Headlines: President of El Salvador responds to international condemnations
The new National Assembly of El Salvador acquired by President Bukele dismissed ten judges of the Supreme Court as well as of the Attorney General.
The latter were replaced by supporters of the president, which the United States and the European Union condemned.
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"
Voices from all over the world have expressed their concern
", summarizes the columnist
of
El Mundo
, after the dismissal on Saturday by the new National Assembly acquired to the president of ten judges of the Supreme Court as well as the Attorney General. The latter were replaced by supporters of Nayib Bukele. Following American and European condemnations, the Salvadoran president summoned the diplomatic corps on Monday, May 3.
La Prensa Grafica
explains that Nayib Bukele accused these diplomats of "
misinforming their countries
" and asked them "
which side
" they were on, before detailing his "
version of the facts
". According to the president, he “
there is nothing to condemn
”, because those dismissed“
had adopted arbitrary decisions
”or were“
close to the opposition
”.
The
daily specifies
that this passage of soap, which was supposed to remain private, was broadcast in full the next day on the national television channel to the great regret of the Chilean ambassador or the representative of the European Union. "
Thank you President Bukele
, wrote the latter on
,
for putting a private meeting on the national channel
." For
El Mundo
, the image of El Salvador has been tarnished. “
The government and the ruling party seem determined not to listen to [these diplomats], and the president has made it clear that he will not reverse his decision or the decisions he is about to take in the next few years. days
".
The National Assembly sits again this Wednesday, May 5 and could proceed to new dismissals.
Break with the United States?
The Prensa Grafica
also notes the tightening of US screws.
The American ambassador is the only one who did not respond to Nayib Bukele's summons.
At Washington's annual conference of the Americas on Tuesday, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called for a response to the situation in El Salvador.
El Mundo
notes that the concerns are bipartisan, and worries about "
calls to end bilateral cooperation
".
"
This is our main commercial partner,
notes the editorialist
," and (...) the main source of
remesas (transfers of funds from Salvadorans to their country of origin, note),
which are vital for our survival
".
Colombia: how to “close Pandora's box”?
In Colombia, while new protests are expected on Wednesday, the UN, the European Union and the United States have called for calm and denounced the repression of the movement.
There are already twenty dead and hundreds of injured.
Most of the press calls for calm this Wednesday, like
El Espectador
.
"
What was a peaceful demonstration (...) has reached an unacceptable level of violence and vandalism (...), which we condemn
".
The same desire for appeasement in
El Tiempo
, for which all parties must reject violence.
For
El Pais
, Cali newspaper, "
it is time to defend the institutions
" in the face of "
what has ceased to be a social movement
".
To "
close Pandora's box
",
El Espectador
does not believe in repression or militarization, but in an "
open dialogue
", which would include "
all political and social forces without exception, including, of course, those who protest
”.
“
The street has spoken and its voice must be at the center of this table
”, otherwise it would be “
leaving the door open to anarchy
”.
For
El Tiempo
, protesters and the opposition "
must recognize the positive signs of openness
" that President Duque has sent.
Nicaragua: an election control body under orders?
In Nicaragua, a few months before the general elections, a controversial Supreme Electoral Council was approved by parliament on Tuesday, dominated by supporters of President Daniel Ortega.
For
Confidencial
, it's simple: Parliament opens the doors to a new electoral fraud, by approving magistrates only from the ranks of the Ortega camp and its allies, as well as electoral reforms "
which maintain the advantage of the Sandinista Front to the elections
”.
No candidate proposed by the opposition platform was taken into account.
Brazil: famous comedian Paulo Gustavo has died
Paulo Gustavo succumbed to Covid19 at just 42 years old, writes
O Globo
. He was one of the most popular comedians in Brazil, known in particular for his “
unforgettable characters in theater, television and cinema
”, notably Dona Herminia. This angry, touching mother, whom he played himself, is the central character in the blockbuster
My Mother Is A Case
.
The most recent episode of the trilogy, released in 2019, is even the biggest success for a comedy in Brazil.
Paulo Gustavo "
had been hospitalized since March 13,
" explains
O Globo
.
"
Sunday, a few hours after waking up and interacting with her husband, the actor suffered an embolism, from which he could not recover
."
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