2020 has been quite a challenging and tumultuous year across the globe. Especially, weve seen some devastating effects. Coronavirus across the world and in our region in latin america and in venezuela. In venezuela, as well, we have an internationally recognized interim government that marked its first year, we have a growing humanitarian crisis that entered a new phase and the pandemic with a crippling Health Care System that has already been unable to provide even the most basic medicine to venezuelan people and at the same time an economy thats in hyper inflationary collapse and social unrest across the country. And we also have, as we look to the end of this year, an election in venezuela, in december, that theyre all set to be a sham parliamentary election among increasing opposition. A top priority for International Allies of venezuelan Democratic Forces should be deterring the global web list of activities and external and nonstate partners that help to sustain maduro and his ba
As morore protesesters have been lled with clashehes with security forces. Ringng of fire bushfires will get even worse in australia as people rushed to get out of their homomes. Brazils former president has walked out of prison after 19 he was surrounded and cheered by his supporters. Earlier, a judge ordered his release after brazils top court ruled to end mandatory jail time for convicted criminals have lost their first appeal. He was sentenced to more than 12 years in jail last year ahead of president ial elections. More on this story through the hour. In chile, police or firing tear gas and Water Cannons at protesters who are throwing rocks in response. This was the scene in the capitol one hour ago. Demonstrations began over a hike in fares, but spiral into widespread anger across Government Economic policies. More than 20 people have been killed, nearly 2000 others injured in violence over the past few weeks. Our latin america editor is live in the capitol. Give us the sense of
A Court Verdict on the ownership of a religious site claimed by both hindus and muslims. And 2 people are killed as bush is devastated straightest eastern coast. We begin in chile where group of protesters are openly defying president Sebastian Pinera threat of tougher security measures against violent protesters mosques demonstrators have set fire to a university in the capital santiago and some a looting and destroying properties past few hours police fired tear gas and water cannon and protesters it flew rocks demonstrations 1st began of a hike in metro fast but have now spiraled into widespread anger against Government Economic policies. And 20 people have been killed and nearly 2000. 00 injured in violence in the past few weeks and not all. Demonstrations to be. Explained. As chile enters day 23 of this social upheaval we are still seeing the 2 faces of these demonstrations on the one hand tens of thousands of people again marching peacefully. The main convergence point in midtown
Good afternoon. My name is Adrienne Arsht founder of the Adrienne Arsht Latin American Center and executive vice chair of the Atlantic Council. Thank you for joining us, particularly those here in person, including mexican ambassador to the u. S. , estevan montezuma and u. S. Ambassador to mexico, ken salazar. Thank you as well to all of those tuning in on cspan and telemundo. And ntn124 for covering the event. We are pleased to be hosting a conversation with mexicos newly confirmed secretary of Foreign Affairs, alicia. Secretary, thank you for choosing the Atlantic Council for making your public remarks in washington. We are delighted to have you here. The secretary is in washington dc as part of the First Official trip to the United States. Having previously served as executive secretary of the Economic Commission for latin america and the caribbean and more recently, ambassador of mexico and chile. Secretary Alicia Barcena brings years of experience she is very young, and knowledge
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