Daily Archives: September 17, 2021

2021-09-17: News Headlines

Editor (2021-09-17). 'Brazilians are hungry because they have no income, not because of a lack of production': Joà£o Pedro Stedile. mronline.org For Stedile, large sections of the bourgeoisie have already manifested their deep dissatisfaction with the Bolsonaro government but have not reached a consensus about an alternative.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-17). Indigenous People of Brazil Fight for Their Future. libya360.wordpress.com Nick Estes Six thousand Indigenous leaders from all over Brazil gathered in Brasília from Aug. 22 to Aug. 27 in the Struggle for Life camp. The demonstration is thought to be the biggest Indigenous protest in Brazil's history. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has given new license to the killing of Indigenous people in Brazil. Before…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-17). Activists denounce AUKUS alliance as a possible new Cold War and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the military pact signed between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States; the sanctions against the leaders of Guinea's military junta announced by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); the fines imposed against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline in the US state of Minnesota for violating environmental laws; and the growing agribusiness sector in Brazil as deforestation in the Amazon reaches record levels.

teleSUR, drl, JGN (2021-09-17). øQuién fue Victor Jara?>. telesurtv.net El cantautor chileno es considerado un símbolo de los detenidos, desaparecidos y asesinados en la dictadura de Pinochet.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-17). Ecuadorians mobilize against Lasso's anti-people policies. peoplesdispatch.org The primary demands of the trade unions and social organizations include the immediate discontinuation of the neoliberal measure in force since last year, which increases the price of petrol and diesel on a monthly basis, and the cessation of privatization of strategic resources and sectors…

Staff (2021-09-17). Venezuela Condemns False Accusations of US World Police (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, September 16, the Venezuelan government, through the Minister for Foreign Affairs Félix Plasencia, strongly condemned the invalid and illegal practice of the United States government pretending to appoint itself as the supranational police of sovereign and independent States. This was stated in a statement about the main drug-producing or drug-trafficking countries in the fiscal year 2022, published by the US State Department on September 15 of this year. | According to a

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-17). 'Leftists' Holler as PSUV's Pedro Carreño Trends on Social Media. orinocotribune.com The name of Venezuelan PSUV deputy Pedro Carreño became a trending topic on Venezuela's social media platform recently following comments issued in the National Assembly session this Wednesday, September 15, regarding the Secretary General of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), Oscar Figuera. | The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) parliamentarian Carreño had strong words for the position taken by Figuera against the discourse and the political guidelines of the PSUV, even while Figuera insists that he supports the revolutionary interests. | "Then there is this puppet from the Central Intelligence Ag…

teleSUR, him, JL (2021-09-16). Movimientos bolivianos crean bloque en defensa de la democracia. telesurtv.net La Coordinadora manifestó su postura de defensa al Gobierno ante cualquier nuevo intento de desestabilización orquestado por la derecha opositora.

Staff (2021-09-16). Headlines for September 16, 2021. democracynow.org 1 in 500 U.S. Residents Have Died of COVID-19; FDA Scientists Skeptical of Vaccine Boosters, Pope Calls Out Anti-Vaccine Sentiment in Catholic Church, USA Gymnasts to Senate: FBI Failed to Investigate Reports of Larry Nassar's Sexual Abuse, Survivor Recounts Walking in on R. Kelly Sexually Assaulting Aaliyah When She Was Just 13 or 14, Chinese Court Rejects Landmark #MeToo Case, But Survivor Vows to Appeal, ICC to Open Full Probe into Rodrigo Duterte's Deadly War on Drugs in Philippines , Brazil's Top Court Delays Ruling on Case That Could Reshape Indigenous Sovereignty , U.S., U.K. and Australia Form New Coaliti…

_____ (2021-09-16). UN Human Rights Chief Calls For Venezuela Sanctions Relief. popularresistance.org Mexico City, Mexico – Michelle Bachelet, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, called on Monday for sectoral sanctions against Venezuela to be lifted. | "I reiterate my call for sectoral sanctions to be lifted," the former Chilean president said, recalling the negative impact of the measures on the Caribbean nation's economy. | The High Commissioner's call came during the opening of the 48th session of the Human Rights Council where she presented her report on the human rights situation in Venezuela. Bachelet also expressed her support for the ongoing dialogue between the government and the US-b…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-16). Thousands protest wage cuts and neoliberal reforms in Uruguay and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the general strike against wage cuts in Uruguay, the ITJP report on the custodial torture of Tamil people in Sri Lanka, and more…

Staff (2021-09-16). Venezuela's International Reserves Increase as IMF Allocates Resources in Response to Mexico Talks — 'Leftists' Complain. orinocotribune.com The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has publsihed on its website a considerable increase in Venezuela's The official BCV website reveals that the reserves are currently at $11.3 billion, representing an increase of $5.1 billion, according to the spreadsheet that tracks the daily movements of the reserves. | As for the origin of…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-16). Abrams Finds Culprit in Venezuelan Opposition: Capriles. orinocotribune.com Former US special envoy for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, blamed opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski for having divided the Venezuelan right, adding this opinion to the many explanations already proposed for the failure in the US-led "regime"-change operation against the government of President Nicolás Maduro. | During an interview with the Miami-based extreme right Venezuelan journalist, Carla Angola, Donald Trump's employee dismissed Capriles' performance at a time when the White House accelerated its plans to overthrow the Venezuelan president. | "I am a critic," said Abrams, summarizing his opinion of H…

Editor (2021-09-16). Ambassador Alex Saab officially included in Mexico talks as part of Venezuelan Government delegation. mronline.org With the official inclusion of the Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, into the Mexico Talks, a new stage opened in the development of the dialogue process opened in Mexico between the Venezuelan Government and sectors of the opposition, grouped in what is called the Unitary Platform.

Ricardo Vaz (2021-09-16). Venezuela: Oil Sector Stagnant as US Chamber of Commerce Calls for Sanctions 'Overhaul'. venezuelanalysis.com The business guild complained that the blockade has hurt US corporations.

teleSUR, JCM (2021-09-16). Venezuela respalda informe de ONU sobre efectos negativos de las medidas coercitivas. telesurtv.net Las medidas coercitivas han violado flagrantemente el derecho internacional y constituyen crímenes de lesa humanidad.

Ana Perdigón (2021-09-16). UN Rapporteur Denounces Negative Impact of Sanctions on Venezuelan People. orinocotribune.com The special rapporteur of the United Nations (UN), Alena Douhan, confirmed on Wednesday, September 15, that illegal sanctions and blockades imposed against Venezuela have had a devastating effect on the population. | In a report presented at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Douhan explained that the sanctions imposed against Venezuela do not correspond to the requirements of international law. | In that sense, she detailed with figures, studies, and examples, how the different measures imposed by the United States and its allies in relation to the Venezuelan oil, gold, and mining sectors, the econ…

Staff (2021-09-16). Julio Borges: Assets Abroad 'Should Never Have been Managed by Opposition'. orinocotribune.com No one can forget that opposition leader Julio Borges was one of the main promoters of the anti-national strategy of demanding illegal sanctions against Venezuela and seizure of its resources to bring about the departure of the elected government of President Nicolás Maduro, always stressing that these decisions would not affect the Venezuelan people. | Now that anti-Chavismo has been forced to sit down with the government to negotiate in Mexico, since the time invested in defending the "sanctions" only brought loss of political strength to the radical opposition, Borges now says that assets abroad "should never…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-09-16). Fiscalía venezolana investiga a Guaidó por caso Monómeros. telesurtv.net La pesquisa contemplará los delitos de usurpación de funciones, traición a la patria y conspiración, entre otros.

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