(2021-04-14). Ecuador's Socialist Loses as Left Splits. theanalysis.news Ecuador's progressive presidential candidate Andrés Arauz narrowly lost the election last Sunday. But the left's internal divisions was not the only problem, explains CodePink's Leonardo Flores.
(2021-04-14). Landmark decision: Brazil Supreme Court sides with Indigenous land rights. nationofchange.org The country's Supreme Court has agreed to review the process around a past case that cancelled the demarcation of an Indigenous territory claimed by the Guarani Kaiowá people.
(2021-04-14). Anti-Racist Movements in Brazil: Activist Series. dsausa.org RSVP Here This is a series, running every Friday until May 7. Around the world, Black-led movements are raising the stakes in our collective struggles. This discussion series with leading Black and Indigenous militants from across Brazil spotlights their experiences in organizing against state violence, workplace exploitation, and structural racism everywhere from education to healthcare….
(2021-04-14). Washington Could Not be Happier with Ecuador's New President. globalresearch.ca Against all expectations, right-wing Guillermo Lasso won the Ecuadorean presidential election …
(2021-04-14). Ecuador: From Rafael Correa to Guillermo Lasso via Lenin Moreno. globalresearch.ca On 11 April 2021, Guillermo Lasso (52,4%), the right-wing candidate, defeated…
(2021-04-13). Pandemic in Brazil: app delivery laborers report worsening working conditions. peoplesdispatch.org Overworked, exploited and exposed to COVID-19, "We had the strike and they didn't give in to anything. The rates are getting worse and worse. It's worse than it already w…
(2021-04-13). Right-Wing Banker Pulls Off Upset Win in Ecuador Over Leftist Champion. commondreams.org "Now is a time for reflection," said Progressive International's David Adler. "The triumph of lawfare should send a chill through the global community." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/arauz.jpg …
(2021-04-13). Supreme Court Judge Bans Bolsonaro's Gun Access Reforms. telesurenglish.net Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) Judge Rosa Weber on Monday suspended decrees that expand access to firearms and ammunition in another defeat for far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. | RELATED: | The decrees suspended were issued by Bolsonaro in February, and they would have come into force this Tuesday. | Weber vetoed the norm that increased from two to six the limit of firearms that citizens can acquire after obtaining a Registration…
(2021-04-13). Argentina Breaks Record for Daily COVID-19 Cases. telesurenglish.net Argentina on Tuesday reported 27,001 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number in a single day, for a total of 2,579,000. | RELATED: | The Argentine Ministry of Health also reported 217 more deaths, bringing the total figure to 58,174. | On Friday, the government established mobility restrictions between midnight and 6: 00 a.m. and the closure of bars and restaurants between 11: 00 p.m. and 6: 00 a.m. an…
(2021-04-13). Chile Presents 97% Occupancy in Intensive Care Units. telesurenglish.net Chile's Health Undersecretary Alberto Dougnac confirmed a critical situation in the country's intensive care units (ICU) as 97 percent of its beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients. | RELATED: | On Monday, the COVID-19 positivity rate climbed to 8.42 percent. Active cases reached 45,021 people after 6,372 new cases were recorded. | Dougnac informed that 4,023 out of 4,158 ICU beds are currently occupied. This situatio…
(2021-04-13). Colombia receives new batch of Sinovac vaccines against COVID-19. ecns.cn A new batch of vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac arrived at the El Dorado airport here in Colombian capital on Sunday to help keep the country's National Vaccination Plan against COVID-19 on track.
(2021-04-13). 57 years after the 1964 coup, Brazil again confronts specter of dictatorship. wsws.org President Bolsonaro's sudden firing of his defense minister and the entire command of the armed forces has unleashed an unprecedented military and political crisis in Brazil.
(2021-04-13). Colombia To Resume Aerial Spraying With Carcinogenic Herbicide. telesurenglish.net Colombia's President Ivan Duque Monday approved a decree establishing the rules for the resumption of aerial spraying of illicit coca crops using glyphosate, an herbicide banned in 2015 due to its potential carcinogenic effect. | RELATED: | The National Narcotics Council has to decide now whether or not to resume the Illicit Crop Eradication Program by aerial spraying despite opposition from several political, social, and environme…
(2021-04-13). Colombia: Social Movements Inquire Into Forced Disappearances. telesurenglish.net Colombian social organizations Monday launched an investigation to search for 841 people missing during the armed conflict at the Buenaventura district in the Valle del Cauca department. | RELATED: | The investigation will be conducted by the Unit for the Search for Persons Reported Missing (UBPD), the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), and the Truth Commission, three organizations that were created after the signing of the Peace Agreement…
(2021-04-13). Gana Lasso el balotaje en Ecuador. globalizacion.ca En la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales en Ecuador, se impuso Guillermo Lasso, el candidato de la coalición de derecha CREO y Partido Social Cristiano con el 52.48%. El candidato progresista Andrés Arauz obtuvo 47.52% de los votos. | Según…
(2021-04-13). Ecuador's President-Elect Lasso Announces His Policy Agenda. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's President-elect Guillermo Lasso on Tuesday called a press conference in Quito to present some of the actions he will undertake upon his inauguration on May 24. | RELATED: | Besides vowing that vaccinating the population will be his top priority, Lasso maintains that his goal will be to immunize nine million Ecuadorians during the first 100 days of his administration. To achieve this, vice-president-elect Alfredo…
(2021-04-13). Ecuador's Comptroller Celi Detained For Alleged Corruption. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's Attorney General Diana Salazar on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Comptroller General Pablo Celi and former Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic Jose Augusto Briones to be investigated in corruption cases. | RELATED: | The Prosecutor's Office executed 25 raids in Quito and Guayaquil in the framework of the "Las Torres" case, an investigation related to organized crime and corruption in the public company Petroecuador, the Comptroller's…
(2021-04-13). Ecuador: Cómo la izquierda mayoritaria perdió ante la derecha. globalizacion.ca La izquierda ecuatoriana fue profundamente dividida a la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales. Sus tres candidatos (antineoliberales los tres) obtuvieron 66% en la suma de los votos: Arauz 32%, Yaku 19%, Xavier Hervas 15%. | En la segunda vuelta, Arauz…
(2021-04-13). Left candidate Pedro Castillo wins first round of presidential elections in Peru, heads to run-off. peoplesdispatch.org According to the preliminary results by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won 18.9% of the votes. It is still unclear who his opponent will be as three candidates are technically tied for second place…
(2021-04-13). Al fin, Perú ha parido una izquierda popular. globalizacion.ca En la década de 1990′. la dictadura de Alberto Fujimori derrotó las organizaciones subversivas armadas y, mediante una combinación de represión, violación de derechos humanos y corrupción desatada en todos los niveles del estado y la sociedad, impuso una constitución…
(2021-04-13). Perú — Una elección difícil, pero no imposible para la izquierda. globalizacion.ca Después de los resultados electorales de la primera vuelta en el Perú, en el que se oficializa una segunda vuelta entre el candidato de izquierda radical, Pedro Castillo y la representante de la derecha populista, Keiko Fujimori, se puede lanzar…