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Latin American political update today:
Paraguayan vice president withdraws resignation, awaits details of US corruption allegations
Asuncion – Paraguayan deputy Hugo Velázquez The president said he was waiting for the U.S. to provide details on the "serious corruption" allegations against him that overturned a decision announced last Friday.
Velasquez, who was also a presidential candidate, was cited by the US State Department on 12 August. He is the president and his economic interests."
Velázquez denied the accusations.
Colombian guerrilla groups release six soldiers ahead of planned peace talks
Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) It was widely covered in local media ahead of planned peace talks with the new government, which the statement said released six prisoners as a "gesture."
A left-wing guerrilla group that had reportedly held prisoners for several days welcomed President Gustavo Petro's efforts to resume dialogue interrupted by former President Ivan Duque in 2019. .
Argentina's
Buenos Aires – Argentina's new economy minister, Sergio Massa, will travel to the United States next month to meet with financial leaders at the International Monetary Fund to address serious issues. increase. Economic stagnation fueled by super-high inflation.
Massa, who took office two weeks ago as Secretary of the Economy, will also meet with officials from the US Treasury Department, the White House and commercial banks.
President Bolsonaro of Brazil chases his YouTuber who called him a "coward"
Jair of Brazil His President Bolsonaro films him outside the presidential palace tracked down a critic who was mocking him and tried to steal his cell phone. Video published by Brazilian news portal G1.
The video shows Bolsonaro getting out of the car and chasing YouTuber Wilker Rare, who called him a "bastard" and a "coward" before bodyguards intervened. ing.
Bolsonaro, who lags behind polls ahead of October's elections, has been accused of making COVID-related threats, including falsely suggesting that vaccinated people are at risk of contracting AIDS. I was previously charged by the police.
Years of political crisis in Peru have finally hit the economy. I have seen the president. But during the same period, Peru holds the unlikely title of the fastest-growing major economy in Latin America.
An analysis of World Bank data and International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts shows that a period of outstanding growth is coming to an end this year, with Colombia topping the list.
Peru withdraws decision to recognize Western Sahara
Peru has withdrawn its decision to recognize Western Sahara's independence, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
The Andean country first recognized a disputed North African territory called the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic last September. (Edited by Steven Grattan, Isabel Woodford and Sarah Morland; edited by Tomasz Janowski and Grant McCool)