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      Death Toll From Peru Protests Tops 20 as 'Coup' Government Extends Castillo's Jail Term

      "The democratic space is closing; we are on the way to authoritarianism," warned a leading human rights advocate in the South American nation.

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 16, 2022

      Peruvian human rights defenders said Friday that the death toll has risen to 21 in nationwide protests sparked by the ouster and jailing of leftist President Pedro Castillo, whose pretrial imprisonment term was extended to 18 months by the Andean country's high court.

      "It's becoming clear that early elections will not be enough to quiet the protests."

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      Latin American Leaders Call Peru's President Castillo a 'Victim of Anti-Democratic Harassment'

      "Our governments call on all the actors involved... to prioritize the will of the citizens that was pronounced at the polls," the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, and Mexico said in a joint statement.

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 14, 2022

      Four Latin American presidents condemned the ouster and imprisonment of leftist Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday, a move that preceded a national emergency declaration by the country's new government amid a deadly crackdown against what critics are calling a U.S.-backed "legislative coup."

      "The oligarchic rulers of Peru could never accept that a rural schoolteacher and peasant leader could be brought into office by millions of poor, Black, and Indigenous people."

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      No Concession From Brazil's Bolsonaro--But Staff Say Transition to Proceed

      The far-right Brazilian president spoke publicly for the first time since his Sunday electoral loss to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, praising truck drivers and other protesters who caused traffic chaos by blocking major highways.

      Brett Wilkins
      Nov 01, 2022

      The chief of staff to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday said he has received authorization from the defeated far-right leader to start the transition process leading up to the January 1 inauguration of President-Elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and that the current administration would "comply with the law" and the constitution.

      "Brazil's democracy appears to be working."

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