2021-04-17: News Headlines

WorkWeek (2021-04-17). WorkWeek Bessemer Amazon Lessons, Hanging Noose At USF, Labor & Brazil Pandemic & Zinn. indybay.org WorkWeek reports on the lessons of the Bessemer Amazon union election, the hanging noose at USF and the pandemic in Brazil and labor. Last WorkWeek hears a past presentation by labor historian Howard Zinn on the hidden history of the US working class.

Medea Benjamin, Leonardo Flores (2021-04-17). The Dirty Campaign Underlying Ecuador's "Free and Fair" Election. dissidentvoice.org A spoiled ballot in Ecuador's elections. Photo by @AlinaDuarte Ecuador's April 11 election that led to a 5-point victory by conservative banker Guillermo Lasso over progressive candidate Andrés Arauz was not what it appeared to be. On the surface, it was a surprisingly clean and professional election, as our CODEPINK official observer delegation witnessed. But …

Lise Alves (2021-04-17). [World Report] Brazilian ICUs short of drugs and beds amid COVID-19 surge. thelancet.com Doctors are reporting shortages of critical drugs and the need to ration care, pointing to public health failures. Lise Alves reports from Sà£o Paulo.

teleSUR Desk (2021-04-17). Supreme Court confirms annulment of all charges against Lula. mronline.org Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ratified the decision adopted by one of its judges, who annulled the sentences handed down in the first place against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. | April 17, 2021 | Newswire…

Jose Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-04-17). Confirmed! Lula Totally Acquitted, Can Run for President Again. orinocotribune.com With a vote of eight judges in favor and three against, Brazilian leader Luis Inazio Lula da Silva received confirmation of his complete acquittal on the charges laid against him regarding alleged acts of corruption in the infamous Lava Jato case. | With this decision by a majority of the plenary session of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the court determined that the 13th Court of Curitiba, through which they issued the sentence, is incompetent to rule on the case. | For this reason, the sentences imposed by this body, through Judge Sergio Moro, were annulled, and if any of the…

Elizabeth Pontoriero (2021-04-17). Explotación del litio en el norte argentino: øQué rol debe cumplir el Estado? globalizacion.ca Algunos especialistas exigen cambios legislativos que permitan otro rol del Estado en la explotación del litio. El debate sobre su impacto sobre la reservas de agua dulce. | En el dossier "Litio: un tesoro escondido en la Puna argentina", desarrollado por…

Andrew Green (2021-04-17). [Obituary] Carola Eisenberg. thelancet.com Psychiatrist and co-founder of Physicians for Human Rights. Born Sept 15, 1917, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she died on March 11, 2021, in Lincoln, MA, USA, aged 103 years.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-04-17). With his sentences annulled, Lula says he may run in order to defeat Bolsonaro. peoplesdispatch.org The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, became fully After the court's decision, Lula da Silva affirmed, in an exclusive interview with Argentine television station C5N…

Nepomuceno Marín (2021-04-17). Biden y Duque desatan nuevamente la guerra de las drogas con glifosato en Colombia. globalizacion.ca Un dato y un hecho de no poca importancia, para quienes nos vendieron el cuento del lado progresista del gobierno de Biden con respaldo de B. Sanders; hoy, con el aval del gobierno USA, se acaba de dar un paso…

Oscar Laborde (2021-04-17). Ecuador — øPor qué no ganó Andrés Arauz? globalizacion.ca Las elecciones del último domingo en Ecuador terminaron con un duro golpe al proyecto de la Revolución Ciudadana, el más duro de las últimos años. En este caso, la derrota no fue por la "traición" de Lenín Moreno, sino por…

Pedro Brieger (2021-04-17). La supervivencia del correísmo en Ecuador. globalizacion.ca La victoria de Guillermo Lasso sobre Andrés Arauz ha significado un duro golpe para Rafael Correa y el movimiento que lidera, el llamado "correísmo" que gobernó durante 10 años el Ecuador y llevó adelante un proceso de profundas transformaciones estructurales….

teleSUR (2021-04-16). Brazil: Food Insecurity Hits 125 Million Amid COVID-19 Crisis. telesurenglish.net At least 125.6 million Brazilians have not eaten in appropriate quantity and quality since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest data by the Food for Justice Research Group. | RELATED: | Based at the Free University of Berlin, the project measured the levels of food insecurity in Brazil and found that over 59.3 percent of Brazilians currently live under these conditions. | Bolsonaro ayer pid…

RT (2021-04-16). With coronavirus surging, Brazil tells women not to get pregnant until a 'better moment'. rt.com Brazil has asked women to "delay pregnancy" until the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, citing the threat of a coronavirus variant plaguing the country. Between new variants and vaccine risks, now is not a good time to be expecting. | "If it's possible, delay pregnancy a little until a better moment," Health Ministry official Raphael Parente said during a news conference on Friday, warning that the P1 variant of the coronavirus prevalent in Brazil "acts more aggressively in pregnant women." | Brazil has become one of the world's coronavirus epicenters lately, with 13.7 million cases of Covid-19 recorded and 365,000…

RT (2021-04-16). With coronavirus surging, Brazil tells women not to get pregnant until a 'better moment'. rt.com Brazil has asked women to "delay pregnancy" until the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, citing the threat of a coronavirus variant plaguing the country. Between new variants and vaccine risks, now is not a good time to be expecting. | "If it's possible, delay pregnancy a little until a better moment," Health Ministry official Raphael Parente said during a news conference on Friday, warning that the P1 variant of the coronavirus prevalent in Brazil "acts more aggressively in pregnant women." | Brazil has become one of the world's coronavirus epicenters lately, with 13.7 million cases of Covid-19 recorded and 365,000…

teleSUR (2021-04-16). Chile Vaccinates Over 50 Percent of Its Population. telesurenglish.net Chile's Health Ministry reported on Thursday that over 60 percent of the population had been vaccinated, as the country enjoys one of the fastest COVID-19 vaccine rollouts alongside Iran. | RELATED: | Minister Rogelio Paris said that "12,934,282 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 have been administered. Of which, 7,664,226 are people with the first dose, and 5,270,056 are vaccinated people who have already complet…

Medea Benjamin, Leonardo Flores (2021-04-16). The Dirty Campaign Underlying Ecuador's "Free and Fair" Election. commondreams.org Given all the strikes against Arauz, it is remarkable the progressive presidential candidate Andrés Arauz did so well. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ecuador_elections.png

teleSUR (2021-04-16). 'I'll Run For President If Needed To Beat Bolsonaro' Lula Says. telesurenglish.net Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva on Thursday reaffirmed he will run for the presidency in the 2022 elections if it is what it takes to beat the far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. | RELATED: | On Thursday, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) ratified the annulment of Lula's convictions and enabled him to compete in the 2022 elections, in which Bolsonaro might take part seeking re-election. | Current, n…

WSWS (2021-04-16). Documents expose Brazilian dictatorship's plot to overthrow Allende in Chile. wsws.org Besides serving as a model, the Brazilian dictatorship alongside US imperialism promoted the coups and dictatorial regimes that unleashed an unprecedented wave of terror across South America.

Markela Panegyres (2021-04-16). As crises in Bolsonaro's Brazil deepen, could a coup be next? greenleft.org.au Sergio Lirio speaks to Pablo Stefanoni about the recent resignations of key members of Brazil's military elite, and the growing discontent at Jair Bolsonaro's disastrous administration.

slorinoco (2021-04-16). Armies of Neighboring Countries are Not our Military Objectives: FARC-EP Clarifies Position on Apure. orinocotribune.com The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) distanced itself from the attacks that have occurred in Apure state in recent weeks. | Through a communiqué read by [FARC guerrilla leader] Iván Márquez, the organization clarified that its battle is within Colombian territory. | Likewise, Márquez indicated that they respect the sovereignty of governments and peoples. "We do not charge taxes to any of the nationals of those countries, much less intervene in the management of their natural wealth," he said. | Along the same lines, he pointed out that the events in the border area are "regrettable a…

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