers Federation (Fenapes) Thursday began a 24-hour strike in Montevideo to protest against President Luis Lacalle Pou's bill, which seeks to centralize and privatize education in the country. | RELATED: | Uruguay: Lacalle Pou Announces Increase in Taxes | Education Minister Pablo da Silveira explained that the bill would reformulate the educative system's structure and its different bodies. | In an interview with local news media, he tried to minimize the protests' im…
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Chile: Piñera Celebrates 'Democracy' As Police Mistreat People
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
Chile's President Sebastian Piñera Thursday commemorated 30 years of "democracy" and two years in office, as the people took to the streets to demand his resignation. | RELATED: | Chile: Church Criticizes Piñera's Indifference to Social Demand | Meanwhile, the people crowded into the Alameda, Santiago's main avenue, and the Military Police brutally repressed the demonstrators. "Step out Piñera," the crowd repeated. | In an empty speech, he acknowledged that "although these were…
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No, Venezuela does not have a six child per family policy
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2020-03-13
I respect UK journalist Andrew Buncombe. As I noted for FAIR last year, he was one of the few corporate journalists who reported on a study linking Trump's financial sanctions on Venezuela to thousands of deaths by the end of 2018. Since 2018, Trump has repeatedly intensified the sanctions and threatened Venezuela military action, including Read…
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Bolivia: Evo Morales Expresses Concern About Covid-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
Bolivia's former President Evo expressed concern about the mismanagement that the self-proclaimed President Jeanine Añez is carrying out of the Covid-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | MAS Presents New Legal Resort To Enable Evo Morales' Candidacy | Through his twitter account, Morales addresses the Bolivian people asking them to remain calm, be supportive and not stigmatize any citizen. | He said that the Añez administration spent more than US$50 million ‚Äã‚&Au…
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Venezuela: Two Covid-19 Cases Are Confirmed
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
In the early hours of Friday, two cases of coronavirus in Venezuela were confirmed, according to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. | RELATED: | Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is Covid-19 Positive | The affected people are a 42-year-old woman who was traveling through the European Union and a 52-year-old man who was in Spain. | The two infected patients, who reside in the Miranda state, are duly isolated and in mandatory quarantine. | The epidemiological fence around their direct contac…
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Leaked Chats Show Collab Between Brazilian Prosecutors, DOJ
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
The Car Wash prosecutors in Brazil seem to have been collaborating with the U.S. Department of Justice, going against Brazilian law and international treaties, according to leaked documents analyzed by The Intercept and the Brazilian investigative outlet Agência Pública released on Thursday. | RELATED: | Brazil: Military Club Summons Members for Acts Against Congress | The conversations between Brazilian prosecutors – not direct discussions with U.S. officials = show that "the…
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'Europe Is Now Epicenter of Coronavirus Pandemic', WHO Warns
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
The World Health Organization (WHO) director Tedros Adhanom Friday declared Europe the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, as it is no longer increasing exponentially in China. | RELATED: | Brazil's Bolsonaro is Covid-19 Positive in His First Test | The WHO official commented that more cases are reported on the European continent every day than were confirmed in China…
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'Lies in the media': Bolsonaro's son lashes out at reports, says Brazil president's coronavirus test NOT yet complete
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has accused the media of peddling "too much lies and little information," after a report claimed the Brazilian leader tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus. | UPDATE: Brazil's Bolsonaro says he tested NEGATIVE for Covid-19 despite reports | After Bolsonaro's press secretary Fabio Wajngarten tested positive for the virus on Thursday, the Brazilian president entered self-isolation and was tested for the deadly illness himself. With the…
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Brazil: The Left Presents Plan to Tackle Economic Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
A coalition of Brazilian left-wing parties Wednesday presented to Congress a plan to tackle the productive implications of the Covid-10 pandemic and resolve the economic problems created by President Jair Bolsonaro.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã since January 2019. | RELATED: | Leaked Chats Show Collab Between Brazilian Prosecutors, DOJ | According to the Workers' Party (PT) lawmaker Jo…
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Bolsonaro Claims His Second COVID-19 Test Was Negative
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
According to both local media and international news agencies, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for Covid-19. | The 64-year far-right politician appeared on Thursday on a Facebook live wearing a mask on his face. | His initial test was carried out after the arrival of the Brazilian delegation from the United States. | Bolsonaro was in contact with his communication secretary, Fabio Wajngarten, who also tested positive for the disease.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã This top official was also in cont…
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Genre-bending Brazilian film 'Bacurau' highlights struggle between North and South
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-13
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Brazil's Bolsonaro is Covid-19 Positive in His First Test
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
According to both local media and international news agencies, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for Covid-19. | The 64-year far-right politician appeared on Thursday on a Facebook live wearing a mask on his face. | His initial test was carried out after the arrival of the Brazilian delegation from the United States. | Bolsonaro was in contact with his communication secretary, Fabio Wajngarten, who also tested positive for the disease.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã This top official was also in cont…
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Brazil's Bolsonaro, who met Trump last week, tests 'POSITIVE' for Covid-19, local report claims
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, a Brazilian paper is claiming citing sources in the presidential palace. All eyes are now on US President Donald Trump, who met Bolsonaro on Saturday. | UPDATE: Brazil's Bolsonaro says he tested NEGATIVE for Covid-19 despite reports | Bolsonaro and his delegation met with Trump at the president's Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida. On Thursday, Bolsonaro's press secretary, Fabio Wajngarten, was diagnosed with the coronavirus. | According to…
rt.com/news/483054-brazil-bolsonaro-coronavirus-trump/

Leaked Chats Show Collab Between Brazilian Prosecutors, DOJ
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
The Car Wash prosecutors in Brazil seem to have been collaborating with the U.S. Department of Justice, going against Brazilian law and international treaties, according to leaked documents analyzed by The Intercept and the Brazilian investigative outlet Agência Pública released on Thursday. | RELATED: | Brazil: Military Club Summons Members for Acts Against Congress | The conversations between Brazilian prosecutors – not direct discussions with U.S. officials = show that "the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Leaked-Chats-Show-Collab-Between-Brazilian-Prosecutors-DOJ-20200312-0025.html

Guyana: High Court Urges Recount in Largest Electoral District
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
Nearly two weeks after presidential elections, Guyana's High Court annulled the result of a key electoral region where voting was marred by accusations of fraud. | RELATED: | Caricom Open To Mediate Dialogue Over Guyana Election Results | The current President David Granger, who is the "A Partnership for National Unity" party leader, was declared as the winner in the electoral district known as Region Four. | However, "we overturned that result after finding that in the March 5…
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Chile: Church Criticizes Piñera's Indifference to Social Demand
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Chile's Episcopal Conference (CECh) Thursday criticized the indifference of President Sebastian Piñera's administration to respond to the demands generated by citizens against inequality and the economic model. | RELATED: | Chile: Police Attack Protesters Demanding Piñera's Resignation | "We perceive that the main social cries expressed since Oct. 18 ha…
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Venezuela: FRSO meets National Electoral Council president
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-12
Caracas, Venezuela – The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) labor delegation met today with Tibisay Lucena, president of the CNE (the National Electoral Council) to discuss the upcoming elections. Lucena spoke about this election as very important in the face of U.S aggression and the economic war. | Lucena explained the electoral processes in Venezuela are a result of democratic changes put forward in the 1999 Constitution after President Chavez was elected. The CNE is a new branch of government, the electoral branch, that oversees a fair and democratic process. This is in addition to the legislative, ju…
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Brazil: Military Club Summons Members for Acts Against Congress
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Rio de Janeiro's Military Club summoned its members to attend rallies against the National Congress and the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to be held on March 15, as Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro proposed on Feb. 26. | RELATED: | Brazil TV Series About Marielle Franco Sparks Racism Row | The military club summons to support Bolsonaro because it considers that the form…
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Ecuador: EU, UN Launch Anti-Gender Violence Initiative
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) launched on Tuesday in Quito, Ecuador, their Spotlight Initiative, a program aimed at combating violence against women and girls in this Andean country. | RELATED: | Chile Denounces Government Repression During Feminist Strike | During the launch ceremony, held two days after the worldwide observation of International Women's Day, the EU and UN unveiled their ac…
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Coronavirus Updates: Cuba's First Local Case, Mexico Adds Cases
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Update 11: 30 PM: | First local case of coronavirus in Cuba: The first Cuban citizen with a definite diagnosis of coronavirus was disclosed this Thursday by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) after the cases of three Italian tourists reported twenty-four hours ago. | The patient is a resident of the central city of Santa Clara, married to a Bolivian citizen living in Milan, Lombardy region, Italy, who traveled to the island on February 24, apparently asymptomatic, but later began to develop mild respiratory symptoms. | Mexico adds 15 cases of COVID-19 and schools announce the suspension of classes: CO…
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Argentina: Legalization of Abortion Bill in Hands of Congress
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Legal bills for legalization of abortion and protection of pregnant women was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies, the legislative wing of the Argentine Congress, on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Argentina: Small Producers Back President's Tax on Soy Exports | In his speech at the beginning of the legal year in Argentina, President Alberto Fernandez announced the delivery of this law, which will guarantee legal, safe and free abortion for Argentine women. Despite the presidential wil…
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Uruguay: Lacalle Pou Announces Increase in Taxes
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Wednesday the increase in basic services taxres beginnng on April 1rst. | RELATED: | Uruguay Withdraws From Unasur and Returns to the US-Backed TIAR | The Uruguayan leader affirmed these increases are part of the measure to correct the tax deficit in the South American nation. Lacalle said he also hopes to save $900 million during his term. | Under this initiative, more than 10.5% of the current invoices price will be charged on…
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Brazil: Congress Overturns Bolsonaro's Social Benefit Law Veto
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Brazilian National Congress overruled President Jair Bolsonaro's veto of the Continued Assistance Benefit (BPC), a legal provision that ensures social benefits. | Brazil: Military Club Summons Members for Acts Against Congress | The BPC is a plan that covers the less solvent, those affected by a disability and those over 65. The financial assistance to the needy is equivalent to a minimum wage and mostly supports women in situations of poverty. | The Bolsonaro administration re…
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'I'm not concerned': Trump brushes off fears he got CORONAVIRUS after Bolsonaro's comms sec he met in Mar-a-Lago tests POSITIVE
rt.com | 2020-03-12
US President Donald Trump is "not concerned" he might have contracted coronavirus from the communications secretary of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was diagnosed with the virus on Thursday. | The president brushed off concerns after Bolsonaro aide Fabio Wajngarten tested positive for the virus on Thursday, a week after he was photographed with Trump at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort. | "Let's put it this way, I'm not concerned," he told reporters on Thursday when he was asked about his contact with the infected Brazilian. | Trump asked about interacting with infected Brazilian official: | "We did…
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'I'm not concerned': Trump brushes off fears he got CORONAVIRUS after Bolsonaro's comms sec he met in Mar-a-Lago tests POSITIVE
rt.com | 2020-03-12
US President Donald Trump is "not concerned" he might have contracted coronavirus from the communications secretary of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was diagnosed with the virus on Thursday. | The president brushed off concerns after Bolsonaro aide Fabio Wajngarten tested positive for the virus on Thursday, a week after he was photographed with Trump at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort. | "Let's put it this way, I'm not concerned," he told reporters on Thursday when he was asked about his contact with the infected Brazilian. | Trump asked about interacting with infected Brazilian official: | "We did…
rt.com/usa/482968-trump-coronavirus-bolsonaro-official-infected/

Colombia: Another Ex-FARC Member Killed
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Edwin de Jesús Carrascal, a former member of the Colombian Alternative Revolutionary Force of the Common's party (FARC), was assassinated on Tuesday in Coloso, a community in Sucre's department. | RELATED: | Colombia: Council of State Returns Angela Robledo to Congress | The ex-combatant was at his residence when two armed men knocked at his door. The two hitmen asked for Carrascal and shot him after identifying him. According to other ex-guerrilla members, Carracascal died…
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Colombia: Another Ex-FARC Member Killed
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Edwin de Jesús Carrascal, a former member of the Colombian Alternative Revolutionary Force of the Common's party (FARC), was assassinated on Tuesday in Coloso, a community in Sucre's department. | RELATED: | Colombia: Council of State Returns Angela Robledo to Congress | The ex-combatant was at his residence when two armed men knocked at his door. The two hitmen asked for Carrascal and shot him after identifying him. According to other ex-guerrilla members, Carracascal died…
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Caricom Open To Mediate Dialogue Over Guyana Election Results
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
A special mission of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) arrived Wednesday for a two-day official visit in Guyana amid tensions in the country raising over fraud claims during the March 2 elections. | RELATED: | Guyana: Voting Results Postponed Again Amid Political Crisis | "We, leaders of the Caribbean Community, are committed to working with the people o…
telesurenglish.net/news/Caricom-Open-To-Mediate-Dialogue-Over-Guyana-Election-Results-20200312-0024.html

Venezuela: FRSO labor delegation meets with Bolivarian Space Agency
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-11
Caracas, Venezuela

A Case Study of Corporate Media Disinformation
Stansfield Smith | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-11
Some alternative media have exposed the US government and its corporate media fake news reporting on Russian "election interference," on Venezuela, the war on Syria, China's Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Nicaragua, Palestine, among others. One of the longest running media disinformation campaigns has been directed at Cuba, well covered in Keith Bolender's Manufacturing the Enemy: …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/a-case-study-of-corporate-media-disinformation/

Brazilian mountain farmers reap recognition, through UN heritage listing
news.un.org | 2020-03-11
Farmers who gather flowers from the Espinhaàßo Mountain Range in Brazil received well-deserved recognition on Wednesday for their crucial role in enhancing biodiversity and preserving traditional knowledge.
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