Inter-American Watch Wednesday November 3rd, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Peru Interior Minister resigns after Halloween party that breached Covid rules Peru’s Interior Minister resigned Tuesday following reports that he held a Halloween party at his home in violation of Covid-19 rules. Minister Luis Barranzuela faced a storm of criticism after less than a month…
Inter-American Watch Monday November 1st, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Perú and Bolivia sign ten agreements after binational Cabinet Bolivia and Peru have signed ten agreements as a result of their VI Binational Cabinet, which was held this Saturday at the Casa Grande del Pueblo, in La Paz. Both the Bolivian president, Luis Arce…
Inter-American Watch Friday 29th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Russia ready to supply combat aircraft to Perú Moscow is ready to supply combat aircraft to Peru if the country makes a request, CEO of Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec state corporation) Alexander Mikheyev said in an interview with TASS ahead of…
Inter-American Watch Wednesday 27th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Peru’s Castillo urges Congress to draft bill to nationalize gas sector Peru’s socialist president, Pedro Castillo, urged Congress on Monday to draft a bill for the “nationalization” of Peru’s natural gas sector, undoing previous statements in which he said he would not seek to nationalize…
Inter-American Watch Monday 25th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Peru’s Vice President Dina Boluarte under investigation for alleged money laundering during the presidential campaign The Vice President of Peru and Minister of Development and Social Inclusion, Dina Boluarte, has been included in the investigation for alleged money laundering in the financing of electoral campaigns of 2020…
Inter-American Watch Friday October 22nd, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Pedro Castillo, Peru’s new president, tries to seem less left-wing. Investors are not entirely convinced When he took office as Peru’s president on July 28th, the bicentenary of the country’s independence, Pedro Castillo declared that he would not govern from the presidential palace. Built on…
The so-called “process of negotiation and dialogue” between the Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship and the legitimate government of Venezuela, initiated in Mexico with the signing of the memorandum of understanding of August 13, 2021, has served so far to strengthen Maduro’s regime and giving him a free pass, allowing him to repeat the “electoral dictatorship” method…
These voices from the international community, concerned about the Cuban reality, joined the initiative of legislators from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, who requested this Wednesday that “selective sanctions” be imposed against members of the Armed Forces, Police and anyone who “is complicit in the repression” of peaceful protests or human rights violations in Cuba.
Inter-American Watch Wednesday 19th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Peru’s Congress approves law limiting President Pedro Castillo power Peruvian lawmakers passed a law that limits the power of President Pedro Castillo to dissolve congress, imposing a defeat on the leftist leader just three months into his government. (Bloomberg, subscription: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-20/peru-s-congress-approves-law-that-limits-president-s-power) Prosecutor’s Office of…
When a person is going to exercise his Right to Vote, because he meets the requirements demanded by the Electoral Law (Legal Vote), he generally presents himself physically at the place where he is going to vote; he identifies himself to verify that it is the same person that has the Right to Vote; then…
