To begin, links to reports from teleSUR, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. –MCM
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Progress in reparations for victims of dictatorships in Bolivia. From teleSUR. SUCRE — Minister of Justice Iván Lima, highlighted said Sunday that Bolivia is making progress in the integral reparation to the victims of the military dictatorships of the 1964-1982 period with the signing of a National Agreement. The General Treasury of the Nation will assume 80% of the resources that were not covered in the reparation of victims in 2004, in addition to the 20% that was disbursed in 2006. In this sense, President Luis Arce paid tribute to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Lula against Bolsonara’s unification of religion and state in Brazil. From teleSUR. Brazilian presidential candidate Lula da Silva criticized politicians who use faith as a political platform. His position was expressed at a time when his rival, President Jair Bolsonaro, carries out such practices to attract voters. Lula, the Workers’ Party candidate, said demagogy has many forms, and one of them is the opportunistic use of people’s faith to gain followers. “I defend the secular state. The state should not have religion and churches should not have political parties”, said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Pope ‘concerned’ after Nicaraguan bishop detained. From AFP. Pope Francis said Sunday he was “concerned” by rising tensions between the state and the Catholic church in Nicaragua, two days after bishop and regime critic Rolando Alvarez was detained. Francis said he was following “closely with concern and sorrow” the situation in Nicaragua, amid a worsening standoff between the Church and a government accused of increasing authoritarianism. I would like to express my . . . READ MORE . . .
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Lula: No need to fell a single tree to boost Brazil farm output, by Lisandra Paraguassu | Reuters SAO PAULO — Brazil’s presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said today his country did not need to cut a single tree to plant more soybeans, sugarcane or raise cattle as he vowed to restore law enforcement in the Amazon rainforest to curb deforestation. His remarks came as Reuters reported last week that advisors to the leftist former president were proposing subsidized “green” farm loans to spur planting of soybeans and corn on open pasture and reduce deforestation in the Amazon. “If the world . . . READ MORE . . .
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