Pedro Castillo asks for his freedom and says he is in prison for “revenge”

At the hearing, the defense of the former president, Wilfredo Robles, stated that the arguments of the Prosecutor’s Office are “disproportionate” and that they lack specificity and defended that he leave prison and continue the investigations against him with a measure of appearance with restrictions. . The Peruvian ex-president Pedro Castillo He said this Wednesday … Read more

Venezuelan opposition takes a step to eliminate the “interim government” of Juan Guaidó | International

Before the vote, Guaidó assured that the interim is “a tool” that opponents have defended “at the risk” of their own lives and freedom, and that it continues to be “the political strategy” to achieve free elections and non-recognition Nicolás Maduro as president. A total of 72 former deputies of the 112 who supported the … Read more

The death toll in Peru rises to 22 amid protests over the political crisis | International

According to the reports, in the last few hours civilians died “as a result of the clashes that occurred (…)”, events that have also left 52 injured, of whom 43 are protesters and nine are police officers. At least two more protesters died in clashes with the Police in the Peruvian department of Junín (center), … Read more

Prices in Argentina skyrocket and rise by 92.4% year-on-year in November | Economy

The most recent private forecasts that the Central Bank collects monthly indicate that Argentina will close the year with inflation of 99% accumulated, 2023 with 99.7% and they expect that it will only fall to 76% in 2024. Consumer prices in Argentina experienced a year-on-year rise of 92.4% last November, standing 4.4 percentage points above … Read more

Cepal says that Chile will be the country with the worst growth in 2023 and that Venezuela will experience the opposite | Economy

The report also highlights that the process of recovery of the labor markets “has not made it possible to eliminate the traditional gaps between men and women” and that during 2022 “both an increase in informality and a fall in real wages have been observed”. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) … Read more

Boluarte desperately calls for calm in Peru: I don’t know why my brothers rise up against me | International

The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, announced that she will meet with the Constitution Commission of Congress to seek to “shorten the deadlines” for the holding of general elections in her country, which a few days ago proposed that they be brought forward to April 2024. The President of Peru, In Boluarte, considered this Tuesday … Read more

Pedro Castillo refused to pass the toxicological tests ordered by the Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office | International

The examinations ordered by the Prosecutor’s Office respond to the versions of those close to Castillo who have affirmed that the former president was not in good health at the time of ordering the closure of Congress. the destitute Peruvian President Pedro Castillo He has refused to submit to the medical examinations requested by the … Read more

A deceased leaves violent protests in southern Peru: they took police hostage | International

The Peruvian Corporation of Airports and Commercial Aviation (Corpac) requested the reinforcement of the National Police in the place to put the lives of the people who are “hostages” to safety. The Governor of the Peruvian region of Apurímac, Baltazar Lantarón, confirmed this Sunday that a person died in the protest demonstrations that take place … Read more