2021-11-07: News Headlines

teleSUR (2021-11-07). Venezuelan Lawmakers Accompany Nicaraguan Elections. telesurenglish.net The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) announced that lawmakers Julio Chavez, Marelis Perez, and Fernando Soto traveled to Managua to participate as international companions in the Nicaraguan elections, which are held this Sunday. | RELATED: | "By doing so, they assume their commitment to solidarity and inform the world that the Nicaraguan people are on their feet, with joy and enthusiasm for the elections," t…

teleSUR, JL (2021-11-07). Venezuela y Perú fortalecen mecanismos consulares. telesurtv.net Durante el encuentro, las autoridades diplomáticas de ambos países abordaron temas como la migración, así como programas bilaterales de inclusión y tolerancia.

teleSUR, JCM (2021-11-07). Gobierno de Bolivia y víctimas de Sacaba y Senkata renuevan acuerdos. telesurtv.net El documento, que será revaluado el 25 de noviembre, comprende demandas sobre atención médica y psicológica.

teleSUR, JCM (2021-11-07). Gobierno de Bolivia y v√≠ctimas de Sacaba y Senkata renuevan acuerdos. telesurtv.net El documento, que será revaluado el 25 de noviembre, comprende demandas sobre atención médica y psicológica.

teleSUR, JL (2021-11-07). CNE venezolano culmina nueva auditoría para elecciones del 21N. telesurtv.net La nueva jornada de auditoría se efectuó en el estado venezolano de Lara.

_____ (2021-11-07). Newly Released Documents Expose US Intelligence Meddling In Venezuelan Elections Via Social Media. popularresistance.org America's interference in the electoral process in Venezuela is laid bare in a series of files that reveal how Washington provided significant investment to train political activists in campaigning effectively online. Documents released to researchers under the US Freedom of Information Act have revealed how US intelligence fronts weaponized social media to promote Venezuela's right-wing opposition, and assist their election to parliament, thus laying the foundations for Washington's appointment of Juan Guaido as the country's leader in January 2019.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-07). Venezuela vaccinates 67% of its population against COVID-19. mronline.org Despite the U.S. blockade against Venezuela, the socialist government led by President Nicolás Maduro has been carrying out a successful mass vaccination drive against COVID-19…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-11-07). Venezuela repatria a 99 connacionales desde Ecuador. telesurtv.net Como parte del Plan Vuelta a la Patria, Venezuela suma 27 mil las personas repatriadas.

Staff (2021-11-07). CNE to Open Probe Against PSUV and Opposition Candidates for Electoral Campaign Violations. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, November 6, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) reported that it will open administrative probes against several candidates and political parties running in the 2021 Regional and Municipal Elections, for having violated the regulations on Electoral Campaign and Propaganda. | According to a press release by the electoral body, CNE authorities unanimously agreed to open administrative inquiries against David Uzcátegui (opposition), who is running for…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-07). Minister Plasencia Responds to Borrell's Latest Comments. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia categorically repudiated the latest interventionist comments issued by the high representative of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, regarding the internal affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | Through his social media accounts, the Venezuelan foreign affairs minister confirmed that Venezuela has its doors open for the EU to observe the electoral process, just as the country has opened its doors to many other movements, governments and international organizations. | "On his tour of neighboring countries, he insists on dedicating his rhetoric ag…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-11-07). Asamblea en Ecuador denuncia que Lasso violó pacto ético de 2017. telesurtv.net El Gobierno del presidente Lasso emitió un comunicado para rechazar las conclusiones de la comisión legislativa.

Harvey Goldberg (2021-11-07). Ecuador President's neoliberal economic reforms face broad opposition. zcomm.org Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso's support has eroded rapidly and he now is confronted by stiff opposition…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-11-07). Asamblea en Ecuador denuncia que Lasso viol√≥ pacto √©tico de 2017. telesurtv.net El Gobierno del presidente Lasso emitió un comunicado para rechazar las conclusiones de la comisión legislativa.

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2021-11-07). Rechazan permiso a Macri para que pueda salir de Argentina. telesurtv.net Familiares de víctimas del submarino Ara San Juan advirtieron que no existen tratados que permitan la extradición de Macri desde ese país.

Staff (2021-11-07). Police storm pitch amid 22-man brawl at Brazilian football match after players enrage rivals with mock coffins from crowd (VIDEO). rt.com A bitter rivalry between two Brazilian clups exploded in a wild-22 man brawl after provocative players decided to taunt their relegation-threatened foes by bearing mock coffins. | Known as the Gre-Nal, the match between Gremio and Inter is considered the country's fiercest 'classico'. | That is because there are only two top teams in Porto Alegre, compared to other cities, such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, where there are at least four. | Gremio have had a rough time recently, causing Brazil global shame last weekend when footage spread of their fans trashing the VAR set-up and storming the pitch of their…

Staff (2021-11-07). UN Expresses Concern over Militarization of Southern Chile that Claimed the Life of a Mapuche Youth. orinocotribune.com The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for South America has issued a statement condemning the militarization of southern Chile which led to the death of a Mapuche community member, calling it an "unfortunate and worrying situation." | According to the statement, "OHCHR regrets the death of a Mapuche community member from the Cañete Commune, in Biobío Region [in southern Chile] and expresses its concern over the militarization in the area and the escalation of violence." | The UN body stated that it had received information about the death of Jordan Llempi, a 23-year-old Mapuc…

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2021-11-07). Chilenos celebran sexta marcha por el derecho a vivienda digna. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes piden que el derecho a la vivienda quede estipulado en la nueva Constitución.

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Staff (2021-11-06). FILVEN 2021: Ignacio Ramonet Expresses Admiration for Over 100 Books Published in Times of Pandemic — Book on Alex Saab Case. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, November 4, at the inauguration of the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN), the Spanish journalist and political analyst Ignacio Ramonet expressed his admiration for Venezuela for having achieved the publication of more than 100 books in times of the pandemic and in the background of the ever-present blockade. | "This is a feat that should be applauded, and I express my admiration," stressed Ramonet, and praised the choice of venue for the book fair, because "it is worth recalling what is at stake here in Venezuela, which is precisely democracy." The official venue for the 17th edition…
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A Guest Author (2021-11-06). Alex Saab's case—Legally, politically damaging to the U.S. workers.org The following is based on a statement on the case of diplomatic Special Envoy Alex Saab — kidnapped by the U.S. for attempting to ameliorate the dire conditions wreaked on Bolivarian Venezuela by U.S. sanctions — and was issued Nov. 5 by the International Action Center. The statement has been . . . |
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teleSUR (2021-11-06). 'Saab's Case Is Wrong and Inconsistent', Lawyer Rivkin Says. telesurenglish.net Speaking in an interview offered to teleSur, attorney David Rivkin assured that Alex Saab's extradition was illegal and improper as the U.S. has no grounds to deny the Venezuelan official's diplomatic status. | RELATED: | Rivkin offered an update on the appeal proceeding being taken before the 11th Circut Court of Appeal in Florida. He remarked that the legal team holds Saab's Special Envoy to Iran status granted…
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scorinoco (2021-11-06). The Prosecution of Alex Saab: The Latest Attempt to Strangle Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Caleb T. Maupin — Oct 29, 2021 | A businessman and diplomat now sits in a US Federal Detention Facility in Miami awaiting trial, part of the latest move in continuous US efforts to destabilize South America. | Writing for the Wall Street Journal on May 24, 2018 Anatoly Kurmanaev wrote: "When I arrived in Venezuela in 2013, the party was still on. Oil was fetching $100 a barrel, and Mr. Maduro's populist government was showering petrodollars on everyone. The Caracas skyline was dotted with grandiose construction projects, steakhouses were buying vintage Scotch by the container load and hotels had to be res…
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Luvis Hochimín Pareja (2021-11-06). Uruguay: Tratado de libre comercio con China beneficiaría sólo al agronegocio y caerían miles de empleos. globalizacion.ca Académicos y referentes de organizaciones sociales uruguayas coincidieron en que un eventual tratado de libre comercio (TLC) con China beneficiaría casi exclusivamente al sector agroexportador, a la vez que pondría en riesgo entre 25.000 y 35.000 puestos laborales de sectores…
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teleSUR (2021-11-06). Famous Singer Marilia Mendonàßa Passed Away in Brazil. telesurenglish.net In Brazil, famous singer Marilia Mendonàßa passed away in a plane crash at the age of 26 on Friday. | RELATED: | She was a well-known defender of the "sertanejo" music style, in which she incorporated a revolutionary feminist discourse. | The accident happened in an open area of Piedade de Caratinga in the Minas Gerais State where she was due to give a concert. | Her last work, Patroas 35% in collaborati…
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WSWS (2021-11-06). Peru's Castillo wins confidence vote after ordering army into the streets. wsws.org Putting troops in the streets follows a steady lurch to the right by the Peruvian president, a former rural teachers union leader hailed by the pseudo-left as a revival of the "Pink Tide."
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teleSUR, yart, JDO (2021-11-06). Primera ministra peruana agradece voto de confianza de Congreso. telesurtv.net Los miembros del Gabinete tuvieron que explicar ante el Congresso sus políticas de Gobierno para ganar la confianza.
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Mariana àÅlvarez Orellana (2021-11-06). Perú — Voto de confianza al gabinete peruano, tras la caída de ministro fiestero. globalizacion.ca Tras la caída del ministro del Interior Luis Barranzuela, el Congreso peruano otorgó el voto de confianza al gabinete ministerial que lidera la primera ministra Mirtha Vásquez, con 68 votos a favor, 56 en contra y una abstención, en votación…
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_____ (2021-11-06). Bolivian Organizations Reject Call For Strike & Destabilization. popularresistance.org Social organizations and various Bolivian unions rejected this Friday the call for a national strike for next November 8, made by sectors of the opposition that participated in the 2019 coup d'état, as well as any attempt that seeks to destabilize the country. Union leaders branded this call as illegitimate, stating that it aims to affect the economic reactivation of the South American country, in the aftermath of the de facto government and in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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teleSUR, HIM (2021-11-06). Organizaciones sociales bolivianas rechazan convocatoria a paro e intentos de desestabilización. telesurtv.net Varios gremios bolivianos han calificado la convocatoria del paro nacional indefinido como una acción ilegítima.
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Brett Wilkins (2021-11-06). Bolivian President Warns 'Carbon Colonialism' Won't Solve Climate Crisis. zcomm.org "The solution," said Luis Arce at COP26, "is to change the model of civilization and move towards an alternative model to capitalism, the concept of living well together in harmony with Mother Earth.
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_____ (2021-11-06). Bolivian Organizations Reject Call For Strike And Destabilization. popularresistance.org Social organizations and various Bolivian unions rejected this Friday the call for a national strike for next November 8, made by sectors of the opposition that participated in the 2019 coup d'état, as well as any attempt that seeks to destabilize the country. Union leaders branded this call as illegitimate, stating that it aims to affect the economic reactivation of the South American country, in the aftermath of the de facto government and in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Staff (2021-11-06). Iran, Venezuela discuss expansion of tourism cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ali Asghar Shalbafian met and held talks with Venezuela's Minister of Tourism and Foreign Trade Ali Padron on the expansion of tourism cooperation.
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teleSUR, JGN (2021-11-06). Venezuela rechaza intromisiones del Alto Representante de la UE. telesurtv.net El canciller del país suramericano invitó a la UE a las elecciones del 21 de noviembre, una "fiesta de protagonismo popular".
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Staff (2021-11-06). Former Deputy Guaidó's Million Dollar Salary — 'Legal' Money Laundering Sponsored by US and UK. orinocotribune.com Approximately $2.6 million have gone supposedly as salary into the pockets of former deputy Juan Guaidó to date in 2021 only, as revealed by spokespersons of the right as well as by media, based on documents issued by organizations that recognize the so-called "interim government" of Venezuela, a fiction only supported by the United States government and a constantly decreasing number of European countries. | In this regard, anti-Chavista Venezuelan economist based in New York city, Francisco Rodríguez, published on social media platforms data corresponding to a report of the fake board of directors of the Centra…
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teleSUR, drl, JDO (2021-11-06). Concluye auditoría a infraestructura electoral en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Es uno de los pasos previos a la celebración de las elecciones del próximo 21 de noviembre y fue conducida por el CNE.
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Vijay Prashad (2021-11-06). Ecuador's neoliberal government announces state emergency to impose austerity. mronline.org The declaration of a state of emergency by Guillermo Lasso is more likely about quelling opposition than guaranteeing security for Ecuadorians.
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WSWS (2021-11-06). Argentine judge indicts Spanish Franco-era minister on murder charges. wsws.org Spain's Socialist Party-Podemos government is refusing to implement the arrest warrant issued in Argentina for former Francoite minister Rodolfo Martín Villa.
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Staff (2021-11-06). Argentina: LGTBI+ Community Commemorates 30 Years of Pride. telesurenglish.net Human rights and LGTBI+ community activists marched in Argentina Saturday to celebrate the 30th edition of LGBTI+ Pride. | RELATED: | The activists expressed the urgency of a comprehensive trans law and reparations for trans people who have suffered institutional violence because of their gender identity. | "We will vindicate our history of pride, struggle, and our progress. The number thirty gives us a chance…
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teleSUR, HIM (2021-11-06). Logran principio de acuerdo sobre precios de medicinas en Argentina. telesurtv.net El Estado argentino busca que dos consumos esenciales, como alimentos y medicamentos, estén regulados consensuadamente.
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Staff (2021-11-06). 'I will be your eternal fan': Devastated Neymar shares video as Bolsonaro mourns death of Brazilian pop star, 26, in plane crash. rt.com Neymar has joined the likes of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro in mourning and disbelief after one of the PSG ace's favorite artists, the musician and singer Marilia Mendonca, died in a horrific plane crash on Friday in Brazil. | The hugely popular 26-year-old was on her way to a concert and had posted a story to her 38 million followers on Instagram which showed her walking towards the plane with a guitar case in tow. | Subsequent photos have revealed the wreckage of the vehicle beneath a waterfall near Piedade de Caratinga, a small town 220 miles north of Rio de Janeiro in Minas Gerais state in the south-…
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WSWS (2021-11-06). Rank-and-File Committee for Safe Education gathered educators and parents from around Brazil in critical online meeting. wsws.org The event presented a comprehensive analysis of the situation of the pandemic and the class struggle in Brazil and around the world.
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Lise Alves (2021-11-06). [World Report] Health experts welcome Brazil COVID-19 inquiry findings. thelancet.com A senate investigation has recommended indictment of officials including President Jair Bolsonaro over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lise Alves reports from Sà£o Paulo.

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2021-11-06: News Headlines

A Guest Author (2021-11-06). Alex Saab's case—Legally, politically damaging to the U.S. workers.org The following is based on a statement on the case of diplomatic Special Envoy Alex Saab — kidnapped by the U.S. for attempting to ameliorate the dire conditions wreaked on Bolivarian Venezuela by U.S. sanctions — and was issued Nov. 5 by the International Action Center. The statement has been . . . |

WSWS (2021-11-06). Peru's Castillo wins confidence vote after ordering army into the streets. wsws.org Putting troops in the streets follows a steady lurch to the right by the Peruvian president, a former rural teachers union leader hailed by the pseudo-left as a revival of the "Pink Tide."

Brett Wilkins (2021-11-06). Bolivian President Warns 'Carbon Colonialism' Won't Solve Climate Crisis. zcomm.org "The solution," said Luis Arce at COP26, "is to change the model of civilization and move towards an alternative model to capitalism, the concept of living well together in harmony with Mother Earth.

WSWS (2021-11-06). Argentine judge indicts Spanish Franco-era minister on murder charges. wsws.org Spain's Socialist Party-Podemos government is refusing to implement the arrest warrant issued in Argentina for former Francoite minister Rodolfo Martín Villa.

WSWS (2021-11-06). Rank-and-File Committee for Safe Education gathered educators and parents from around Brazil in critical online meeting. wsws.org The event presented a comprehensive analysis of the situation of the pandemic and the class struggle in Brazil and around the world.

Atilio Boron (2021-11-05). Latin America: The Imperial Reconquest. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Boron — Nov 2, 2021 | The empire has lost all its composure. In a few days it has produced two very disturbing pieces of news, which speak of its sickening pretension to recapture total control of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, taking relations between them and the United States back to the point they were at before the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. | One of them has to do with Argentina, made in the scandalous statements by Joe Biden's nominee for Argentina, Ambassador Marc Stanley, at his confirmation hearing before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. His words oozed…

David Montoute (2021-11-05). Brazil Senate Panel Recommends Bolsonaro Be Prosecuted for Crimes Against Public Health. anti-empire.com Now, a co-ordinated counterattack is being mounted by the proponents of medical fascism. An 11-member panel of Brazilian lawmakers led by Senator Renan Calheiros has drafted an almost 1,200-page report, prepared over six months, that recommends Bolsonaro be indicted for up to 11 crimes, including crimes against public health and crimes against humanity. | The

Staff (2021-11-05). Venezuela's 21N Regional Elections: 56% of Voting Machines Ready, CNE says. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Electoral Council has readied 56% of its voting machines for the regional elections to be held on November 21, said the president of the electoral body, Pedro Calzadilla. | "We have completed 56% of the machines," Calzadilla said. "We are doing pretty well. We are complying precisely with our schedule." | In this sense, he explained that the voting machines have already arrived in 13 states of the country, and that details are being refined to begin deployment in capitals and municipalities for the electoral day, when new governors, mayors, state legislators, and city counselors will be elect…

Staff (2021-11-05). Attorney General Saab: ICC Agreement a Victory for Venezuelan Democratic Institutions. orinocotribune.com "Venezuela has solidly advanced all the work that the ICC will be informed about," said Tarek William Saab, attorney general of Venezuela, referring to the government's signing, this Wednesday, November 3, of a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Saab characterized the agreement as a success for the nation. | "This memorandum is a victory for the Venezuelan democratic institutions, with an international body with which we have worked," said Saab. | "The ICC prosecutor trusts the Venezuelan justice system and this is established in the memorandum," added the Venezuelan prosecut…

Staff (2021-11-05). Jorge Rodríguez: ICC Chief Prosecutor Visited in Order to Recognize Venezuela's Government. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, highlighted this Thursday, November 4, that International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan came to Venezuela to recognize the Venezuelan government, at the invitation of Attorney General Tarek William Saab. | "The government has always wanted to investigate any improper action in the country against human rights—that is nothing new—but when the truth is known, Venezuela will be able to continue telling the world: we have never knelt and we will never kneel in front of any action of any de facto power that exists on t…

Staff (2021-11-05). Inauguration of FILVEN 2021, Venezuela's International Book Fair: 100 New Books to be Launched. orinocotribune.com Thursday, November 4, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that during the 17th Venezuelan International Book Fair (FILVEN), 100 new books will be launched and issued to readers. President Maduro made the statements during the inauguration of FILVEN 2021, which takes place this year at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, headquarters of the National Assembly. | "100 books will be christened within the framework of FILVEN 2021," said President Maduro from the National Assembly, "and we are going to deliver them to the people, to the readers, so that they can come to refresh their reading li…

Staff (2021-11-05). Has Fuel Distribution in Venezuela Improved? This is what Venezuelans Say. orinocotribune.com A tour made of service stations in Caracas and its surroundings this Thursday, November 4, by Laiguana.tv's team of reporters, led by the journalist Mirelvis Gutiérrez, found two contrasting realities. On the one hand, at the pumps that sell fuel at international prices, queues are practically non-existent and the supply is constant. Alternately, where subsidized gasoline is sold, long lines persist. | On Victoria Avenue in Caracas an interviewee told Gutiérrez that, although they still have to wait several hours to refuel, the situation has improved in comparison to previous months. | Since June 1, 2020, Venezue…

Vijay Prashad (2021-11-05). Ecuador's Neoliberal Government Announces State Emergency to Impose Austerity. zcomm.org On October 18, 2021, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency for 60 days…

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