Latin America

Three Amigos No More?

August 28, 2024 Nick Corbishly, Naked Capitalism. Educate! Canada, Democracy, Diplomacy, Imperialism, Latin America, Mexico, United States

Just a week ago, we wagered that the US and Canadian embassies would soon begin piling pressure on Mexico as the outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (aka AMLO) seeks to pass sweeping constitutional reforms to its mining laws, energy laws and judicial system, among other things, in his last month in office. Just two days later, the US Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, sent a communique warning that the proposed judicial reforms could have serious consequences for the US’ trade relations with its biggest trade partner: Based on my lifelong experience supporting the rule of law, I believe popular direct election of judges is a major risk to the functioning of Mexico’s democracy. Any judicial reform should have the right kinds of safeguards that will ensure the judicial branch will be strengthened and not subject to the corruption of politics.

Real Democracy And Continental Integration

August 19, 2024 Cira Pascual Marquina, Venezuelanalysis. Strategize! Bolivarian Process, Democracy, Imperialism, Latin America, Venezuela

Continental integration has been a longstanding project in Latin America. It aims to overcome the balkanization that occurred in the wake of independence, which weakens the region geopolitically. This was a goal pursued by Simón Bolivar and José Marti in the 19th century and more recently by Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez. In 2004, the latter two joined forces to found The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty [ALBA-TCP], which works to build connections among the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. In this interview, we talk with Jorge Arreaza, Secretary of ALBA-TCP, about the past and present of Venezuela’s democratic project and about his hopes for South-South integration.

The Time Of The Lima Group Is Over

August 1, 2024 Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch. Educate! Bolivarian Process, Caribbean, Elections, guarimba, Latin America, Lima Group, Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela

Following the proclamation by the National Electoral Council of the victory of Nicolás Maduro in the presidential elections, several fronts of conflict have opened within Venezuela. The opposition has refused to recognize the results and has declared that its candidate, Edmundo González, is the legitimate winner of the elections. This scenario was expected given that the opposition had already announced that they would not respect the result if their candidate did not win. The international hegemonic media also started a campaign several months ago to delegitimize the electoral result if Maduro won the elections.

Latin American Right Unites Against The Bolivarian Revolution

July 29, 2024 People's Dispatch. Educate! Bolivarian Process, Bolivarian Revolution, Elections, Latin America, Rightwing extremism, Venezuela

The first wave of attacks were in response to alleged political deportations of several political figures such as ex-vice president of Colombia Martha Lucía Ramírez, ex-president of Mexico Vicente Fox, ex-president of Bolivia Jorge Tuto Ramírez, who are part of the Miami-based right-wing think tank “Idea Grupo” who had attempted to travel to Venezuela to act as “electoral observers”. After they were denied entry to the country for not having proper accreditation from the country’s electoral authorities, they launched a campaign on social media alleging that they were arbitrarily detained and deported by the “Maduro regime”.

Movement Leaders Gathered For Second Edition Of World Social Alternative

July 26, 2024 Makiza Micheline Latifa, People's Dispatch. Organize! ALBA-TCP, Bolivarian Revolution, Caribbean, Elections, Latin America, Social Movements, Venezuela

Mass movements, progressive organizations and social leaders from all sectors convened in Caracas for the second edition of the meeting of movements and social leaders for a World Social Alternative, an initiative put together by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), in collaboration with the Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity amongst Peoples (ISB). The meeting ran from July 23-24, and featured debates, plenary sessions, and panel discussions at the Simon Bolivar Hall of the Bolivar Theater of Caracas in the capital of Venezuela, with delegates from across the globe. It follows the first encounter for a World Social Alternative which was held in Caracas between April 18 to April 20.

Mexico: Innuendoes, Distortions, Omissions And Blatant Lies By NACLA

July 8, 2024 Francisco Domínguez, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), García Harfuch, Latin America, Mexico, North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), Propaganda

Using Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum’s decision to include Omar García Harfuch in her cabinet, NACLA [North American Congress on Latin America] contributor Suhail Gharaibeh penned a character assassination piece against García Harfuch (29 June 2024), barely three weeks after Claudia’s victory on June 2. A substantial part of the “character assassination” includes a torrent of innuendoes, guilt by association, and plenty of other tricky ambiguities aimed at allegedly “demonstrating” the long-term connection, if not association, between AMLO and narco-traffickers since at least 2006. This is Gharaibeh’s piece’s actual objective and the “character assassination of García Harfuch” is the means to do it.

Colombian Social Movements Reject US-Colombia Military Exercises In Pacific

July 2, 2024 Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch. Resist! Colombia, Haiti, Latin America, Military Exercises, SouthCom, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism

The Colombian political and social movement the People’s Congress (Congreso de los Pueblos), which brings together dozens of social organizations across sectors and regions of the country, categorically rejected the joint US-Colombia military drills as part of the US Southern Command’s “Southern Seas 2024” operation. Joint exercises between the US Marines and the Colombian Navy took place from June 29-30, 2024, off the coast of the Cauca Valley in Colombia. There were five coordinated exercises and practices between the two armed forces in the Pacific Ocean. Notably, the US aircraft carrier USS George Washington (one of the largest in the world) was present, which can carry 75 military aircraft and 5,000 people on board, and fire nuclear weapons.

Urbánika’s SolarPunk Bus Tour And Video Course On The Commons

June 26, 2024 David Bollier. Create! Governance, Latin America, Solar power, The Commons

Urbánika is an international collective of tech commoners that calls itself an "immersive activism school." Led by Humberto Besso-Oberto Huerta of Mexico, the group wants to help build peer-governed, climate-resilient smart cities and communities, especially in Latin America. For this ambitious goal, Urbánika has nearly finished kitting out a climate-positive "SolarPunk Bus." The amazing vehicle will serve as a mobile learning center as it tours Latin American cities in coming months. More about that in a moment. But first, some news about another innovative Urbánika initiative: an educational video series, "PostCapitalism and the Commons."

ALBA-TCP Upholds Latin American Unity To Combat US Imperialism

May 27, 2024 Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Latin America, Multipolar World, Multipolarity, US Imperialism

On Friday, the Executive Secretariat of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP), and the People’s Institute for Original Thought organized the seminar “Latin American and Caribbean Unity in the Face of Imperialist Geopolitics.” Renowned experts agreed that the region continues to suffer from the dispute between the model of union proposed by the independence heroes, with Simón Bolívar at the forefront, and the Monroe doctrine that the United States has been trying to impose for the last 200 years. At the start of the seminar, held on Friday, May 24, moderator Jorge Arreaza, executive secretary of ALBA-TCP, outlined that “our Latin American and Caribbean continent has been in dispute between two currents: that of the sovereign peoples, with their rights to freedom and self-determination as a fundamental principle, and the domination of US corporations over our neighbors.”

Iran’s President Raisi Joined BRICS, Pushed For Multipolar World

May 22, 2024 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Resistance Report Africa, BRICS, Burkina Faso, China, Cuba, Ebrahim Raisi, Iran, Latin America, Multipolar World, Multipolarity, Nicaragua, Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Venezuela

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19, left behind a legacy of working to build a more multipolar world. Under Raisi, Iran joined BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Global South-led institutions that he noted could challenge US unilateralism and hegemony. The late Iranian leader advocated a “Look East” strategy, strengthening relations with China, Russia, and other countries in Asia. Raisi represented a more nationalist wing of the political class in Tehran, which sees the futility of trying to win Western approval, and instead recognizes that Iran’s political and economic future lies in deepening integration with the Global South.

Washington Is Trying To Divide Revolutionary Forces In Bolivia

May 1, 2024 Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Bolivia, Coups, Latin America, US Imperialism, US Regime Change, Venezuela

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, warned that the United States intends to divide the popular and revolutionary forces in Bolivia in order to recolonize Latin America. “The main goal of the US empire and the Bolivian fascists is to divide the Bolivian socialist and revolutionary forces, and to turn them against each other to a point impossible to reconcile the leadership of comrade Evo Morales, the leadership of President Lucho Arce, that is the plan,” said the Venezuelan president on Monday, April 29, during the 43rd episode of his TV program Con Maduro+.

ALBA-TCP Is The Alliance Of Solidarity, Unity, And Development For The People

April 28, 2024 Zoe Alexandra, People's Dispatch. Organize! ALBA-TCP, Fidel Castro, History, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Revolution, Socialism

The gathering in Caracas saw participation from heads of state and ministers from the 10 member states of the body as well as a representative from Honduras who attended as a special invitee. The closing declaration from the summit states, “We reaffirm our firm commitment to strengthening the ALBA-TCP, as a mechanism for unity, dialogue and political coordination, based on the principles of solidarity, social justice, cooperation, and economic complementarity, which allows us to face in better conditions the dangers and challenges that arise from the complex world scenario, characterized by the deepening of disrespect and the constant threat to peace, security, sovereignty, and self-determination of nations.”

Latin America Condemns Ecuador’s Storming Of The Mexican Embassy

April 7, 2024 Zoe Alexandra, People's Dispatch. Resist! Caribbean, Daniel Noboa, Ecuador, Jorge Glas, Latin America, Lawfare, Mexico, Rafael Correa, Vienna Convention

The decision by the government of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa to forcibly enter the Mexican Embassy in Quito with dozens of police officers to arrest former Ecuadorian official Jorge Glas has been met with widespread repudiation across Latin America and the Caribbean. Xiomara Castro, Honduran president and the president pro-tempore of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), announced on Saturday that two emergency meetings of CELAC would be held on Monday April 8 and Tuesday April 9 to address the situation in which the American Convention on Asylum and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations were both violated by Ecuador against Mexico.

Letter To The People For Integration Of Latin America And The Caribbean

February 27, 2024 People's Dispatch. Strategize! Bolivarian Venezuela, Bolivia, Caribbean, Cuba, Haiti, Latin America, Venezuela

On February 23, the organizations participating in the Conference on the Integration of Latin American and Caribbean Peoples approved the “Letter to the People for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean”. The letter contains a summary of the event’s discussions and notes for advancing the integration of the people of the region. The Conference, which began February 22, ended February 24. In total, 4,000 people, from more than 20 countries in the region, participated in the event. Colombian Vice President Francia Marquéz was also present at the Conference.

Russian Foreign Minister Tours Latin America

February 24, 2024 Benjamin Zinevich, People's Dispatch. Educate! Brazil, Caribbean, Cuba, G20, Latin America, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Multipolarity, Nicolas Maduro, Russia, Venezuela

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov just concluded a three-country regional tour of Latin America this week. He kicked off his tour on Monday in the Cuban capital of Havana, and also visited Venezuela and Brazil, where he concluded his tour with participation in the G20 Ministers’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, where he met with several other Latin American leaders. During his time in Cuba, the Russian diplomat discussed various topics with President Miguel Diaz Canel and his Cuban counterpart, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, including the decades-long blockade on Cuba imposed by Washington and strategies to boost economic cooperation, commerce, and investment.

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