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April 1, 2021
Brazil
- Tom Phillips, “Brazil: Calls Grow for Removal of ‘Coup-Mongering’ Bolsonaro as Crisis Builds” (The Guardian, April 1, 2021).
Opposition leaders demand impeachment for what they say is president’s illegal attempt to co-opt the country’s armed forces
- Mauricio Savarese, Diane Jeantet, “Brazil’s Government Celebrates Military Coup Anniversary” (Associated Press, Associated Press, April 1, 2021).
On Tuesday night, the country’s new defense minister, Gen. Walter Braga Netto, said the coup’s anniversary should be celebrated
- Ernesto Londono, Leticia Casado, “As Virus and Economic Woes Ravage Brazil, Bolsonaro Improvises and Confounds” (The New York Times, April 1, 2021).
Critics see the recent behavior of Brazil’s president — polarizing in the best of times — as an unnerving sign of a flailing leader. His strategy, if there is one, is difficult to discern
Colombia
- Laura Martin, Daniel Pacheco, Elisa Castrillon Palacio, “La Fiscalia de Barbosa Usa una Vara Distinta para Imputar a Sergio Fajardo” (La Silla Vacia (Colombia), April 1, 2021).
La primera imputación penal en la carrera de Sergio Fajardo, hoy candidato a la presidencia, fue anunciada esta mañana a través de un comunicado de la Fiscalía General, encabezada por el mejor amigo del presidente Duque, Francisco Barbosa
Colombia, Venezuela
- Javier Ignacio Mayorca, “Zona de Combates” (Tal Cual (Venezuela), April 1, 2021).
Las disidencias de las FARC han dado muestras de su capacidad para infligir el mayor daño con la menor cantidad de bajas propias
- “Fallecen Dos Militares en la Frontera de Apure Con Colombia Tras Ser Atacados Con Lanzacohetes” (Tal Cual (Venezuela), April 1, 2021).
El ataque con el lanzacohetes provocó la inutilización de un vehículo blindado BTR-80A, de fabricación rusa, y causó la muerte instantánea del sargento segundo Jesús Alexander Vásquez, además de heridas de gravedad en el cuerpo de un oficial subalterno
Guatemala, Mexico
- Oscar Uscanga, “Despiden a Guatemalteco Asesinado por Militar Mexicano” (Reforma (Mexico), April 1, 2021).
Durante aproximadamente un kilómetro, las personas cercanas a Mazariegos Pérez realizaron la caminata con música religiosa y flores en este Departamento de San Marcos
- Alberto Pradilla, ““Dispararon Sin Importarles Que Dejara Hijos Huerfanos”: Familia de Guatemalteco Asesinado por Militar” (Animal Politico (Mexico), April 1, 2021).
Elvin Mazariegos Pérez tenía tres hijos y trabajaba como camionero llevando mercancías para vender en Tacaná, Guatemala
Guatemala, U.S.-Mexico Border
- Laura Gottesdiener, “Biden Tells Migrants to Stay Put. Central Americans Hear a Different Message” (Reuters, Reuters, April 1, 2021).
Reuters interviewed nearly two dozen migrants and more than a dozen people identifying themselves as smugglers, and examined hundreds of posts in closed Facebook groups where these “coyotes” advertise their services
Mexico
- John Lindsay-Poland, “Mexican Police Who Massacred Guatemalan Migrants Get Their Guns From the U.S.” (Stop US Arms to Mexico, NACLA, April 1, 2021).
The Camargo massacre was not the first atrocity committed by the GOPES, but the flow of U.S. guns to the unit continued unabated
- “Mexico: Attack on Article 19 by President Lopez Obrador Highlights His Grim Record on Impunity” (Article 19, April 1, 2021).
The president, who delivered his attack during a morning press conference, accused ARTICLE 19 of waging a conservative campaign against him with other conservative groups, and accused the organisation of being funded by the United States
U.S.-Mexico Border
- Tanvi Varma, “Border Wall Construction Court Cases Continue After Biden’s 60-Day Halt on Construction Ends” (KRGV (McAllen Texas), April 1, 2021).
In a March 26 federal court filing over land condemnation in Webb County, the U.S. argued against dismissing the case
- Stef W. Kight, “Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Bill Demanding a Border Surge Plan” (Axios, April 1, 2021).
Once activated, the bill would allow DHS to pull from a $1 billion fund as needed— preventing the agency from having to reprogram its own money to pay for food, transportation or clothing for large numbers of migrants
- Franco Ordonez, “Biden Administration Considers Overhaul of Asylum System at Southern Border” (National Public Radio, April 1, 2021).
The plan the Biden administration is considering to speed up the process would take some asylum cases from the southern border out of the hands of the overloaded immigration courts under the Department of Justice and instead handle them under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security
- Priscilla Alvarez, “Us on Track to Encounter Record 2 Million Migrants on the Southern Border, Government Estimates Show” (CNN, April 1, 2021).
US Border Patrol encounters are also expected to be largely made up of single adults, who are being turned away at the US southern border as soon as they’re encountered under a public health order, and as a result, might also account for repeat crossers
- “Smugglers Drop Children Over Us-Mexico Border Wall: Us Police” (Al Jazeera, April 1, 2021).
US Border Patrol has released video showing two children – 3, 5 – being physically dropped into the US by smugglers
Venezuela
- Daniel Morales, “Denuncian Desaparicion de Periodistas Detenidos Mientras Cubrian Conflicto en Apure” (Tal Cual (Venezuela), April 1, 2021).
Los activistas Juan Carlos Salazar y Diógenes Tirado, en compañía de los periodistas de la cadena neogranadina NTN24: Rafael Hernández y Luis Gonzalo Pérez; se encontraban documentando el conflicto armado