Venezuela: US Trying to Destroy Political Dialogue in Barbados
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-10
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza Wednesday denounced that the U.S. President Donald Trump administration is seeking to "destroy" the negotiations being carried out by President Nicolas Maduro's delegates and the Venezuel…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-US-Trying-to-Destroy-Political-Dialogue-in-Barbados-20190710-0008.html

Norway, Bachelet, and the Twilight of Guaido's Insurrection
Ociel Alí López | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-10
Venezuelanalysis — Guaido's uprising is going through its terminal phrase. He does not yet appear to have reached his end as leader, as he still produces and consolidates an important consensus among the opposition. What has decisively failed is his attempt to form a government without elections with the backing of the hawks in Washington. In almost six months since his self-swearing in as "interim president," it has become palpable that his governing is truly impossible. The coup de grace was de…
mintpressnews.com/venezuela-bachelet-twilight-juan-guaido-insurrection/260274/

Brazil: Glenn Greenwald Invited to Students Union Event
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-10
More than 18,000 delegates from universities are gathering Wednesday in Brasilia to attend the 57th edition of the National Union of Students (UNE) Congress, an event whose central theme is the defense of education, employment and social security. | RELATED: | Sergio Moro Asks for a 5-Day Leave During Lava Jato Case | "In times of crisis, when there are attempts to restrict political participation, attacks on acquired rights and other setbacks happening across the country, Brazilian…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Glenn-Greenwald-To-Join-18000-Students-for-Their-Union-Meeting-in-Defense-of-Democracy–20190710-0004.html

Bolivian Vice President Highlights Govt.'s Work for the Population
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
La Paz, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera has highlighted his government"s work to improve the living conditions of the national population in recent years.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44248&SEO=bolivian-vice-president-highlights-govt.s-work-for-the-population

Venezuela Denounces US Intention to Sabotage Political Dialogue
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Caracas, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza charged on Tuesday that US authorities are trying to sabotage the political dialogue between the Venezuelan Government and the opposition, which is taking place in Barbados.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44219&SEO=venezuela-denounces-us-intention-to-sabotage-political-dialogue

Company Vale Sentenced to Pay for Mining Tragedy in Brazil
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Brasilia, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian justice sentenced the company Vale to pay for the damage caused by the collapse of a dam on January 25 in Brumadinho municipality, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44228&SEO=company-vale-sentenced-to-pay-for-mining-tragedy-in-brazil

Ecuador: 33rd Return to Homeland Flight to Depart for Venezuela
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Quito, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The 33rd flight of the Return to Homeland Plan, implemented by the Venezuelan Government, will depart from Ecuador on Wednesday, carrying 90 repatriates.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44221&SEO=ecuador-33rd-return-to-homeland-flight-to-depart-for-venezuela

Unions' Demands Multiply in Chile
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Santiago, Chile, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) As the continuation of a long strike by teachers is decided on Wednesday, other trade unions are on strike in Chile to demand better salaries and labor guarantees.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44230&SEO=unions-demands-multiply-in-chile

Unions' Demands Multiply in Chile
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Santiago, Chile, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) As the continuation of a long strike by teachers is decided on Wednesday, other trade unions are on strike in Chile to demand better salaries and labor guarantees.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44230&SEO=unions-demands-multiply-in-chile

Ecuadorian Legislative Approves Bill to Eliminate Green Tax
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Quito, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The National Assembly (Parliament) of Ecuador has approved a bill to eliminate the so-called green tax, a tribute owners of cars pay since 2012.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44225&SEO=ecuadorian-legislative-approves-bill-to-eliminate-green-tax

Venezuela Denounces US Intention to Sabotage Political Dialogue
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Caracas, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza charged on Tuesday that US authorities are trying to sabotage the political dialogue between the Venezuelan Government and the opposition, which is taking place in Barbados.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44219&SEO=venezuela-denounces-us-intention-to-sabotage-political-dialogue

Argentina Resumes Trial for Crimes in Campo de Mayo
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Buenos Aires, July 10 (Prensa Latina) The trial of several dictatorial oppressors responsible for the disappearance of hundreds of Argentinians in the former clandestine camp Campo de Mayo, perpetrated between 1976 and 1978, has resumed in Buenos Aires Wednesday with testimonies from the families of several victims.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44233&SEO=argentina-resumes-trial-for-crimes-in-campo-de-mayo

Suriname Recognizes Evo Morales' Leadership in Bolivia and the Region
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
10 de julio de 2019, 15: 14Paramaribo, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The government of Suriname on Wednesday distinguished Bolivia"s President Evo Morales with his nation"s highest award, in recognition of both his regional leadership and the economic and social progress he has attained in his country.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44251&SEO=suriname-recognizes-evo-morales-leadership-in-bolivia-and-the-region

Venezuela and International Law
Urs P. Gascha | indybay.org | 2019-07-10
International law professors explain a US military incursion in Venezuela would violate the UN Charter. "All nations must desist from any threat or use of force in their international relations. The media and governments denounce violations of international law very selectively. International norms promote peaceful coexistence, not the right of the stronger.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/10/18824567.php

Evo Morales Leaves for Russia after Official Visit to Suriname
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Paramaribo, July 10 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales has left on Wednesday for Russia after paying an official visit to Suriname, where he met and signed several agreements with his counterpart, Desi Bouterse.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44242&SEO=evo-morales-leaves-for-russia-after-official-visit-to-suriname

Chilean MPs Reject Government's Controversial Education Project
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Santiago de Chile, Jul 10 ( Prensa Latina ) The Chilean Government has suffered a serious failure in one of its programs in the education sector when the Chamber of Deputies rejected by a majority the project called Fair Admission.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44245&SEO=chilean-mps-reject-governments-controversial-education-project

Venezuela Benefits 80 Percent of Vulnerable Families with Houses
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Caracas, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) About 80 percent of 2,700,000 homes built to date by Venezuela"s Great Housing Mission (GMVV) are assigned to low-income families.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44240&SEO=venezuela-benefits-80-percent-of-vulnerable-families-with-houses

Argentina Resumes Trial for Crimes in Campo de Mayo
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Buenos Aires, July 10 (Prensa Latina) The trial of several dictatorial oppressors responsible for the disappearance of hundreds of Argentinians in the former clandestine camp Campo de Mayo, perpetrated between 1976 and 1978, has resumed in Buenos Aires Wednesday with testimonies from the families of several victims.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44233&SEO=argentina-resumes-trial-for-crimes-in-campo-de-mayo

Chilean union bureaucracy pleads with teachers to end five-week strike
wsws.org | 2019-07-10
Teachers striking in defense of public education are being told by the union to "pull our movement back, end the strike, and go back to school before vacations."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/10/chil-j10.html

Stop the Deportations! US Hands off Iran and Venezuela! National Day of Protest
Judy Greenspan | indybay.org | 2019-07-10
Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th and Broadway, Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/10/18824569.php

Cristina Fernandez Returns to Argentina after Visiting Her Daughter
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Buenos Aires, July 10 (Prensa Latina) Former Argentine President and current Senator Cristina Fernandez has flown back to Buenos Aires from Cuba on Wednesday after spending eight days with her daughter, Florencia Kirchner, who has been hospitalized in Havana since last March.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44239&SEO=cristina-fernandez-returns-to-argentina-after-visiting-her-daughter

Venezuelan Constituents Reject UN Human Rights Report
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
10 de julio de 2019, 02: 57Caracas, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela"s National Constituent Assembly (ANC) MP Mercedes Gutierrez has rejected on Wednesday the report presented by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44261&SEO=venezuelan-constituents-reject-un-human-rights-report

All I Want Is Lula to Be Well, Mujica Says
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Brasilia, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan President Jose Mujica asked that his friend, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, be well, during an interview posted by an Argentine website and quoted in Workers" Party (PT) website.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44217&SEO=all-i-want-is-lula-to-be-well-mujica-says

Colombia FARC: Committed to Peace, Santrich No-Show at Court
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
The People's Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) political party of Colombia released a statement Tuesday saying it is committed to the nation's 2015-signed peace accords after its Congressman Jesus Santrich did not show up at a Supreme Court of Justice hearing. | RELATED: | Colombia: FARC Party Denounces 128 Killings of Ex-militants | The FARC party makes clear in its statement it will comply with all the points of the agreement signed by the former government under Manuel San…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-FARC-Committed-to-Peace–Santrich-No-Show-at-Court-20190709-0027.html

Venezuela's Creditors Dismiss Guaido's Debt Restructuring Plan
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
International creditors holding Venezuelan debt pushed back on Juan Guaido's restructuring plans Tuesday, adding to a series of ongoing national and international setbacks for the opposition lawmaker. | RELATED: | Venezuela Reveals Evidence of Widespread Juan Guaido-led Corruption | Urging for a different "framework for talks and improved communications" investors holding defaulted bonds seemed to have jumped out of Guaido's ship and now are instead hop…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Creditors-Dismiss-Guaido-Debt-Restructuring-Plan-20190709-0035.html

90 Venezuelans Return Home from Ecuador with "Return Home" Plan
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
Venezuela's Foreign Ministry reported Tuesday that a total of 90 Venezuelans will return to their country, after having lived in Ecuador. Through the Plan Vuelta a la Patria ('Return To The Homeland') program, these nationals will reach Venezuelan soil. | RELATED: | Venezuela Welcomes Home 91 Citizens from the Dominican Republic | The head of the state airline Conviasa, Ramon Velazquez Araguayan, said Saturday, "We've seen the quintupling of the number of co-nationals that want to…
telesurenglish.net/news/90-Venezuelans-Return-Home-from-Ecuador-with-Return-Home-Plan-20190709-0023.html

At Sergio Moro's Suggestion, Brazil's Anti-Corruption Prosecutors Plotted to Leak Secret Evidence Aimed at Helping Venezuela's Opposition
Andrew Fishman | theintercept.com | 2019-07-09
An enemy of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with close ties to Brazilian prosecutors published leaked videos of depositions on the eve of gubernatorial elections.
theintercept.com/2019/07/09/brazil-car-wash-sergio-moro-venezuela-maduro/

China Calls on US Government To Drop Arms Sale to Taiwan
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
China's foreign ministry called on the United States Tuesday to withdraw a potential US$2.2 billion arms sales to Taiwan, saying it strongly opposes the action. | RELATED: | China Welcomes Venezuela Talks, Warns Against Intervention | Speaking in Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said U.S. arms sales to Taiwan were a serious violation of international law and a "crude interference in China's internal affairs, harming China's sovereignty and security…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Calls-on-US-Government-To-Drop-Arms-Sale-to-Taiwan-20190709-0031.html

Deconstructing Elliott Abrams on Venezuela
Peter Bolton | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-09
On June 26, the Trump administration's so-called "Special Representative for Venezuela," Elliott Abrams gave a five-minute update to reporters about the development of the coup attempt against the government of Nicolas Maduro, followed by a brief Q&A session. The event, held at the US State Department in Washington, was textbook Abrams: full of lies, loaded…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/09/deconstructing-elliott-abrams-on-venezuela/

Chile's House: Interior Min. Responsible for Catrillanca Murder
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
A special investigatory commission in Chile's House of Representatives concludes that the nation's interior minister, Andres Chadwick and his undersecretary, Rodrigo Ubilla, are ultimately responsible for the National Police killing of Camilo Catrillanca last November in his home village of Temucuicui. | RELATED: | Chilean Police Sergeant Formally Charged With Mapuche Murder | The eight legislators who voted that the two high-ranking officials are responsible for the death of the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chiles-House-Interior-Min.-Responsible-for-Catrillanca-Murder-20190709-0025.html

Sergio Moro Asks for a 5-Day Leave During Lava Jato Case
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
The Official Gazette of the Brazilian Federation announced on Monday that Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro will be absent for five days to attend to personal matters, amid the accusations against him for the Lava Jato case. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro's Approval Rating is Brazil's Lowest in Last 30 Years | Moro will be absent for five days from his ministerial work, without pay, starting on July 15 until the 19th of the same m…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sergio-Moro-Asks-for-a-5-Day-Leave-During-Lava-Jato-Case-20190709-0021.html

Despite Death Threats, Glenn Greenwald Speaks Out About Exposing Large Corruption Scandal in Brazil
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-09
A political crisis in Brazil is growing in the wake of The Intercept's investigation into a judge who likely aided federal prosecutors in their corruption case against former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The Bolsonaro administration announced Monday that Brazilian Justice Minister Sérgio Moro has been granted a leave of absence from July 15-19 to "deal with personal matters." Leaked cellphone messages among Brazilian law enforcement officials and other data obtained by The Intercept point to an ongoing collaboration between then-Judge Sérgio Moro and the prosecutors investigating a sweeping corr…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/9/glenn_greenwald_sergio_moro_corruption_investigation

Argentina's Former Neoliberal President De la Rua Dies At 81
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
Former Argentinian President, Fernando de la Rua died Tuesday from heart disease. In his short term as head of state, he accentuated the economic crisis that led the country to international default. | RELATED: | Argentina: Over 7,000 Homeless People in Buenos Aires | The late-president was elected in 1999 after Carlos Menem's administration ruled the country for 10 years during the 1990s. Following the International Monetary Fund's structural and austerity measures the Argentinian economy was d…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-Neoliberal-President-De-la-Rua-dies-at-81-20190709-0026.html

Venezuela: Dialogue Resumes in Barbados as Guaido Vows to Return to US-led Military Pact
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-08
Self-proclaimed "Interim President" walked back promises not to sit down with the government.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14577

'We're worse than Venezuela!': Hondurans in US-backed regime speak out
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-08
Average Hondurans in the capital Tegucigalpa's central park tell Max Blumenthal their humanitarian crisis is much worse than Venezuela's. The…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/08/worse-than-venezuela-hondurans-us-backed-regime/

Venezuela: The Bachelet Lie
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-08
When reading the Bachelet Report on Human Rights, following HR High Commissioner's 3 day visit to Venezuela, published on Venezuela's National Holiday, 5 July, I saw that it makes hardly any reference to the deadly sanctions and blockades imposed by the United States. How is that possible? The High Commissioner for Human Right does not …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/venezuela-the-bachelet-lie/

UN agencies welcome regional road map to help integrate 'continuing exodus of Venezuelans'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-08
A new road map adopted by Latin American and Caribbean countries, to help better integrate refugees and migrants from crisis-hit Venezuela into new host societies, drew a warm welcome from two UN agencies on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042041

Venezuelan Government Slams 'Biased' UN Human Rights Report
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-07
Despite recognizing the negative impact of US sanctions, the report contains no recommendation for the measures to be lifted.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14575

'Weaponizing human rights': UN chief Bachelet's Venezuela report follows US regime change script
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-06
Former UN special rapporteur Alfred de Zayas slams UN High Commissioner Bachelet's report on Venezuela as a politicized collection of…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/06/weaponizing-human-rights-un-high-commissioner-bachelets-venezuela-report-follows-us-regime-change-script/

On the Front Lines of Bolsonaro's War on the Amazon, Brazil's Forest Communities Fight Against Climate Catastrophe
Alexander Zaitchik | theintercept.com | 2019-07-06
Without action, the loss of another fifth of Brazil's rainforest will trigger a cascading system collapse called "dieback" and release a carbon bomb.
theintercept.com/2019/07/06/brazil-amazon-rainforest-indigenous-conservation-agribusiness-ranching/

Friday's Daily Brief: Sudan power-sharing deal welcomed, hope for Venezuela talks, Rohingya camps flooded, Libya airstrikes update
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-05
Friday's main news stories include: Guterres welcomes Sudan power-sharing deal; six children are among 53 confirmed dead after Libya detention centre airstrikes; Monsoon rains wreak havoc in Rohingya camps; and Bachelet calls for "time and space" in Venezuela.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1041951

Scandal for Bolsonaro's Justice Minister Sergio Moro Grows as The Intercept Partners With Brazil's Largest Magazine for New Exposé
Glenn Greenwald | theintercept.com | 2019-07-05
On June 9, The Intercept began reporting a series of exposés about unethical and corrupt behavior by then-Judge Sergio Moro, now the powerful justice minister for President Jair Bolsonaro, based on a massive archive of secret documents provided to us by an anonymous source. As The Guardian reported on Wednesday regarding retaliatory investigations launched by Moro's Federal Police against us in an at…
theintercept.com/2019/07/05/scandal-for-bolsonaros-justice-minister-sergio-moro-grows-as-the-intercept-partners-with-brazils-largest-magazine-for-new-expose/

Venezuela: Amid crisis and sanctions, LGBTI activists continue to demand change
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-05
One of the sectors hardest hit by Venezuela's economic crisis is the nation's LGBTI community. Lacking access to life-saving medicines and denied certain rights, activists say there is still much to be done within the revolution. | A recent report by the Washington-based Centre for Economic and Policy Research found that there are more than 300,000 people at risk of death in Venezuela due to a lack of access to medicines or treatment. This includes about 80,000 people living with HIV, many of whom are LGBTI or sexual and gender diverse — the term commonly used in Venezuela. | United States sanctions ha…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-amid-crisis-and-sanctions-lgbti-activists-continue-demand-change

Brazil: Millions strike against Bolsonaro's pension reforms
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-05
The streets answered with a resounding "no" to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's pension reform proposition, to his intentions of restraining rights, and to the continuity of attacks against the people since former president Michel Temer's coup d'etat in 2016. | The protests, part of a general strike called by national union organisations, mobilised millions of people in 360 cities from north to south, across 26 states and the Federal district. | The general strike on June 14 developed out of the unified struggle of national unions, popular movements and progressive sectors fighting for public education and ag…
greenleft.org.au/content/brazil-millions-strike-against-bolsonaro%E2%80%99s-pension-reforms

UN human rights chief 'hopeful' Venezuelan authorities are ready to address violations, calls for dialogue
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-04
"The only way out of this crisis is to come together, in dialogue": that was the clear message delivered by Michelle Bachelet, the UN human rights chief, to the Government of Venezuela on Friday, during an address to the Human Rights Council, coinciding with the publication of a new UN report on Venezuela.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1041902

Reading Reuters between the Lines: Why the US Puppet President of Venezuela Is Toast
Roger D. Harris | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-04
A critical reading between the lines of a Reuters article confirms that Washington has failed to cobble together a united opposition in Venezuela that is popular enough to win in the polls, likely signaling the end for Juan Guaido.
mintpressnews.com/reuters-why-us-puppet-juan-guaido-venezuela-toast/260210/

OPEC Speaks Out Against Venezuelan Oil Embargo as PDVSA Reroutes Exports to Asia
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-03
Unofficial data also indicates that oil production has climbed 26 percent in June to 1.1 million barrels per day.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14570

NBC News Whitewashes Colombia's Right-Wing President
Harrison Malkin | fair.org | 2019-07-02
Colombian President Iván Duque gave a talk on June 21 at the "Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity" on his book Orange Economy: An Infinite Opportunity. Duque wasn't alone–Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, singer John Legend and former NBA star Dwyane Wade also made appearances at the French Riviera event. | Claire Atkinson, the senior media editor at NBC News ( 6/27/19), i…
fair.org/home/nbc-news-whitewashes-colombias-right-wing-president/

US Sanctions Maduro's Son as Venezuela Discussed at G20
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-01
Russian President Vladimir Putin challenged Juan Guaido to run in elections while Trump said he has "five different alternatives for Venezuela."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14565

Report Shows Corporations and Bolsonaro Teaming Up to Destroy the Amazon
Joe Catron | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-01
"Bolsonaro has overseen the most significant rollback, and full-on assault, on human rights and environmental protection in Brazil since the fall of the country's military dictatorship."
mintpressnews.com/report-corporations-brazil-bolsonaro-destroy-amazon/260112/