Category: Bolivia

Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo pulls ahead in election as further hurdles await

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo pulls ahead in election as further hurdles await

Those familiar with leftism in Latin America will remain wary even if Castillo is declared the official winner. The coup against Bolivia’s MAS is fresh in American’s memory, and former leftist Brazilian president Lula has only just been released from prison following the reversal of false charges. It’s been proven true that all over the world when countries try to exercise autonomy and shake the chains of capital they are often met with both overt and covert retaliation from the national establishment as well as the US empire. If, as is looking increasingly likely, Castillo does come out with the ballot box victory, more challenges will inevitably lie ahead.

As the final votes are being counted, Fujimori has already begun to make vague claims of “signs of fraud“.

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Castillo Leading Fujimori in Peru Vote with 97.2% of Ballots Counted

Too bad AOC didn’t care just as much for the Bolivian people before the coup d’etat!

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

AOC slammed Kamala Harris for telling Guatemalan migrants ‘do not come,’ saying the US helped destabilize the country in the first place

“First, seeking asylum at any US border is a 100% legal method of arrival,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

“Second, the US spent decades contributing to regime change and destabilization in Latin America. We can’t help set someone’s house on fire and then blame them for fleeing,” she continued.

Too bad she didn’t care just as much for the Bolivian people before the coup d’etat!

Sources, below.

Ocasio-Cortez to Constituents on Bolivian Coup: Drop Dead

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Meets With Bolivian Coup Organizers

Or how about Venezuelans?!

Birds of a Fascist Feather: Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia’s Crackdown on Protesters

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

BOGATA — For exactly one month now, a nationwide strike has crippled Colombia and has been met with deadly repression by the far-right government of Ivan Duque. As trade unions have shut down major cities, halting mass transit and bringing economic gridlock to the country, government forces have responded with violence. According to government figures, at least 44 people have been killed in protests that began on April 28. A further 500 people have been “disappeared,” more than 100 shot with live fire, and at least 28 have been wounded in the eye by police, the notorious ESMAD riot squad, or by paramilitary organizations linked to the state.

Birds of a Fascist Feather: Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia’s Crackdown on Protesters