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Brazil’s Lula vows to end illegal mining on indigenous lands
The Lula promise would immediately revoke President Jair Bolsonaro's policies, including laws that opponents say facilitate the destruction and exploitation of native lands.
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When Argentina ran military drills at the behest of the U.S. to invade Venezuela
Plan Puma was a series of military exercises conducted in Argentina in 2019 with the aim of invading Venezuela and overthrowing the government.
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Russian deputy prime minister to visit Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba this week
The goal of the visit will be to discuss ways of improving mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation.
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The underpinnings of the Venezuelan election and the huge Maduro/socialist victory
Sunday’s result underscores the notion that the Venezuelan people blame the U.S. sanctions for their suffering, rather than purely pointing the finger at the government.
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Durbin introduces amendment to end ‘Legacy of Cruelty’ by closing Guantánamo
"It's time at long last to face reality and... close the detention facility at Guantánamo. Let's put this dark chapter behind us once and for all."
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‘No mas!’ Nicaragua quits OAS as EU tries to undermine Venezuela elections
The OAS — headquartered in Washington, D.C. with a statue of Queen Isabella of Spain in front — has always been a problematic organization for the poorer nations of the Western…
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Five reasons the left won in Venezuela
These elections should put the Biden administration on notice that continuing to support the MUD, and in particular, the fiction of Guaidó as "interim president," is a failed policy.
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The Facebook team that tried to swing Nicaragua’s election is full of U.S. spies
A cynic might wonder what functional difference there is between Facebook and the national security state.
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Biden administration is undermining the Venezuela dialogue
The talks between the Venezuelan government and the extreme-right wing opposition had been going well. The U.S. has been actively undermining the dialogue.
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Draft report accuses Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity for Covid-19 recklessness
"Many of these deaths were preventable," said one Brazilian senator. "I am personally convinced that he is responsible for escalating the slaughter."
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