On February 25, 2013, Mais Goiás reported that George Morais Ferreira, former mayor of the city of Trindade, Goiás, had his political rights suspended for five years after he was found guilty of administrative fraud. Ferreira failed to declare deductions from the salaries of public workers in the appropriate amount of time. Once informed that […]
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Again hackers involved the ministry website of Justice of Chile. Shortly before midnight on Monday, on the page read: “That happens to mess with us, nothing personal,” under a cartoon called “Feel like a Sir”, a popular meme of social networking sites. This would be LulzSec, the same hacker who spoke of Peruvian page Justice […]
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Elheraldo.hn, reported that the Consul General for the Honduran consulate in Phoenix, Arizona, Astrid Kamper Gaborit , remains in office, after an investigation. The results indicated that she used Honduran public funds for automobile payments. These payments according to the article were made between January 2011 and March 2012, to a car dealer in Phoenix, […]
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Tapachula, Chiapas (25/FEB/2013.) – Guatemala’s government prepares a group of highly specialized military, to combat drug trafficking and organized crime in his country on the Gaza border with Mexico, Guatemalan authorities said. Secretary of Social Communication of the Presidency of the Republic of the Central American nation, Francisco Cuevas Gallardo, said officers will be operational […]
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infobae.com reported that….. Las Damas de Blanco reported that paramilitary brigades harassed and arrested 56 of its members. They were also arrested dozens of activists. Cuban dissidents reported, on Sunday, while constituted the new People’s National Assembly and Raul Castro was reelected as president until 2018 , was organized a huge nationwide operation to prevent […]
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Argentina accuses Britain of sending nuclear ships to the Falklands The government Tuesday accused England of carrying nuclear weapons submarine to the Falkland Islands and violating international treaties that prohibit the use of these materials in the area. The ausación was made by Eduardo Zuain, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, during the Conference on […]
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On February 25, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the Brazilian government resists a recent G-20 manifesto produced with the backing of the United States that denounces corruption and seeks measures to crack down on it in the group’s member states. Brazil is upset with the lack of clarity in some of the […]
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elnuevoherald.com (Andres Oppenheimer) Correa’s landslide victory should not surprise anyone. On the contrary, it would have been weird to give a different result. That was my conclusion after interviewing a few days after the election to former Ecuadorean President Osvaldo Hurtado, who has just published a book entitled “Dictatorships of the century”, in obvious reference […]
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Merida, February 19th 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) –Vice-president Nicolas Maduro congratulated Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa for his “gigantic” victory in Ecuador’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. Correa received 57% of the vote, achieving a strong lead ahead of the runner-up, banker Guillermo Lasso who got 24.06% of the vote. “We’re very happy, and we’ve communicated our […]
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Maracaibo, February 21st, 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government launched a digital television system on Wednesday that provides free digital broadcasting to nearly sixty percent of the country but excludes the opposition channel Globovisión. Venezuela’s Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced the measure on live television yesterday, and said that the decision to launch the new […]
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eluniversal.com reported that impunity stands out as one of the “top 10” administrative irregularities committed by the Government. Just recently when devaluation took place, there are some who remind others that embezzlement also has incidence in the inflation. The cases of influence peddling and embezzlement recorded since 1999 cannot be contained in only one page, […]
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On February 22, 2013, Conexão Tocantins reported that an investigation has been launched by the State Attorney General’s office in Tocantins regarding a series of bids granted to a construction company with connections to ex-mayor of Palmas Adjair da Lima. The company in question is CLS Engenharia Ltda., and authorities are looking into a diversion […]
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Venezuela as an Exporter of 4th Generation Warfare Instability, Dr. Max G. Manwaring. Almost no one seems to understand the Marxist-Leninist foundations of Hugo Chavez’s political thought. It becomes evident, however, in the general vision of his “Bolivarian Revolution.” The abbreviated concept is to destroy the old foreign-dominated (U.S. dominated) political and economic systems in […]
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Brazil and Russia signed several agreements in different fields geared to increase trade and to advance in defense, energy and agriculture cooperation, including the purchase of Russian anti aircraft missile batteries on condition that Moscow agrees to transfer technology. Brazil is beefing up its air defenses before the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament and the […]
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thelocal.no reported that the remains of the 153-year-old so-called “ape woman” have been returned by Oslo University to her homeland of Mexico. The remains of the 153-year-old so-called “ape woman” have been returned by Oslo University to her homeland of Mexico. Born in 1860, Julia Pastrana, who measured just 1.34 metres (four feet, five inches), […]
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miamiherald.com reported…………Many people are surprised by Rafael Correa’s sweeping victory in Sunday’s Ecuadorean presidential election, despite his government’s massive corruption scandals and his record of repression against the media and political opponents. But if you look closer, it shouldn’t be surprising at all. On the contrary, it would have been amazing if the result had […]
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On February 21, 2013, Em Tempo Real reported that Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was received this morning at the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, in the federal capital of Brasília. There she spoke about the hardships she has faced as a result of the policies of the Castro government, while at the same time addressing concerns […]
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On February 21, 2013, PB Agora reported that a justice in Paraíba has ordered that the former mayor of the city of Olho d’Agua, Júlio Lopes Cavalcanti, repay R$240,000 for failure to properly monitor improvements done to a local housing project to accommodate residents with Chagas’ Disease. The city had created a bidding process in […]
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On February 21, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that Olympic Champion and São Paulo city legislator Aurélio Miguel (PR) will be investigated by the legislature for corruption. This measure also marks the first time in 14 years that the city’s Magistrate Office endorsed the measure, giving strength to a growing case for the […]
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Oem.com.mx reported the president reiterated he will not run for another term, even if AP or citizenship promoted a constitutional reform to afford. “If you want to change that system (authorizing reelection only once) I object, but if the majority will of the Ecuadorian people, they decide, I would not throw,” he said. He anticipated […]
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Bananaleaks.com reported that on January 28, 2013, it was knocked offline by a terrorist cyber attack. While the site was restored and it was then again attacked. They established a new site at bananaleaks.co. and claim most of their original reporting material was also placed back online. They allege that their Twitter account was also […]
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Bananaleaks.co reported that Pedro Delgado (Correa’s Cousin) Delgado who until December 2012 was the president of the Central Bank of Ecuador who resigned to press reports could not refute. He was denounced for fraud but his cousin the President (Correa) helped him escape and is now a fugitive in Miami requesting political asylum. Ecuador’s Prosecutor […]
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Correa pledges land distribution, media clamp but also mining law to attract investors According to mercopress.com, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, 49, vowed to press ahead with laws to control the media and redistribute land to the poor as he looks to deepen his revolution after a resounding Sunday re-election victory. Correa has already been in […]
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On February 18, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that Yoani Sánchez, famous anti-Castro blogger and columnist for the Estado, encountered numerous protest groups upon landing in Salvador da Bahia this morning. Off of the airplane, she encountered pro-Castro forces blocking her path to speak with reporters and the media. Earlier during her stay, […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that Kevin Mitnick, a former expirate computer American who was jailed for hacking into organizations like the FBI, whose agents ………. is now a senior consultant and keeper of Sunday’s presidential elections in Ecuador. Mitnick, 49, became the most wanted pirate in his country, where he was imprisoned between 1995 and 2000 to […]
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The pollster Cedatos, authorized by the National Electoral Council to work, threw a landslide victory for Rafael Correa. The exit poll study established that Correa achieved 61.5% of the vote compared to 20.9% of Lasso. Celebrates The president and from the banquet hall of the presidential palace. For official results will have to wait until […]
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lanacion.com.ar reported via a special correspondent, there is an e-mail that, in recent weeks, went viral among opponents of President Rafael Correa. It is entitled “300 reasons not to vote for the Mashi [as it is called in Quechua]” in the elections tomorrow, and the first thing is blamed are the various cases of corruption […]
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Lanacion.com.ar reported that shortly after taking office, in 2007, marked them as the enemy. “Wild beasts”, they struck. “We will take action because this is an abuse,” he said. It was the first attack of the long war that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, held against the private media, an offense that will deepen for four […]
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According to lanacion.com.ar, analysts polled by the NATION agree that was a bit flat and confrontational campaign. “It seems that the strategy of opponents was: Correa is a candidate well positioned, has a high acceptance, social policies generate broad support. Us be careful in how we face it. This undoubtedly benefited the president” said Farith […]
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An article in the guardian.co.uk reports Rafael Correa is far ahead of his nearest rival in Sunday’s presidential election in Ecuador, and expected to easily win another four-year presidential term. It’s not hard to see why. Unemployment fell to 4.1% by the end of last year – a record low for at least 25 years. […]
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On Feburary 15, 2013, Terra reported that police arrested a city councilman in Goiânia, capital of the state of Goiás, on corruption charges. Paulo Borges (PMDB) was arrested this morning and was charged with participating in a scheme in which the councilman traded kickbacks for project guarantees. The police operation was part of Operation Jeitinho, […]
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elpais.com reported that on the streets of the capital of Ecuador is not much atmosphere breathes elections. And yet, within a couple of days a man can become the leader who has accumulated more power in recent decades. On Thursday closed an election campaign in which the pace of the topics under discussion and, above […]
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On February 7, 2013, G1 reported that the Regional Electoral Tribunal (TRE) of Ceará has ordered for the second time the removal of Carlomano Marques (PMDB), convicted in December of 2012 for a vote-buying scheme. The courts sent the letter on Thursday to Zezinho Albuquerque (PSB), president of the state’s lower house, to remove Marques […]
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On February 11, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that Brazilian political parties made contributions totaling some R$61 million to political campaigns other than their own in the year 2012. The largest contributions were made by the Workers’ Party (PT), who gave some R$6 million to three political parties who agreed to support the […]
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There are strong allegations coming from a songbird in the Ministry of Health, and independently backed-up by two members of the Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA), that some very senior officials in that Ministry are moonlighting in a drug racket, in which they are raking in thousands, if not millions of dollars. Our Ministry […]
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SALON.COM REPORTED: In January 2009, Correa reactivated hundreds of mining permits and granted foreign companies access to indigenous territory and resources in any projects he deemed “in the national interest.” All of this occurred just before the start of the Mining World Fair in Ontario, where Correa administration officials told the gathered, “In Ecuador, large-scale […]
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avn.info.ve reported that during the last six years in Ecuador have decreased poverty-related diseases, such as tuberculosis and malaria through health prevention policies, tracking cases and economic growth of Ecuadorian families. Senplades revealed that out of 100,000 inhabitants, 3.3 died from tuberculosis in 2011, in contrast to 7.8 annual deaths were recorded in 2001. For […]
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china.org.cn reported that Costa Rica account starting today with a new law against human trafficking offenses and punishing new increases penalties for those who engage in this scourge, reported the Directorate General of Immigration. Costa Rica account starting today with a new law against human trafficking offenses and punishing new increases penalties for those who […]
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Elpais.com reported, Optimism that the president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos , displayed on a happy ending future peace negotiations with the FARC keeps government in Cuba-sentiment shared by the negotiating team of the guerrilla clashes with what happens in the battlefield. Military and guerrillas have intensified the fighting and the latter have resumed the […]
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According to carcol.com, FARC proposed legalize some marijuana crops, poppy and coca leaf in the country, and to suspend the granting of mining rights and concessions for oil exploration and extraction. These measures are part of a document entitled “Eight proposals for minimum social and environmental management” the guerrillas of Colombia presented to the table […]
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On February 6, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that Renan Filho (PMDB-AL), federal deputy and son of newly elected President of the Federal Senate Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL), used public money to pay lawyers who represented him and his father in private matters. This money came from allowances that federal deputies and senators receive […]
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Like many upper-class Ecuadoreans, Lenin Moreno rarely noticed people with disabilities. A successful businessman and politician, he was too busy being an overachiever. All that changed in 1998. After buying bread at a Quito grocery store, Moreno was approached by gunmen in the parking lot. Even though he gave up his wallet and keys, the […]
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According to eluniverso.com, there were two killed, five injured left a serious incident occurred at 20:10 yesterday Quinindé city, in the streets on December 6 and October 9 (Quinindé), where a stage had been erected for the candidate-president Rafael Correa, who had announced his arrival to the site (at 20:00) as part of his tour […]
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arcoiris.com reported that Uribe received: $ 25,838,213, second Conservative former President Andres Pastrana Arango receive each month: 21,956,000. The former president Ernesto Samper Pizano liberal: $ 21,956,000, while Lemos Martha White, widow and former wife of Carlos Lemos Simmonds obtained monthly: $ 21,956,000, just because her ex-husband served for the past nine days of presidency […]
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The retired general and Paraguayan presidential candidate, Lino Oviedo, died last night in the crash of the helicopter he was traveling when it crossed the Paraguayan Chaco province. Nothing confirmed the news today, Paraguayan President Federico Franco, expressed his condolences “to the family of General, the adherents of his party and all the people of […]
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strategic-culture.org reported the scandal over the «scientific team from the USA» broke out, despite attempts by the U.S. Embassy in Bolivia to kill it off. In June 2012, a team of team of specialists numbering 50 people came to the country, ostensibly to study the adverse effects of high altitude on humans and their capacity […]
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Tax collection has shown significant growth, which shows that in 2006 the IRS received $ 4,600 million, while in 2012 received USD 11.267 million. That money is reinvested in the social good, for example 45,000 Ecuadorians whose income is up to $ 400 with tax recycling plastic bottles, which is $ 0.2.Read Article
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news.yahoo.com – Brazil’s Defense Ministry said it will recommend the government buy anti-aircraft defense systems from Russia pending advanced talks with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev this month. The ministry said in a statement on its website late on Friday it hoped to acquire Russian anti-aircraft systems and would present a proposal to President Dilma Rousseff […]
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On February 1, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that state courts have halted monthly payments of R$2,250 to state deputies in the State of São Paulo, citing a lack of regulation and monitoring of the funds. Some deputies received the allowance in spite of only living just a neighborhood or two away from […]
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Various sectors in the municipality of Melipeuco expressed their concerns about the installation of the “past Hydroelectric Corner”, which, according to them, would bring disastrous consequences for the local community. n a letter to the mayor, the community organized a complaint made Melipeuco malpractices and irregularities that would incur the hydroelectric project seeking to intervene […]
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On February 1, 2013, G1 reported that with 56 votes, Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL) was formally elected as the new President of the Federal Senate. This election comes amid a hotly contested race with fellow Senator Pedro Taques (PDT-MT), who received just 18 votes. Four other votes were for other candidates or null votes. It marks […]
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On January 31, 2013, the National Electoral Council issued a new campaign resolution. Presidential candidates are prohibited from making homophobic comments prior to the election in February 2013. If such comments are made by candidates, penalties may be enacted. The declaration indicated that candidates must abstain from making homophobic comments during the campaign which could […]
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On January 30, 2013, A Tarde reported that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff spoke at a ceremony honoring Holocaust victims in Brasília Tuesday night, comparing the plight of millions of Jews and other groups to human rights violations committed during Brazil’s history, including those committed during the military dictatorship period. She celebrated the creation of the […]
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According to timesofisrael.com, Venezuela’s secret service, SEBIN, is spying on the country’s Jewish community, according to leaked documents said to be from the spy agency. Last week, Analisis24, a right-leaning Argentinean news website, released 50 documents attributed to the Venezuelan intelligence agency containing private information on prominent Venezuelan Jews, local Jewish organizations and Israeli diplomats […]
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President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega , said Monday that it is false that Venezuela is giving away oil to countries that are part of Petrocaribe, among which is his nation. “It is not true that Venezuela is giving away oil. Venezuela puts and our countries are charged 100% of the oil, “Ortega said in his […]
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The president of the National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH), Raúl Plascencia Villanueva, regretted that despite progress in respect for fundamental guarantees, enforced disappearances, inhuman and degrading treatment, torture, illegal searches and arrests in mostly associated with operating public security institutions, “are more present than the past few years.” In presenting his annual report to […]
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According to america.infobae.com, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa , described as “slander” charges that he have accounts in Switzerland and offered to resign if it were shown their existence in an interview that is available on the website of his political movement. The accusation was made by the website bananaleaks.com, of unknown authorship and […]
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america.infobae.com reported that between November 2012 and this week, the Comptroller General of Ecuador revealed that there were 22 complaints against the incumbent president and candidate for the ruling party PAIS. As the document states, total 12 were sent to control units and are in the process of verification. Another two were referred to the […]
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On January 29, 2013, O Dia reported that the Chief of Staff for city councilman Carlos Macedo (PRP), Mariana Queiroz Soares da Silva, has been arrested and charged for crimes involving a plot to kill former city councilman Lúcio do Nevada (PRP), back in October. The crime occurred in Niterói, within the metropolitan region of […]
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On January 30, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that Roberto Gurgel, currently Brazil’s Attorney General, has announced that he will order a formal accusation against ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for his alleged role in the Mensalão scandal. After hearing depositions from Marcos Valério Fernandes de Souza, businessman and PT supporter concluded […]
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ACTIVISTS DEMAND REMOVAL OF Felipe Calderon Harvard’s faculty. Ilfinanciero.com.mx reported that on Tuesday January 29, authorities received Harvard University 34.605 signatures gathered by activists Eduardo Cortes and John Randolph thereby demanding the revocation of the former academic stay of Mexico, Felipe Calderon. Eduardo Cortes Rivadeneyra, the main driver of the petition to Harvard, published today […]
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José Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled Guatemala for part of its brutal civil war, will face trial for genocide for allegedly ordering the murder, torture or displacement of thousands of Mayan Indians after a March 1982 coup, a judge ruled Monday. A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala’s […]
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On January 28, 2013, Veja reported that tapes acquired from the Operação Porto Seguro investigation show a relationship between José Dirceu (PT), Chief of Staff to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Gilberto Miranda, businessman and Workers’ Party supporter. The recordings show the intimate relationship between Miranda and the PT strongman, including benefits […]
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On January 28, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the Comptroller General of Brazil, responsible for monitoring activities within public administration on the federal level, has opened up dialogue with mayors throughout the country to fight corruption. The effort also has the support of President Dilma Rousseff. Since August of the past year, […]
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On January 28, 2013, Gazeta do Povo reported that Roberto Gurgel, Brazil’s Attorney General, has created a case against Federal Senator Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL), under investigation for his actions since 2007. Calheiros is a favorite to become President of the Federal Senate; however, he has been in this place before. In 2007, Calheiros stepped down […]
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Venezuela’s government is flat-out lying to its people about cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez’s health, the country’s leading opposition figure charged Sunday. “The people are being told bald-faced lies about the situation the president is in,” Henrique Capriles, who lost last October’s presidential race to Chavez, said at a ceremony in Miranda state of which he […]
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Investigation reports by Lasemana.com of Colombia….. ECUADOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS OPERATING IN COLOMBIA ILLEGALLY Lasemana.com reported …… an account of a plot involving intelligence agents from Ecuador in making attempts to kidnap Fernando Balda Flores, a citizen from Ecuador and known opponent of Rafael Correa. Mr Fernando Balda Flores is a politician worked in the political […]
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lahora.com.ec reported that the national secretary of Communication manager, Patricio Barriga, sent a letter to The Time in which requires’ effective filter ‘for readers’ comments in their print and digital editions. Here is the letter in full, for analysis and discussion: “On many occasions we have seen publications that seek to hide behind offensive reviews […]
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Peru21.pe reported that Antonio Ledezma also requires the Supreme Court sent a medical team to Havana to determine the real state of health of President plains. Hugo Chavez is “kidnapped” in Cuba , said today during a speech the mayor of Caracas , the opponent Antonio Ledezma . The mayor also called on the Supreme […]
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On January 25, 2013, G1 reported that city councilmen in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, spoke about a recent salary increase among local government officials that made their salary the highest among any city official in any city capital in Brazil. This month those councilmen will be paid R$17,000 (about $8,500). Politicians […]
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On January 25, 2013, G1 reported that Arlindo Garrote, the mayor of Estrela, turned himself into police this morning. He faces charges of diverting R$1 million in public money. Also implicated are several ex-cabinet members as well as his mother, the former mayor of the town. The investigations reported that between 2009 and 2011 the […]
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On January 24, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the federal government, led by cabinet minister Maria do Rosário, established on Monday the National Committee on Religious Diversity. This move comes in commemoration of the Day to Combat Religious Intolerance, which is observed on the same day. The number of accusations of religious […]
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Guardian.co.uk reported that George Soros has thrown his support behind the president of Guatemala’s efforts to end the war on drugs. Soros, who is best know for leading a run on the pound in 1992 that forced the UK out of the European exchange rate mechanism, said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that […]
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On January 24, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the State Attorney General in São Paulo has ordered the elimination of over 12,000 political offices in 78 municipalities between 2008 and 2012, on the grounds that the offices were created illegally. The courts concluded that such offices were created unconstitutionally, serving to give […]
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On January 22, 2013, Veja reported that Anderson Adauto is under investigation by the State Attorney General’s Office in Minas Gerais for diverting $1.1 million from the city where he served as mayor, Uberaba. Prosecutors allege that the diversion occurred between 2008 and 2009, after completion of a project in which the company involved asked […]
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Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Monday that Washington still pursues “double standards” in its foreign policy toward Latin America according to xinhuanet.com. “The double standards persist,” Correa told a local radio station. “Here, you are a good guy if you are a friend of the United States; you are a bad guy if you … […]
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The political movement of Guillermo Lasso today filed a complaint with the Comptroller of the issue by three channels in public hands against a satirical video exbanquero. The movement called for sanctions against GamaTV CREO, TC Television and Cablevision for what he considers “a smear campaign” against Lasso “masquerade under the guise of spaces or […]
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According to elnuevoherald.com, Ecuador deported 25 Cuban migrants who arrived in Quito on Monday aboard a commercial flight because they did not submit a letter of invitation to joining country, reported Hiroshima Villalba, an official of the Interior Ministry. Foreigners were barred from leaving the Quito airport upon his arrival by an Ecuadorian airline, it […]
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On January 21, 2013, 180 Graus reported that a wave of currently-serving mayors face charges of electoral fraud in the Brazilian state of Piauí. The Federal Regional Tribunal in the state has called 22 special elections since the 2008 elections, after fraud was discovered in each case. Three special elections will be held in the […]
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On January 21, 2013, Estado de Minas reported that the federal Controller’s Office counted over 1,400 cases of administrative abuse over the past ten years, leading to the dismissal of over 4,000 employees in that same time period. The office also recorded 158 cases of illegal public appointments. The Controller’s Office oversees all activity done […]
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On January 20, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was voted the most corrupt politician of the year 2012. The poll was conducted by the July 31 Movement, an internet anti-corruption movement. Lula was accused earlier this year by convicted businessman Marcos Valério of being involved in […]
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globalvoicesonline.org reported that Fadua Tapia, Cristina Campaña, Abigaíl Heras, Royce Gómez, Pablo Castro, Santiago Gallegos, Víctor Vinueza, Luis Merchán, Héctor Estupiñán y César Zambrano are the 10 from Luluncoto [es] who were detained on 3rd March 2012 in the Sol Rojo [Red Sun] [es] operative. Accused of wanting to threaten the security of the State […]
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President Evo Morales announced that it will make efforts to export to the ALBA countries without alkaloid cocaine after Bolivia was readmitted to the Convention on Narcotic Drugs of the United Nations. “The next battle will be how to export coca leaf itself based on the 1961 Convention. Course, some conditions must be met as […]
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zonaplus.netA man dragging an unconscious woman to a meeting room. The sitting in an armchair. Other people come and rearranged. A minute later, the first man nods and lights out. He leans over her and the image is blurred. Then lie down on the floor above and will apparently abused her sexually. Allegedly occurred after […]
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On January 18, 2013, TNH1 reported that a local judge annulled the donations of 200 parcels of land made by the city of Chã Preta, in the state of Alagoas, to residents of the city. Prosecutors in the nearby city of Viçosa discovered irregularities in the donations, as many parcels went to supposed voters in […]
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The Organization of American States will be sending observers to the coming presidential and legislative elections in Ecuador next month and to that effect OAS and Ecuador signed the agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of Observers which provides the conditions for the work of the Electoral Observation Mission. Read Article
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Guardian.co.uk reported that Ecuadorian Kichwa tribe gets reprieve from oil intrusion. Residents of Sani Isla have built up an arsenal of weapons to fend off Petroamazonas, in a confrontation which did not take place as expected. Read Article
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On January 17, 2013, O Globo reported that Itamaraty, the Federal Department of External Relations, remains the last federal agency yet to state the salaries of its employees. The release of public salaries comes as a product of a May 2012 freedom of information law. As of now, Itamaraty (named after the palace in Brasília […]
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On January 17, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that four policemen were arrested Monday for suspected involvement in the murder of an adolescent. The adolescent was determined to be 16 years old, and the crime occurred in the eastern zone of São Paulo on Sunday morning, around 12:30am. The teenager was involved in […]
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On January 16, 2013, Folha de São Paulo reported that electoral courts in Paraná have suspended the political rights of José Borba (PP) until October of 2020. Borba was the mayor of Jandaia do Sul, a city about 400 kilometers from the state capital of Curitiba. Borba was convicted on Tuesday for abuse of power […]
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On January 17, 2013, R7 reported that a group of bosses within the Workers’ Party (PT) is promoting a dinner to be held in Brasília on Thursday night to raise money to cover the fines for those convicted in the Mensalão scandal. Several prominent PT members such as José Genoino, Delúbio Soares and José Dirceu […]
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On January 16, 2013, NE Noticias reported that a woman was arrested in Aracaju, the capital of the Brazilian state of Sergipe, for dealing drugs near a local hospital. The suspected buyers are city councilman Adriano Feitoza and his brother, Damião. The dealer, Luana Ferreira dos Santos, also ran for city council in the nearby […]
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On January 16, 2013, O Diário reported that Pedro Taques (PDT-MT) will run as a challenger for the President of the Federal Senate, the second one reported in the race to compete against favorite Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL). Taques said that if an independent candidate does not arise from the PMDB, he will run to serve […]
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On January 15, 2013, DM.com.br reported that Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL) will have a challenger in the elections for President of the Federal Senate, to be held by secret ballot on February 1. Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (PSOL-AP), with the support of ten independent senators, announced his candidacy yesterday, calling on members to seek reform. The independent […]
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On January 16, 2013, TNOnline reported that the mayor of Jandaia do Sul, Dejair Valério (PTC), and his deputy, Leandro de Souza Silva (PSD), were relieved of their posts by electoral courts. This decision comes after the two were found guilty of a scheme in which they passed laws readjusting the salaries of 296 municipal […]
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Ecuavisa.com reported that the candidate for the vice presidency by Plurinational Unity of the Left, Marcia Caicedo reported to the Electoral Tribunal (TCE) the use of public funds to the presidential campaign of Rafael Correa. According Caicedo, President candidate would have used state planes and helicopters in campaign activities. Read Article
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eluniversal.com reported that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez appointed on Tuesday Elías Jaua as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. Jaua, in turn, thanked the president for “the new token of confidence.” The news was given by Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolás Maduro during the session at the National Assembly where he submitted the Yearly Report for fiscal […]
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guardian.co.uk reported in what looks set to be one of the most one-sided struggles in the history of Amazon forest conservation, an indigenous community of about 400 villagers is preparing to resist the Ecuadorean army and one of the biggest oil companies in South America. The Kichwa tribe on Sani Isla, who were using blowpipes […]
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On January 15, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the National Truth Commission, established last year by President Dilma Rousseff to investigate episodes of human rights violations between 1946 and 1988, received documents from the government of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul regarding a recently slain military colonel, Júlio Miguel […]
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