In the spotlight: May Day in Latin America
A workers' march is organized in the streets of Caracas in Venezuela, on the occasion of Labor Day, May 1, 2022. AP - Ariana Cubillos
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Many Latin Americans demonstrated on May Day.
In Venezuela, for example, staff in the hospital sector have taken to the streets to demand “
just and dignified salaries
”, as the newspaper
El Nacional
writes .
In the city center of the capital Caracas, the Chavistas also met, but it was to celebrate the work of the government and to castigate, once again, the oppression of the "
North American empire
" .
.
According to President Nicolas Maduro, US sanctions are indeed weighing on the daily lives of Venezuelans.
He also announced the payment of a bonus for retirees of up to 10,000 bolivars, the equivalent of approximately 2,200 dollars.
It's on the front page of the newspaper
2001
.
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Violent protests in Chile
In Chile, three people were injured by bullets during violent clashes in the capital, on the sidelines of a demonstration organized by a trade union group.
Shopkeepers reportedly opened fire after violent clashes with protesters, hitting three people, including a journalist.
According to the newspaper
La Tercera
, his vital prognosis is engaged, after being shot in the head.
Authorities have opened an investigation.
Leftist President Gabriel Boric strongly condemned the violence.
"
We cannot allow criminal gangs to take over the streets of our country
," he said, comments echoed by Tercera.
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Jair Bolsonaro criticized for participating in a demonstration by his supporters
In Brazil, former trade unionist Lula and President Jair Bolsonaro, the two potential rivals for the presidential race next October, have each called demonstrations.
According to the newspaper
O Estado
, the far-right president, through his presence at a rally in Brasilia, gave legitimacy to the one whose main target was the Supreme Court
.
“
Jair Bolsonaro maintains the conflict with the judiciary
”, headlines the daily.
According to
O Estado
, the Supreme Court's smear campaign is aimed at the general denigration of the judiciary, and in particular of the Superior Electoral Tribunal which will validate the results of the presidential election next October, results which Bolsonaro may not recognize, according to
O Estado
.
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In Peru, new difficulties in sight for President Pedro Castillo.
According to a television investigation, Castillo plagiarized a very large part of his graduation thesis.
The suspicion also weighs on his wife Lilia Paredes who co-authored the work with a view to obtaining a Master's degree in educational psychology.
It is to be read in the newspaper
El Comercio
.
For the moment, the presidential couple has not yet reacted.
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Kidnapping of a Dominican diplomat in Haiti
This is the agricultural adviser to the Dominican delegation in Port-au-Prince.
Carlos Guillen Tatis was kidnapped Friday in Croix-des-Bouquets, in the suburbs of the Haitian capital by the 400 Mawozo gang which controls the district.
It was the gang that last October kidnapped 17 American missionaries and their families.
The Dominican authorities demanded from the Haitian government "
an immediate investigation for the safe release of Carlos Guillen
", writes the newspaper
Listin Diario
.
According to information from the daily
El Caribe
, the gang demanded a ransom of 500,000 dollars for the release of the diplomat.
The newspaper highlights the worrying increase in kidnappings in Haiti and the powerlessness of the authorities to fight against this scourge.
According to
El Caribe
, Haiti last year broke the sad record of the country with the highest kidnapping rate in the world compared to the number of its inhabitants.
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