Daily Archives: September 6, 2021

2021-09-06: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-06). Celso Amorim, Former Foreign Minister: "A Climate of Civil War is Being Created in Brazil". libya360.wordpress.com Héctor Bernardo Supporters of Brazil's ultra-right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, have called for marches on Tuesday, September 7, against the Supreme Federal Court (STF). Faced with an almost certain electoral defeat to the former president Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro is putting pressure on the other branches of government to delegitimize the elections scheduled for 2022. Rumors…

Dilma Rousseff (2021-09-06). Five Years Since Brazil's 2016 Coup: An Interview with Dilma Rousseff. globalresearch.ca

Then24 (2021-09-06). World leaders warn "fears of a coup" September 7 in Brazil. zcomm.org Former presidents, academics, and world leaders cautioned that on September 7, 2021 "an insurrection will endanger democracy in Brazil"

Andrew Fishman (2021-09-06). Bolsonaro's Pro-Coup Rally: September 7 Is Shaping Up to Be Brazil's January 6. zcomm.org With his reelection prospects dimming, Bolsonaro's supporters are ramping up their version of the pro-Trump rally that led to the Capitol riot…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-06). Venezuela's Government And Opposition Work To Mend Fences, Without The U.S. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The United States has been focused elsewhere for a while and Venezuela appears en route to solve its problems on its own. | Two delegations — one representing President Nicholas Maduro's government and another the opposition under Juan Guaido met in Mexico in an attempt to mend fences."We have been working mainly on partial agreements, especially those related to serving the people of Venezuela," parliament speaker Jorge Rodriguez, who led the government delegation said. | Venezuel…

Daniela Jimenez (2021-09-06). Dilemma: Who is the Opposition Candidate for Governor in Miranda State? orinocotribune.com The electoral situation in the ranks of the Venezuelan opposition is becoming more striking every day. This Friday, September 3, Carlos Ocariz of Primero Justicia (PJ) and David Uzcátegui of Fuerza Vecinal, the two pre-candidates of the opposition for the governorship of Miranda state, offered opposing statements on the results of the mechanism agreed between Fuerza Vecinal and the so-called "Unidad" for selecting the unitary candidate to represent the opposition in the November 21 elections. | According to the news website Crónica Uno, Ocariz declared that he already had the results of two of the four surveys co…

Daniela Jimenez (2021-09-06). President Maduro Explains What Back to School Will be Like. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, September 5, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that school activities in the new academic year will be in person, within the 7 + 7 reopening scheme applied by the national government. This means that there will alternately be a week of in-person classes and a week of online classes. | During an interview on the TV show Aquí con Ernesto Villegas, the president stressed that the primary objective of return to classes is "to rescue sociability" among the students and between the students and the teachers, which was truncated by the COVID-19 pandemic that forced millions of students fro…

Shane Quinn (2021-09-05). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Horrors of 'the First 9/11' Are Routinely Overlooked. globalresearch.ca On September 11, 1973, Salvador Allende's democratic government in Chile was ousted by US-backed forces in one of the Cold War's defining moments. Allende himself was killed during the coup while his presidential palace, La Moneda, was extensively bombed.

Staff (2021-09-05). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Lisbeli Vera Wins Her Third Medal, the Seventh for Venezuela (Photos). orinocotribune.com On Saturday, September 4, Venezuelan Paralympic athlete Lisbeli Vera won another gold medal in the 200 meter race, category T47, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, under heavy rain. The athlete from Tucaní, Mérida state, reached the 200m mark in 24.52 seconds, winning her second gold metal in the universal appointment. This is the third medal for Lisbeli at this year's Games, the second gold and the seventh medal for the country. | American athlete Brittni Mason won the silver (25.00 seconds) and Poland's Alicja Jeromin the bronze (25.05 seconds). | Lisbeli registered the best mark of the year in the event and w…

Staff (2021-09-05). Venezuela Denounces COVAX for Not Sending Vaccines Despite Receiving Full Payment. orinocotribune.com Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stressed that Venezuela had completed the necesseary payment to COVAX but is yet to receive a single dose. | Venezuela has denounced the fact that it has not received any COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, the international mechanism created by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the purpose of equitable distribution of vaccines to countries with less resources. Venezuela has not received a single vaccine dose despite having completed the necessary payment months ago. | "COVAX has distributed more than 236 million doses to countries all over the world," stressed Executiv…

Franco Vielma (2021-09-05). On Messi, YouTubers, Migration, and 'Venezuela Got Fixed'. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma — Sep 3, 2021 | Let us begin by admitting that a good part of what we call "political debate" in Venezuela is a disorderly dispute over personal anecdotes and the country's issues. | Sometimes that diatribe has little or nothing to do with politicians or with political affairs but with other issues. However, of course, those issues are also political, because in Venezuela we have the ability to turn Messi's visit to Venezuela for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers into a political issue. | Allow me not to comment on our national soccer team, so as not to digress into national tragedies.

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2021-09-05). Mexico Talks Second Round — Day 2: Optimism on Early Agreements, 'Ambassador' Vecchio Removed. orinocotribune.com Caracas, September 4, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Jorge Rodríguez, leader of the Venezuelan government delegation in the ongoing dialogue in Mexico, reported this Saturday, September 4, that the second day of the talks was focused on reaching partial agreements related to lifting US and European illegal sanctions and the illegal seizure of assets affecting millions of Venezuelans. | "There is a willingness to put all our efforts to achieve partial agreements soon," Rodríguez said, adding that "this is a great opportunity for Venezuelans to regain their right to economic freedom." | "We are very attentive to t…

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