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January 7, 2021

Western Hemisphere Regional

• Carlos Moreira, “America Latina: Joe Biden y Despues” (FLACSO Mexico, La Tercera (Chile), January 7, 2021).

Habrá algunos cambios en las reglas y es aquí donde se perfila la puesta en escena de una segunda estrategia que llevaría adelante el gobierno demócrata

• Patrick J. Mcdonnell, “Latin America Watches With Alarm as Extremists Breach U.S. Capitol” (The Los Angeles Times, January 7, 2021).

Future regional leaders, he said, may respond to U.S. critiques of their democratic processes with incredulity

• Andres Viglucci, Jacqueline Charles, “Across Latin America and in Miami, Storming of U.S. Capitol Recalls Chaos at Home” (The Miami Herald, January 7, 2021).

If Americans were shocked by what they saw, the people of Latin America and the Caribbean, who have been accustomed to U.S. interference in their elections and domestic politics, were aghast

Brazil

• Ricardo Brito, “Brazil’s Bolsonaro Reaffirms Trump Ties, Cites Baseless Vote Fraud Claims” (Reuters, Reuters, January 7, 2021).

“I followed everything today. You know I’m connected to Trump, right? So you already know my answer”

Colombia

• “Nota de Prensa del Informe Trimestral del Secretario General de Naciones Unidas Ante el Consejo de Seguridad Sobre la Mision de Verificacion de la Onu en Colombia” (Mision de la ONU en Colombia, January 7, 2021).

El Secretario General recomienda como primera prioridad para el 2021 asegurar la protección y seguridad de excombatientes, comunidades afectadas por el conflicto y líderes sociales y los defensores(as) de los derechos humanos

• “Four Years Later, Colombia’s Peace Agreement Advances at a Snail’s Pace” (OpenDemocracy (UK), January 7, 2021).

None of these has yet been achieved, and the political will required today to advance on these key issues for the stability and future of the country is nowhere in sight

U.S.-Mexico Border

• Salvador Rivera, “Lawmakers Approve Money to Fund Forensic Identification of Migrant Remains” (Border Report, January 7, 2021).

The bill expands funding to process unidentified human remains and help resolve missing persons’ cases so that families can find closure

• Anita Snow, “Arizona Border Deaths Hit 10-Year High After Record Heat” (Associated Press, Yahoo!, January 7, 2021).

Enforcement efforts in California and Texas over the years have pushed migrants into dangerous terrain in Arizona without easy access to food and water

Venezuela

• Manuel Tomillo C., “Denuncian Que Capitana de la Armada Fue Detenida Sin Garantizarle su Derecho a la Defensa” (Efecto Cocuyo (Venezuela), January 7, 2021).

Desde ese día permanece en los sótanos del organismo junto a otros cuatro militares que están bajo sospecha de estar relacionados con un presunto plan que supuestamente iba a ejecutar un camarero del Palacio de Miraflores