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Chile
- “Secretary Blinken Travels to Chile to Advance Our Enduring Partnership” (U.S. Department of State, October 5, 2022).
On October 4, Secretary Blinken will travel to Santiago, Chile to meet with President Gabriel Boric and Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola to discuss democratic governance, bilateral opportunities for trade and investment, regional security, migration management, climate change, and social inclusion
Colombia
- Gloria Castrillon Pulido, “¿por Que Estados Unidos Respalda el Capitulo Etnico del Acuerdo de Paz?” (El Espectador (Colombia), October 5, 2022).
La bancada afro del Congreso y actores claves del gobierno de Barack Obama tuvieron gran incidencia en este histórico hecho
- Julian Rios Monroy, “¿se Ha Descuidado la Implementacion del Acuerdo por Paz Total?: Habla Mininterior” (El Espectador (Colombia), October 5, 2022).
Alfonso Prada, el ministro de la política, habla sobre los resultados de las medidas para proteger la vida de líderes y ex-Farc y reitera el “compromiso pleno” del Gobierno Petro
- Santiago Rincon, “Gobierno Petro Toma Partido Sobre Guerra en Ucrania: Firmo Dura Declaracion Contra Rusia” (Blu Radio (Colombia), October 5, 2022).
El Gobierno firmó una declaración conjunta con otros 44 países, en el que rechaza, en términos muy duros, la anexión de territorios por parte de Rusia y la agresión que ha sufrido Ucrania
- Manuel Rueda, “Colombia and Eln Rebels to Restart Peace Talks” (Associated Press, Associated Press, October 5, 2022).
After meeting in Venezuela’s capital city, representatives of the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army issued a statement saying a start date for the peace talks would be announced after the first week of November
- “Desde Venezuela, Anuncian Reanudacion de Dialogos Con el Eln” (Cambio (Colombia), October 5, 2022).
Se trata de la noticia de mayor trascendencia en el esfuerzo de la llamada paz total de la administración Petro
- “Asi Llegan el Gobierno y el Eln a la Nueva Mesa de Negociacion” (El Espectador (Colombia), October 5, 2022).
El panorama es muy distinto a lo que ocurría en 2018, cuando Iván Duque llegó al poder y no reanudó las negociaciones
- David Escobar Moreno, “Lo Que Dicen las Necropsias de la Masacre de el Tandil, Ocurrida Hace Cinco Anos” (El Espectador (Colombia), October 5, 2022).
El 5 de octubre de 2017, miembros del Ejército y la Policía dispararon contra la comunidad de esa vereda de Tumaco (Nariño) y murieron siete personas. El Espectador revela los informes de la Fiscalía
Colombia, Venezuela
- Luisa Quintero, “Canciller Colombiano se Reune Con Nicolas Maduro en Miraflores” (Tal Cual (Venezuela), October 5, 2022).
Se espera que converse con Nicolás Maduro sobre los diálogos de paz con el Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), del cual Venezuela es garante, además de la apertura gradual de la frontera entre ambos países
- Tracy Wilkinson, “Blinken Calls Colombian Migration Center ‘a Remarkable Model’” (The Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2022).
U.S. secretary of State’s trip to South America includes a stop at a center in Bogota that connects displaced Venezuelans with government services
El Salvador
- ““Blue” Sera Juzgado en el Salvador y No Sera Extraditado a Eua” (Revista Factum (El Salvador), October 5, 2022).
La Corte Suprema de El Salvador acordó notificar a Estados Unidos que no le entregará al cabecilla de la MS-13 acusado de terrorismo
Guatemala
- Roman Gressier, “Who Will Inherit Giammattei’s Power in Guatemala?” (El Faro (El Salvador), October 5, 2022).
Nine months before the presidential election, the right wing that rules the country is fracturing into rivaling projects as progressive groups discuss the elusive idea of a united candidacy
Haiti
- Danica Coto, Evens Sanon, “Haiti at Breaking Point as Economy Tanks and Violence Soars” (Associated Press, October 5, 2022).
Daily life in Haiti began to spin out of control last month just hours after Prime Minister Ariel Henry said fuel subsidies would be eliminated, causing prices to double
Mexico
- “Mexican Government Considering Army-Run Airline” (Associated Press, Associated Press, October 5, 2022).
Mexico’s president said Tuesday his government is analyzing the creation of a state-owned, army-run airline that would fly 10 leased airplanes as well as the former presidential jet
- Georgina Zerega, “El Ejercito Mexicano Investigo a Diputados, Senadores y Gobernadores” (El Pais (Spain), October 5, 2022).
La filtración masiva de correos de la Sedena desvela fichas confidenciales de múltiples políticos y candidatos a un cargo durante los últimos procesos electorales
- Carlos Marin, “La Peor Mananera de su Vida” (Milenio (Mexico), October 5, 2022).
Acorralado entre Pegasus y Guacamayaleaks, el presidente López Obrador tuvo ayer la más desafortunada de sus conferencias matutinas
- “Senado Avala Reforma para Extender la Presencia del Ejercito en las Calles” (Animal Politico (Mexico), October 5, 2022).
La minuta regresó a la Cámara de Diputados debido a que de último minuto se aceptó una modificación propuesta por el senador Ricardo Monreal
- Alfredo Maza, Nayeli Roldán, “Sedena Alerto Nexos del Narco Con 20 Alcaldes de Guerrero” (Animal Politico (Mexico), October 5, 2022).
Sedena reportó en 2014 presuntos vínculos de 20 alcaldes de Guerrero del PRD, PRI, PVEM, PAN y el PT con grupos delictivos
- “Mother of Missing Mexico Woman Killed, 4th Since Early 2021” (Associated Press, Associated Press, October 5, 2022).
Activists said Tuesday the victim was Esmeralda Gallardo, who led efforts to find her missing 22-year-old daughter
Nicaragua
- “Nicaragua Must Restore Full Enjoyment of Civil and Political Rights, Particularly Freedom of Expression, Peaceful Assembly and Association, Media and Civic Assembly: Un and Iachr Experts” (UN High Commissoner for Human Rights, October 5, 2022).
In several letters (*) addressed to the Nicaraguan Government today, UN experts said the cancellation of the legal personality of hundreds of associations “represents a clear pattern of repressing civic space”
U.S.-Mexico Border
- Davis Winkie, James Barragan, “Another National Guard Soldier Working Operation Lone Star Dies by Suspected Suicide” (Military Times, The Texas Tribune, The Texas Tribune, October 5, 2022).
The soldier is the 10th known Texas Guard member linked to the mission to die since its rapid expansion began in September 2021
- Philip Bump, “Most Fentanyl Is Seized at Border Crossings — Often From U.S. Citizens” (The Washington Post, October 5, 2022).
Seizures are a dubious metric not only because those drugs will not be sold in the United States but also because of where and how those seizures occur: usually at border checkpoints and often in the possession of U.S. citizens
- Melissa del Bosque, “Aclu to Cbp: Stop Trashing Asylum Seekers’ Possessions” (The Border Chronicle, October 5, 2022).
The coalition, led by the ACLU of Arizona, sent a letter to Customs and Border Protection commissioner Chris Magnus, who oversees Border Patrol, demanding that the agency stop confiscating and trashing peoples’ belongings
- Nick Miroff, “Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Migrant in U.S. Custody” (The Washington Post, October 5, 2022).
Neither the FBI nor CBP provided information about the man’s nationality or the circumstances of the shooting
- Carol E. Lee, Mike Memoli, Peter Nicholas, “The White House Is Discussing a Push Around Immigration — After the Midterms” (NBC News, October 5, 2022).
A more concerted push for immigration legislation would both allow Biden to say he’s working harder to fulfill a major campaign promise and potentially put the GOP in a difficult spot
Venezuela
- ““por Fin Estamos Juntos”, Dice la Hija de un Exdirectivo de Citgo Excarcelado” (Tal Cual (Venezuela), October 5, 2022).
Alexandra Forseth, hija de Alirio Zambrano y sobrina de José Luis Zambrano, arremetió contra el senador republicano Marco Rubio por sus declaraciones sobre el canje que hizo la administración de Joe Biden
- Hector Antolinez, “Liberacion de Sobrinos de Cilia Flores Refleja Enfoque Pragmatico de Ee. Uu. Con Venezuela” (Cronica Uno (Venezuela), October 5, 2022).
La reciente liberación de los sobrinos de Cilia Flores muestra un cambio drástico en el enfoque, según el politólogo Piero Trepiccione