What's new: in Mexico, too many feminicides?

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The Mexican government announced on Thursday the opening of an investigation against the media which disseminated the images of the body of a young woman murdered by her companion while on Friday February 14 the Mexicans plan to take to the streets to demand justice after this new feminicide. A subject that has been controversial for three days now in Mexico. Ingrid Escamilla, a 25-year-old Mexican girl, was brutally murdered by her boyfriend.

The Mexican media did not hesitate to disseminate the images of his body and the police let the images of the murderer filter through in a police van, his body and head covered in blood. What raised the indignation of many associations, but also of the population and women in particular, details Excelsior . Hence this call to demonstrate this Friday and Saturday to demand justice.

For the Secretary of the Interior of Mexico, the equivalent of the Minister of the Interior in France, " the case of Ingrid Escamilla should serve as an example of what should never be done " explained Thursday Olga Sánchez Cordero . An investigation has been opened, details Milenio, and according to the authorities, those who allegedly released the images of Ingrid's body to the media will be prosecuted. As for the media, the justice system will examine the responsibilities and the legal consequences that this could entail. A very sensitive issue in Mexico where feminicides often make the headlines of the press.

Film-like escape to Honduras

A real film scene, this Friday's title La Prensa . The facts took place in El Progreso. As the hearing of Alexander Mendoza, aka Porky, believed to be the head of the Mara Salvatrucha MS13, an ultra-violent gang, was nearing completion, a group of 20 members of his gang entered the court .

Dressed in law enforcement uniforms and appearing to accompany a protected witness, they entered without opposition before attacking the security cordon. Heavy weapons were actually hidden under the witness's clothing. The toll is heavy: 4 dead police officers, 4 others injured and a gang member also killed. The criminals then managed to flee, despite the security system deployed.

Significant drop in murders in Brazil

According to the calculation of the newspaper G1 , the free version of Globo , which is based on official data from 26 states, in 2019: 41,635 murders were recorded in Brazilian territory. That is to say 10,000 fewer murders than in 2018, which represents a 19% drop in homicides in 2019 alone.

Two states appear to be very good students with a 30% drop: Ceará and Roraima. An optimism to put into perspective all the same according to G1 , since a third of the Brazilian states experienced an increase in assassinations in the last quarter of the year.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Appoints General as Prime Minister

General Walter Souza Braga Netto now replaces Onyx Lorenzoni in the Ministry of Civil House, which is equivalent to the post of Prime Minister. He is the ninth soldier to head a ministry, detailing the Folha de São Paulo .

A decision akin to the militarization of power, the daily believes. This general has so far been in charge of all the security forces in Rio de Janeiro. In the eleven months he spent in the post, violence has decreased, but the death toll from police operations has increased, the daily said.

Wester Union to consider limiting transfers to Cuba

Information that makes the front page of El Nuevo Herald , a Spanish language daily newspaper in Florida, widely read by the Cuban diaspora. In fact Western Union, the money transfer company, would consider only authorizing transfers from the United States.

A measure that could take effect on February 26 and that would have serious consequences for Cubans who are very dependent on money sent by family members, regardless of the country. According to El Nuevo Herald, this decision would be a consequence of the tightening of American sanctions against Cuba decided by the Trump administration.

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