August 10, 2018
Western Hemisphere Regional
- Gina Martinez, “More Than 500 Separated Children Remain in U.S. Custody” (Time, August 10, 2018).
The Trump Administration said 386 children had not been reunited because their parents were “outside the U.S.”
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia
- Ellen Mitchell, “Mattis to Travel to South America to Meet Defense Officials” (The Hill, August 10, 2018).
“The White House declared 2018 the ‘Year of the Americas,’ and the Secretary’s trip underscores the Department’s strong defense ties with Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia,” the Pentagon said
Brazil
- “The Danger Posed by Jair Bolsonaro” (The Economist (Uk), August 10, 2018).
His genuflections to the dictatorship make him a threat to democracy in a country where faith in it has been shaken by the exposure of graft and the misery of the economic slump
- Dom Phillips, “‘A Devastating Scenario’: Brazil Sets New Record for Homicides at 63,880 Deaths” (The Guardian (Uk), August 10, 2018).
Data from the independent Brazilian Public Security Forum said that an average of 14 people died at the hands of police officers every day – an increase of 20%
Colombia
- “Los Cuestionados Trinos de la Posible Nueva Directora de la Unidad Nacional de Proteccion” (Semana (Colombia), August 10, 2018).
La posible nueva directora de esa entidad muestra mensajes ofensivos contra las personas que debe proteger
- “El Cara a Cara Entre el Jefe de Operaciones de la Brigada 15 y las Madres de Soacha” (Semana (Colombia), August 10, 2018).
El coronel (r) Gabriel de Jesús Rincón, junto a trece militares más, participarán de la primera gran audiencia sobre falsos positivos que adelanta la Jurisdicción Especial de Paz
Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
- Alexandra Valencia, “Venezuelan Migrants Throng Ecuador-Colombia Border High Up in Andes” (Reuters **, August 10, 2018).
Thousands of Venezuelans overwhelmed the Ecuadorean-Colombian border high in the Andean mountains on Thursday, as fears of border closings led to a sudden surge in migrants
Honduras
- Mike Lasusa, “In Honduras, a Congressman’s Threats Scream of Desperation” (InsightCrime, August 10, 2018).
Nájera’s response to the move by the US Congress fits into a broader pattern of elites accused of corruption trying to muddy the waters by impugning the reputations of others
Mexico
- Marcela Turati, “Ahora en Torreon, Victimas de Violencia Rechazan el “Olvido No, Perdon Si” de Lopez Obrador” (Proceso (Mexico), August 10, 2018).
Silvia Ortiz Solís, fundadora del Grupo Vida, agrupación de padres y madres buscadores “con pico y pala”, rechazó a nombre de las víctimas de violencia la petición de perdón que hizo el presidente
- “Mexico’s ‘Amlo’ to Rely on ‘Professionals’ for Security” (Associated Press, The Washington Post, August 10, 2018).
He described it as more of an “assistantship” than a bodyguard corps, and added he will also be protected by Mexicans of all stripes — police, soldiers, ordinary citizens
- Christine Murray, “Police Choppers Thump Over Mexico City as Drug Crime Rises” (Reuters **, August 10, 2018).
For several years, murders in the capital actually declined. Now though, killings are at a record –up 45 percent since 2014
Peru
- “Fuerzas Especiales Ejecutan Operativo en el Vraem para Capturar a Cabecilla” (La Republica (Peru), August 10, 2018).
Militares tras la pista del mando militar conocido como camarada “Antonio”, autor de la emboscada que acabó con la vida de 4 policías en Anco (Huancavelica). Terroristas responden con disparos a helicóptero
Venezuela
- Joe Parkin Daniels, Tom Phillips, “Venezuela: Maduro Critic Rejects ‘Absurd’ Claim He Plotted to Kill President” (The Guardian (Uk), August 10, 2018).
Julio Borges, living in exile in Colombia, attacks Maduro as other opposition leaders say apparent assassination bid was legitimate