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Former Peruvian de-facto President Francisco Morales died Thursday at the age of 100, his family told reporters in Lima. The retired general had been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Italian Court for human rights violations.

Despite belonging to the same political party (Movement Towards Socialism - MAS), the current government of Bolivia and former President Evo Morales have dissenting views regarding the Ukraine crisis.

Criminals around the world are using Covid-19 to try to get out of jail. In Uruguay, a group of senators is going further: they are proposing a law that would allow all convicts over 65 years of age to be placed under house arrest, directly benefitting at least 26 former military personnel and civilians convicted of crimes against humanity.

Retired Uruguayan Colonel Gilberto Vázquez has died Friday while serving a prison sentence for his crimes against humanity during the military regime (1973-1985).

By  Carlos Aznárez  Source: Resumen Latinoamericano, Aug. 19, translated by Resumen English and edited by Workers World. The government of Pedro Castillo has suffered its first defeat, by yielding to the pressures of the right-wing coup and the most reactionary sectors of the Armed Forces. The imposition of the resignation…