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Jan 21 2025 
Mexicans are out in the streets
I commented yesterday in the Hearty Salon that Mexicans will mobilize very fast. They are out in front of the US embassy in Mexico City. My expectation is that they will engage in a people-driven trade boycott, as we saw when Trump threatened them in his first administration. China is a willing buyer, and I… Continue reading
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Jan 18 2025 
Mexico Rejects Trump’s Proposal of Creating Tariff Revenue Agency
Claudia Scheinbaum is as cool as a cucumber and not scared of anything. She is giving Trump uphill and will not back down.
President Scheinbaum said that her country is prepared for potential policy changes, including mass deportations.
On Wednesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her disagreement with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to create an external… Continue reading -
Jan 09 2025 
Pepé Mujica says goodbye to his comrades
This is one of the good men, a Latin American giant who did not receive enough praise, and now he is dying. He went around during his presidency in an old clapped-out Volkswagen beetle from his farm, and everyone pulled over, making space for President Pepé. He never chased the riches that could have come… Continue reading
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Nov 30 2024 
Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum: Takes Trump to School
Picking up on Latin America and we will take it from the top, Mexico first. Much is happening in the complete region, and the full spectrum dominance attempts are in full swing.
Trump has recently threatened to apply 25% sanctions on products from Mexico (actually tariffs on the whole world but we’re looking at… Continue reading
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Nov 18 2024 
The Chancay Port (Peru) – trade gateway.
South America’s New Trade Gateway
By Juan Martinez
Imagine a future where goods from Brazil’s lush farmlands reach China in record time, bypassing the Panama Canal. This isn’t a far-fetched dream but a potential reality as Peru embarks on an ambitious infrastructure overhaul.
The country is gearing up to build two major railway lines, a move that could… Continue reading
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Nov 15 2024 
How Will Trump Victory Change US-Brazil Relations?
As Bolsonaro supporters commemorate Trump’s victory, this article looks at the possible ramifications
By Brian Mier and first posted at his Substack
Throughout Brazilian history, the U.S. government and expanded state actors have frequently interfered to control, destabilize and overthrow Brazil’s leadership. Today, actors like Elon Musk, The New York Times, and Tucker Carlson are spreading false… Continue reading
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Nov 02 2024 
Lula: The dirty trick that we missed
Years ago, when Lula won the Brazilian election, we all hoped that we had a partner in the philosophy of BRICS.
We knew Bolsonaro and we understood that he was glued to the west. We thought we knew Lula, and as early warning signs appeared, we kept hoping and held on to hope. So many times… Continue reading
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Sep 17 2024 
Venezuelan Democracy Triumphs Despite External Pressure
Writing for the Valdai Club, Carlos Ron, Venezuela’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America and President of the Simon Bolivar Institute for Peace and Solidarity Among Peoples, offers this concise and accurate history of Venezuela, resulting in the major attempts at destabilizing the country during the last election. What I saw during the… Continue reading
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Sep 10 2024 
Brazil
Bolsonaro is mobilizing big crowds again, or is he? As Elon Musk and other foreign interests support him, we look into why Brazil is so important to them.
Bolsonaro is mobilizing big crowds again. As Elon Musk and other foreign interests support him, we look into why Brazil is so important to them. pic.twitter.com/SKbeiGbC2C
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Sep 03 2024 
How Elon Musk started – and lost – a fight with Brazil’s Judiciary
By Brian Mier on his substack: https://bmier.substack.com/p/inside-brazils-x-ban
Millions of Brazilians woke up on August 31 in a country without X, after the Supreme Court ordered the national telecommunications agency to block the social media platform. This move culminated over a year of X’s refusal to follow Brazil’s telecommunications laws, particularly those requiring deplatforming of suspects in… Continue reading
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Sep 02 2024 
AMLO on democracy at his farewell address
Mexico President AMLO leaves office with >70% approval. At his farewell address:"People want an authentic democracy, not a simulation, not an oligarchy with a facade of democracy… The oligarchs want power without the People. To hell with that!"pic.twitter.com/7lFybcZmCj— COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) September 2, 2024
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Aug 24 2024 
The relationship between Lula and Chavismo has always been one of alliance and divergence
Recommended from Brian Mier. “I highly recommend this interview with Brazilian communist analyst Breno Altman for nuance and context that has been missing on Brazil & Venezuela on Anglo Twitter: “The relationship between Lula and Chavismo has always been one of alliance and divergence.”
From Breno Altman: The Brazilian journalist spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the… Continue reading
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Aug 21 2024 
Venezuela shows how it is done
Venezuela postponed their commitment to show original election results by polling station as a result of continual cyber attacks on their systems. Nicolás Maduro directly accused Elon Musk. This is not as farfetched as it sounds, as Musk has been interfering in Brazil as well. Brian Mier says: “Public prosecutors aren’t the… Continue reading
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Aug 07 2024 
Venezuela: CNE Turns Over Electoral Data to Supreme Court, US Walks Back González Recognition
And now González, who was president last week according to the US State Department, is not president this week. A major strategy fails.
From Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) President Elvis Amoroso delivered the electoral evidence requested by the country’s Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), including detailed voting records and totals.
The TSJ demand of the electoral… Continue reading
