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Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) denounced the illegal US blockade of Cuba as a “type of genocide” and “tremendous violation of human rights.”
https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/07/mexico-amlo-us-blockade-cuba-genocide/
https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/07/mexico-amlo-us-blockade-cuba-genocide/
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Mexico’s President AMLO condemns US blockade of Cuba as ‘genocide’ and ‘tremendous violation of human rights’
Mexico's left-wing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) denounced the illegal US blockade of Cuba as a
🇧🇷🛳 Brazil opens dialogue with international agency on fuel for nuclear submarine
Aiming to allow the use of a nuclear fuel in a submarine, Brazil has started discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the head of the UN agency, Rafael Grossi, said on Monday (6).
The Nuclear Conventional Propulsion Submarine (SCPN) Álvaro Alberto is the crown jewel of Prosub, a multi-billion dollar program launched in 2008. For the Navy, the SCPN is the most important technological project of Brazil today.
Brazil may be the first country to submit to the IAEA a technological safeguards model for a submarine powered by nuclear fuel and conventional weapons. When ready, this could give the country international prestige.
Aiming to allow the use of a nuclear fuel in a submarine, Brazil has started discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the head of the UN agency, Rafael Grossi, said on Monday (6).
The Nuclear Conventional Propulsion Submarine (SCPN) Álvaro Alberto is the crown jewel of Prosub, a multi-billion dollar program launched in 2008. For the Navy, the SCPN is the most important technological project of Brazil today.
Brazil may be the first country to submit to the IAEA a technological safeguards model for a submarine powered by nuclear fuel and conventional weapons. When ready, this could give the country international prestige.
🇧🇷🇺🇸 Summit of the Americas: Biden pressures Bolsonaro to sign environmental declaration
Amid the emptying of the Summit of the Americas and the risk of a widespread boycott, Joe Biden's administration has decided to make an "effort to save" the meeting between the leaders, writes the portal UOL.
The idea is to promote and sign a joint declaration on climate change and the environment. The commitments, according to the publication, were considered "complicated" by the government of Jair Bolsonaro.
According to Brazilian diplomats, aspects of the text proposed by the Americans were received with concern by the Presidential Palace. For now, there is no understanding on the subject.
Amid the emptying of the Summit of the Americas and the risk of a widespread boycott, Joe Biden's administration has decided to make an "effort to save" the meeting between the leaders, writes the portal UOL.
The idea is to promote and sign a joint declaration on climate change and the environment. The commitments, according to the publication, were considered "complicated" by the government of Jair Bolsonaro.
According to Brazilian diplomats, aspects of the text proposed by the Americans were received with concern by the Presidential Palace. For now, there is no understanding on the subject.
🇦🇷🇺🇦 Argentina wants 'super tax' on income of companies profiting from conflict in Ukraine
The Argentine government has sent to Congress a project that creates a so-called "windfall income tax," which will be levied on businessmen benefiting from the increase in international prices due to the conflict in Ukraine.
"We are here to balance what has been unbalanced," said the Argentine president, Alberto Fernández, last night (6), accompanied by the Minister of Economy, Martín Guzmán, in a speech at the Casa Rosada.
The project aims to implement a 15% tax on extraordinary profits of companies, recalling that the Argentine government already taxes large fortunes.
The Argentine government has sent to Congress a project that creates a so-called "windfall income tax," which will be levied on businessmen benefiting from the increase in international prices due to the conflict in Ukraine.
"We are here to balance what has been unbalanced," said the Argentine president, Alberto Fernández, last night (6), accompanied by the Minister of Economy, Martín Guzmán, in a speech at the Casa Rosada.
The project aims to implement a 15% tax on extraordinary profits of companies, recalling that the Argentine government already taxes large fortunes.
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🇺🇸 🇻🇪The Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, and his counterpart from the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, discussed talks between the government and the opposition in Venezuela as a highlight of the agenda on Monday.
"Both talked about Venezuela and about the importance of negotiations between the regime and the Unitary Platform as the way forward to get out of the crisis," said the spokesman for the US Foreign Ministry, Ned Price, in a release
"Both talked about Venezuela and about the importance of negotiations between the regime and the Unitary Platform as the way forward to get out of the crisis," said the spokesman for the US Foreign Ministry, Ned Price, in a release
🇧🇷 Armed Forces end Agate Operation - South Southeast 2022 with seizure of illicit drugs and application of fines worth more than R$ 107 million
Operation Ágata - Arco Sul Sudeste 2022, unleashed since May 24 by the Armed Forces in joint actions with municipal, state, and federal Public Safety agencies, came to an end on June 4. The total balance of seizures reached R$ 83.4 million, including 1.2 tons of drugs (cocaine and marijuana), 1.74 thousand packages of smuggled cigarettes, 22 arrests, and R$ 24.2 million in fines and smuggled materials.
Operation Ágata - Arco Sul Sudeste 2022, unleashed since May 24 by the Armed Forces in joint actions with municipal, state, and federal Public Safety agencies, came to an end on June 4. The total balance of seizures reached R$ 83.4 million, including 1.2 tons of drugs (cocaine and marijuana), 1.74 thousand packages of smuggled cigarettes, 22 arrests, and R$ 24.2 million in fines and smuggled materials.
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🇧🇷🇬🇧 Federal Police is called to investigate disappearance of indigenous leader and English journalist The indigenist of the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI), Bruno Araújo Pereira, and the English journalist and contributor to The Guardian newspaper, Dom…
🇧🇷🌳‼️ Bolsonaro cheers for British journalist, but criticizes 'adventure' in the Amazon
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday (7) called the action of indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira, of the National Indian Foundation (Funai), and British journalist Dom Phillips, who have been missing for two days in the Amazon, an "adventure".
Jair Bolsonaro said he hopes the two will be found soon, and emphasized that the Armed Forces are "working very hard," according to a report by O Globo newspaper.
"Really, two people just in a boat, in a region like that, completely wild, is an adventure that is not recommended to be done. Anything can happen. It could be an accident, it could be that they were executed. We hope and pray to God that they will be found soon," Bolsonaro commented.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday (7) called the action of indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira, of the National Indian Foundation (Funai), and British journalist Dom Phillips, who have been missing for two days in the Amazon, an "adventure".
Jair Bolsonaro said he hopes the two will be found soon, and emphasized that the Armed Forces are "working very hard," according to a report by O Globo newspaper.
"Really, two people just in a boat, in a region like that, completely wild, is an adventure that is not recommended to be done. Anything can happen. It could be an accident, it could be that they were executed. We hope and pray to God that they will be found soon," Bolsonaro commented.
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⚠️ BREAKING
✈️🇹🇷🇻🇪 Nicolás Maduro will travel to Turkey to meet with Recep Tayyip Erdogan:
The Presidency of Turkey confirmed, through a statement published on its website, that Nicolás Maduro will make an official visit between Tuesday, June 7 and Wednesday, June 8.
"During the meetings that will be held on the occasion of the visit, bilateral relations between Turkey and Venezuela will be reviewed in all its aspects. (...) Information will also be provided on current regional and global problems," they detailed in the statement
✈️🇹🇷🇻🇪 Nicolás Maduro will travel to Turkey to meet with Recep Tayyip Erdogan:
The Presidency of Turkey confirmed, through a statement published on its website, that Nicolás Maduro will make an official visit between Tuesday, June 7 and Wednesday, June 8.
"During the meetings that will be held on the occasion of the visit, bilateral relations between Turkey and Venezuela will be reviewed in all its aspects. (...) Information will also be provided on current regional and global problems," they detailed in the statement
🇧🇷🇮🇳✈️ Embraer negotiates sale of KC-390 aircraft to India
Embraer, the Brazilian aviation company, is in negotiations with authorities in India to sell its most important military product: the KC-390 Millennium tactical freighter, capable of refueling aircraft during flights.
According to information obtained by the Financial Express newspaper, Embraer is offering the KC-390 to the Indian Air Force (IAF). "We are absolutely certain that the C-390 is the right product for India," said Jackson Schneider, the company's CEO for the security sector.
Brazil and India have been partners for decades because of BRICS. The countries are moving closer together in the defense sector, with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) having expressed interest in the Indian-made BrahMos cruise missile.
Embraer, the Brazilian aviation company, is in negotiations with authorities in India to sell its most important military product: the KC-390 Millennium tactical freighter, capable of refueling aircraft during flights.
According to information obtained by the Financial Express newspaper, Embraer is offering the KC-390 to the Indian Air Force (IAF). "We are absolutely certain that the C-390 is the right product for India," said Jackson Schneider, the company's CEO for the security sector.
Brazil and India have been partners for decades because of BRICS. The countries are moving closer together in the defense sector, with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) having expressed interest in the Indian-made BrahMos cruise missile.
🇳🇮🇷🇺 Nicaragua authorizes Russian troops to enter the country for humanitarian purposes
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has announced the entry of foreign troops, ships and aircraft into the country for humanitarian purposes, starting from the second half of 2022.
As published in the government's official journal, ships, aircraft and personnel from the Russian Armed Forces are authorized to "participate in exercises and exchanges in humanitarian aid operations and search and rescue missions in situations of emergency or natural disasters."
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has announced the entry of foreign troops, ships and aircraft into the country for humanitarian purposes, starting from the second half of 2022.
As published in the government's official journal, ships, aircraft and personnel from the Russian Armed Forces are authorized to "participate in exercises and exchanges in humanitarian aid operations and search and rescue missions in situations of emergency or natural disasters."
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Maduro, together with the first lady, Cilia Flores de Maduro, arrive in Turkey, and honor the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 — ob Biden, China has extended trade leadership in most of Latin America
China has widened the gap with the United States on trade in large areas of Latin America since U.S. President Joe Biden took office early last year, data show, highlighting how Washington is coming under pressure in the region.
An exclusive Reuters analysis of UN trade data from 2015-2021 points out that outside of Mexico, the top US trading partner, China has overtaken the US in Latin America and widened the gap last year.
The trend, driven by South American countries, shows how the United States has lost ground in a region long seen as its backyard, even as Biden seeks to redefine ties at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week. Mexico and the U.S. have had a free trade agreement since the 1990s, and the amount of trade between the two neighbors overshadows Washington's trade with the rest of Latin America.
China has widened the gap with the United States on trade in large areas of Latin America since U.S. President Joe Biden took office early last year, data show, highlighting how Washington is coming under pressure in the region.
An exclusive Reuters analysis of UN trade data from 2015-2021 points out that outside of Mexico, the top US trading partner, China has overtaken the US in Latin America and widened the gap last year.
The trend, driven by South American countries, shows how the United States has lost ground in a region long seen as its backyard, even as Biden seeks to redefine ties at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week. Mexico and the U.S. have had a free trade agreement since the 1990s, and the amount of trade between the two neighbors overshadows Washington's trade with the rest of Latin America.
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🇺🇸🇨🇳 — ob Biden, China has extended trade leadership in most of Latin America China has widened the gap with the United States on trade in large areas of Latin America since U.S. President Joe Biden took office early last year, data show, highlighting how…
He added, however, that politically the region was still more aligned with the US.
Excluding Mexico, total trade flows - imports and exports - between Latin America and China reached nearly $247 billion last year, according to the latest available data, well above the $174 billion with the US. The 2021 data lacks trade figures for some regional countries, but they balance out in U.S.-China terms.
Mexico's trade flows with the United States, meanwhile, were $607 billion last year, up from $496 billion in 2015. Its trade with China was $110 billion, up from $75 billion six years earlier.
The White House and the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In an apparent effort to present a specific alternative to China, senior U.S. officials said Biden will announce a "Partnership of the Americas" plan at the Los Angeles summit, focusing on promoting pandemic recovery by building on existing trade agreements.
China has an advantage in Argentina, has extended its lead in the Andean copper giants, Chile and Peru, and has seen a major breakthrough in Brazil, despite President Jair Bolsonaro's skepticism about Chinese business interests dominating the country.
Welber Barral, a partner at BMJ Consultores Associados based in Brazil, said China brought transportation and infrastructure investments that helped in grain and metals trade deals, while governments often thought the United States was just rhetoric.
"Latin American governments complain that there is a lot of talk, but they ask 'where is the money'?" he said.
The U.S.-organized summit in Los Angeles is seen as a key platform to counter China, but Biden has already been hit by no-shows, including Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, due to the exclusion of countries like Cuba and Venezuela.
Excluding Mexico, total trade flows - imports and exports - between Latin America and China reached nearly $247 billion last year, according to the latest available data, well above the $174 billion with the US. The 2021 data lacks trade figures for some regional countries, but they balance out in U.S.-China terms.
Mexico's trade flows with the United States, meanwhile, were $607 billion last year, up from $496 billion in 2015. Its trade with China was $110 billion, up from $75 billion six years earlier.
The White House and the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In an apparent effort to present a specific alternative to China, senior U.S. officials said Biden will announce a "Partnership of the Americas" plan at the Los Angeles summit, focusing on promoting pandemic recovery by building on existing trade agreements.
China has an advantage in Argentina, has extended its lead in the Andean copper giants, Chile and Peru, and has seen a major breakthrough in Brazil, despite President Jair Bolsonaro's skepticism about Chinese business interests dominating the country.
Welber Barral, a partner at BMJ Consultores Associados based in Brazil, said China brought transportation and infrastructure investments that helped in grain and metals trade deals, while governments often thought the United States was just rhetoric.
"Latin American governments complain that there is a lot of talk, but they ask 'where is the money'?" he said.
The U.S.-organized summit in Los Angeles is seen as a key platform to counter China, but Biden has already been hit by no-shows, including Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, due to the exclusion of countries like Cuba and Venezuela.
🇧🇷🇻🇪 — Army promotes internalization of Operation Acolhida for more than 5,000 Venezuelans
The Brazilian Army is promoting the interiorization of Operation Acolhida, an initiative of the Brazilian government to meet the requirements of the United Nations (UN) in supporting the large migratory flow from Venezuela, due to the political, economic and social crisis in that country. This humanitarian aid provided to refugee applicants who arrive in Brazil in search of protection and assistance is based on three pillars: border planning, shelter, and internalization.
The Brazilian Army is promoting the interiorization of Operation Acolhida, an initiative of the Brazilian government to meet the requirements of the United Nations (UN) in supporting the large migratory flow from Venezuela, due to the political, economic and social crisis in that country. This humanitarian aid provided to refugee applicants who arrive in Brazil in search of protection and assistance is based on three pillars: border planning, shelter, and internalization.
🇧🇷 Brazilian Army supports searches for missing people in the Amazon
On Monday, June 6th, the Military Command of the Amazon was called to support the search for the FUNAI employee, indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira, and for the British journalist Dom Phillips, collaborator of The Guardian, who disappeared last Sunday in the Javari Valley, interior of Amazonas, near the border with Peru.
On the same day, the Army started efforts to find the missing in the region of Atalaia do Norte (AM). The 16th Jungle Infantry Brigade mobilized teams of experts in jungle operations, who are carrying out search operations on land and river.
On Monday, June 6th, the Military Command of the Amazon was called to support the search for the FUNAI employee, indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira, and for the British journalist Dom Phillips, collaborator of The Guardian, who disappeared last Sunday in the Javari Valley, interior of Amazonas, near the border with Peru.
On the same day, the Army started efforts to find the missing in the region of Atalaia do Norte (AM). The 16th Jungle Infantry Brigade mobilized teams of experts in jungle operations, who are carrying out search operations on land and river.
🇧🇷🇺🇸 — Brazilian military participates in a planning meeting for the PANAMAX 22 exercise
In the period from June 6 to 10, takes place at the facilities of the United States Army South (USA) the Multinational Force South meeting for Crisis Planning of the exercise PANAMAX.
The meeting aims to perform the Situation Study of the Multinational Force and deliver, as a final product, the mission of the Component Land Force of Brazil (FTC) that will participate in the exercise.
The exercise has as general coordinator, Colonel QEMA Sergio Martins Rocha, from the Land Operations Command (COTER), accompanied by the FTC Staff, with members of the 8th Military Region, Logistics Command, 29th Armored Infantry Battalion and Army Intelligence Center, as well as military personnel from 20 other countries. PANAMAX will take place between August 1st and 12th, in the USA.
In the period from June 6 to 10, takes place at the facilities of the United States Army South (USA) the Multinational Force South meeting for Crisis Planning of the exercise PANAMAX.
The meeting aims to perform the Situation Study of the Multinational Force and deliver, as a final product, the mission of the Component Land Force of Brazil (FTC) that will participate in the exercise.
The exercise has as general coordinator, Colonel QEMA Sergio Martins Rocha, from the Land Operations Command (COTER), accompanied by the FTC Staff, with members of the 8th Military Region, Logistics Command, 29th Armored Infantry Battalion and Army Intelligence Center, as well as military personnel from 20 other countries. PANAMAX will take place between August 1st and 12th, in the USA.