(2021-09-30). Argentina — Gobierno "renovado": øMucho más de lo mismo? globalizacion.ca El nuevo gabinete está instalado y en movimiento, ni su ostentosa hiperactividad ni su pretensión de eficacia parece equivaler a una preocupación sincera por los intereses populares tan golpeados por la crisis en curso. | Instalados en sus cargos los nuevos…
(2021-09-30). Argentina — Bajo su atenta mirada: La economía en el centro de la disputa política. globalizacion.ca Acusado por su propia vice de aplicar un ajuste demasiado duro en plena debacle pandémica, Alberto Fernández multiplica sus desafíos: kirchnerismo, empresarios, FMI y un 49 por ciento de pobreza. En medio del caos de versiones cruzadas sobre la suerte…
(2021-09-30). Fuerza Especial pide capturar a exministro de facto boliviano. telesurtv.net La orden de aprehensión se sustenta en la ausencia del exministro de facto, José Luis Parada a prestar declaración por el caso FMI.
(2021-09-30). President Maduro Approves Funding to Complete Infrastructure Projects Abandoned by Odebrecht. orinocotribune.com 
On Tuesday, September 28 the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, approved financing to restore railway projects abandoned by Odebrecht within the framework of the Great Venezuela Transportation Mission. | The giant Brazilian construction company Odebrecht paralyzed projects in different part of the world, evading hundred of millions of dollars in contracts, as a result of the complex corruption scheme unveiled by the Panama Papers in 2017. It involved more than 10 countries including Venezuela. In the case of Venezuela, despite great media fanfare, the only politician revealed to have connections with the sca…
(2021-09-30). México dará refugio a 13 mil migrantes haitianos. telesurtv.net La mayoría de migrantes haitianos que llegaron a México provenía de Chile y Brasil.
(2021-09-30). Pdte. de Ecuador dicta estado de excepción a sistema carcelario. telesurtv.net Lasso declaró el estado de excepción por 60 días e instó a todos los entes policiales a tomar acciones en favor de reestablecer el orden en las penitenciarías.
(2021-09-30). Al fin, Estados Unidos superó a Ecuador. globalizacion.ca El historial político del Ecuador siempre fue anecdótico, por decirlo en términos benignos, o cantinflesco, en términos peyorativos; para muestra basta un botón. En 1960, el Dr. José María Velasco Ibarra no sólo que ganó la elección presidencial sino que…
(2021-09-30). Fiscalía de Ecuador investiga masacre en penal de Guayas. telesurtv.net Son 35 los reos asesinados y 50 los heridos en la penitenciaría del Litoral, Guayaquil.
(2021-09-30). Headlines for September 30, 2021. democracynow.org As Government Shutdown Looms, Biden's Legislative Agenda Hangs in the Balance, Second Alaska Hospital to Ration Care Amid Surge in Unvaccinated COVID Patients, YouTube to Ban Anti-Vaccine Misinformation, CDC Urges Pregnant People to Get Vaccinated, Protesters Target Moderna CEO and Top Biden Aide, Demanding Vaccine Equity , U.N. Warns Tigray Blockade Leading to Famine, Dire Medical Shortages for Millions, Pentagon Knew U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul Missed Target, Hit Civilians Weeks Before Public Admission, Ecuador Prison Riot Claims 116 Lives , North Korea Says It Tested New Hypersonic Missile, La Palma Residents L…
(2021-09-30). 21N: Venezuela's CNE Signs Agreement with EU for Electoral Observation Mission. orinocotribune.com According to the CNE, the EU observation mission will respect the national legal framework during the regional elections in Venezuela. | The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela signed an agreement with the European Union (EU) on Wednesday, September 29, in which the European body agreed to send an international mission of observers for the regional and municipal elections to be held on November 21 in the South American country. | "The document highlights that the European Union Electoral Observation Mission (EU-EOM) and its members will maintain strict conduct of impartiality, objectivity, independence…
(2021-09-30). Venezuela's 17th International Book Fair (FILVEN): Registration Deadline Extended Until October 5. orinocotribune.com Through the National Book Center (Cenal), Venezuela's Ministry for Culture (MPPC) extended until October 5 the call for the registration of exhibitors, academic, and literary activities for the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN), to be held from November 4 to 14, 2021, under the slogan "Read Independence." | The call is addressed to publishers, distributors, bookstores, companies, or entities related to the book publishing, cultural, or educational sectors, national and international literary agents, and any activity that is linked to the world of books and the publishing sector, which will be abl…
(2021-09-30). The Media Myth of 'Once Prosperous' and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez. zcomm.org The following piece is adapted from the authors' new book, Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media and 20 Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, published by Monthly Review Press.
(2021-09-30). New Chapter in Stormy 21N Opposition Electoral Battle: Lara State (Marquina vs. Florido). orinocotribune.com 
A new chapter was written this week in the turbulent chronicle of frequent clashes between factions of the Venezuelan opposition. The most recent tensions occurred in the ongoing competition for nominations to the candidacy of governorships and mayoralties among right-wing politicians, this time in Lara state. | The spat involved Alfonso Marquina and Luis Florido, as the former expressed his annoyance on social media networks at what he considered the imposition of the latter by the self-styled Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), which brings together several opposition parties. … Yo pedí una explicación y rec…
(2021-09-29). Union center and popular fronts call demonstrations to impeach the Brazilian president. workers.org 
Resumen Latinoamericano, September 24, 2021. By MST Brazil 'Out with Bolsonaro,' Brazil actions set for Oct. 2. Dozens of worker confederations, along with other organizations joined in fronts (Brasil Popular, People without Fear and Out with Bolsonaro), and political parties have called for national protests in Brazil for Oct. 2 . . . |
(2021-09-29). Mexico Talks: Dialogue Table Condemns Xenophobia Against Venezuelan Migrants in Chile. orinocotribune.com Both the Venezuelan government and opposition delegations jointly condemned the xenophobic acts perpetrated against Venezuelan migrants in Chile this weekend. This was announced on Monday, September 27, by Dag Nylander, spokesperson of the facilitator team of the Kingdom of Norway, at the end of the third phase of the Venezuelan dialogue held in Mexico City. Both delegations expressed their absolute condemnation for the acts of xenophobia and violence against Venezuelan families that occurred this Saturday in the Chilean city of Iquique, denouncing the acts as a very serious violation of human rights. The delegat…
(2021-09-29). Chilean Chamber of Deputies approves bill to decriminalize abortion. peoplesdispatch.org With 75 votes in favor, 68 votes against and 2 abstentions, the lower house of the parliament endorsed the bill that decriminalizes voluntary termination of pregnancy in Chile within the first fourteen weeks of gestation…
(2021-09-29). Venezuela Denounces Detention of Two FANB Members by Colombia. orinocotribune.com Venezuela condemned the "arbitrary detention" of two of its military personnel by Colombia and has demanded their immediate release to avoid unnecessary tensions between the two countries. | The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) of Venezuela has denounced the "arbitrary detention" of two of its members by Colombian authorities in the town of Cúcuta, in the department of Norte de Santander at the Colombia-Venezuela border. | According to a statement published on Tuesday, September 28, by the FANB on Twitter, Wilter Alexis González Miranda and Gabriel Antonio Veloz Varela, two Venezuelan sergeants were apprehe…
(2021-09-29). Jorge Rodríguez Expresses Outrage Over Atrocities Committed Against Alex Saab (Letter). orinocotribune.com After receiving a letter from the diplomat Alex Saab, the head of the Venezuelan government delegation in the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, expressed outrage at the atrocities committed against this representative of Venezuelan diplomacy. | In a post on his Twitter account, Rodríguez wrote: "This letter from our special envoy Alex Saab was received this morning by the members of the Venezuelan government delegation. His message moved us, and at the same time we felt deep indignation at the atrocities committed against our diplomat. Truth and life will prevail!" | In the letter, Saab denounced his subjection to t…
(2021-09-29). Venezuelan Women & LGBTQ Movements March to National Assembly & Demand Legalization of Abortion (Statement). orinocotribune.com 
This Tuesday, September 28, Venezuelan feminist and LGBTQ organizations, women and other individuals grouped in the Green Route initiative (#RutaVerde) marched from Plaza Morelos to the Federal Legislative Palace to demand the legal and social decriminalization of abortion in Venezuela (#AbortoLegalYaVzla). | Specifically, demonstrators demanded the "immediate repeal of Articles 430, 431, 433 and 434 of the Penal Code," those that criminalize the interruption of pregnancy in practically any situation. In reality, as explained in a statement by social movements, abortion constitutes "a public health and human righ…
(2021-09-29). Third round of dialogue process between Venezuelan government and opposition concludes. peoplesdispatch.org The recent round of dialogue and negotiation process between the Venezuelan government and the platform of far-right opposition forces began amid conflict with the mediator Norway and concluded without reaching significant agreements…
(2021-09-29). Diálogo venezolano: Un mecanismo de consulta con actores nacionales e internacionales. globalizacion.ca El gobierno y las oposiciones de Venezuela acercaron posiciones en búsqueda de soluciones a los desafíos en materia social, económica y política y decidieron crear un mecanismo de consulta que apoye el diálogo, el cual estará integrado por actores políticos…
(2021-09-29). Outrage Over Atrocities Committed Against Alex Saab. popularresistance.org After receiving a letter from the diplomat Alex Saab, the head of the Venezuelan government delegation in the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, expressed outrage at the atrocities committed against this representative of Venezuelan diplomacy. In the letter, Saab denounced his subjection to torture in Cape Verde, including psychologically torment. For example, authorities had deprived him of water for days, wrote Saab, "because according to them they must pass the transparent bottles through the x-ray, and the machine is always damaged."
(2021-09-29). The Latest Developments in Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com On Monday, September 27, the third phase of the Venezuelan national dialogue between the Venezuelan government and the opposition Unitary Platform, held in Mexico City, ended with a decision to establish consultation mechanisms amongst the diverse socio-political sectors of Venezuela and of other countries. | After the closing of the round of meetings that took place from September 25 to 27, Dag Nylander, spokesperson for the mediator team of the Kingdom of Norway, presented a joint statement with the Venezuelan government and opposition delegations, reaffirming the agenda established in the previously signed Mem…
(2021-09-29). Venezuela Reiterates Commitment to Strengthen United Nations. orinocotribune.com "World collaboration is needed more than ever due to the economic recession prompted by the pandemic," the Venezuelan chancellor said. | Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia met United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres in New York to reiterate his country's commitment to strengthening this multilateral organization. | "Political collaboration is needed more than ever due to the economic recession and health crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic," Plasencia said, stressing that the government of President Nicolas Maduro currently holds dialogues with the opposition in Mexico to reach agreements…
(2021-09-29). Venezuelan Women Demand Abortion Decriminalization in 'Green Wave' March. venezuelanalysis.com Feminist movements rallied in Caracas as they fight to abolish the country's draconian anti-abortion legislation.