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Economic cause in homeless people in Uruguay Economic cause in homeless people in Uruguay Montevideo, (Prensa Latina) Lawmakers from Uruguays Broad Front (Frente Amplio-FA) confirmed on Friday that there are more homeless people living on the street in Montevideo, and in their opinion it is not only due to the pandemic, but it also has an economic cause. Lawmakers Ana Olivera and Cecilia Cairo stated their view to the press after listening to a speech delivered by Minister of Social Developme...

This interview was originally published in Spanish in Jacobin América Latina. One year ago, Gahela Cari became the first trans woman to run for public office in Peru. Despite receiving high approval with 24,562 votes, she did not win a seat in the parliament because her coalition, Juntos por el Perú, did not pass the 5 percent threshold required by the electoral board at the national level. Even so, her candidacy was historic. Now, in 2021, the situation is different. Recent protests awakened...

Author Statue covered in paint and flags during a protest at Santiagio’s Plaza Italia square. Santiago, Chile – December 6, 2019. Roberto Baeza / Shutterstock.com Over the past year and a half, Chile has been making global headlines. Beginning in October, 2019, a wave of historic insurrections swept the country. Kicked off by high school students protesting against a transportation fare hike in Santiago, the cycle of struggle reached a new milestone one year later with an overwhelming vo...

Montevideo, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) Uruguays Broad Front (Frente Amplio, FA) on Wednesday ratified its proposal of providing a basic emergency income to sectors with less responsiveness to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Uruguays election The Americas WhatsApp IN THE weeks preceding Uruguay’s October 26th presidential elections, the capital of Montevideo was blanketed in political advertisements. Billboards for Tabaré Vázquez (pictured), who was president from 2004 to 2009 and belongs to the current ruling party, the Broad Front, read: “Uruguay will not be stopped.” For a while, however, it looked like Mr Vázquez might be. Pollsters predicted he would not collect the 50% of votes needed to avoid a run-...

Meet the Candidates: Chile Several presidential hopefuls have already thrown their hats in the ring for Chile’s November election. Chile’s 2021 election calendar is a busy one. The starting point is April 11, when voters will elect governors, mayors and city councilors, as well as members of the constituent assembly that will draft a new constitution (which will also have to be voted on in 2022). Then in November, Chileans will be asked to choose again – this time their representatives i...

Police murders spark demonstrations, riots in Chile Last Friday Francisco Martínez, a 27-year-old street performer, was shot dead by Carabinero police in broad daylight and in view of dozens of witnesses in Panguipulli, a lakeside town in the Araucanía, the poorest region in Chile. Martínez, who suffered from schizophrenia, had lived in Panguipulli for only three years, but was well known, having lived on the streets and relied on community assistance. A relative attends a wake for Francisco...

Uruguay´s Broad Front Party condemns US labeling Cuba as terrorist Uruguay´s Broad Front Party condemns US labeling Cuba as terrorist Montevideo, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The Broad Front (FA, in Spanish) of Uruguay on Saturday strongly condemned Cuba´s inclusion on the US list as states sponsoring terrorism. The FA declared that this US act only seeks to legitimize the adoption of economic coercion measures rejected by Public International Law, which are imposed on nations refusing to give in t...

The Uruguayan ex president with Alberto Fernandez Campaigning in 2015 for Kirchnerite candidate Daniel Scioli Dictator Maduro when he first received the San Martin Liberator Order collar Uruguayan former president, Jose Pepe Mujica has been bestowed by the Argentine government, the countrys highest honor, the Collar of the San Martin Liberator Order. The honor is extended to foreign officials, civilian or m...

Senator Topolansky lashes out at poor economic relief for workers Senator Topolansky lashes out at poor economic relief for workers Montevideo, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) Former Uruguayan Vice President and Senator Lucia Topolansky on Wednesday criticized Governments poor economic relief for the working sector amid the Covid-19 pandemic. We are living such a hard period, since the numbers of positive cases skyrocketed and the health-economy dilemma is a very delicate balance that is difficult to ...