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Huaman is one of Peru's "forgotten" people, marginalized, rural groups Castillo tried to represent - often falling short - whose anger has been fired up by his arrest, threatening to derail a fragile new government and a reviled Congress. Many of the protesters - some Castillo supporters and others simply angry - said they felt ignored by political leaders. The military says protesters, most in Peru's Andean south, have used homemade weapons and explosives. A political rookie, he had won support with pledges to reform the constitution, redistribute huge copper riches and empower marginalized indigenous groups. Outside the Lima jail, Katherine Asto had come to support Castillo wearing a white hat with a slogan making her feelings clear: "Shut down Congress, it's a nest of rats".

☆ Peru declares state of emergency, seeks 18-months jail for Castillo
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/7] Peruvian President Pedro Castillo addresses the audience during the opening of the VII Ministerial Summit on Government and Digital Transformation of the Americas, in Lima, Peru on November 10, 2022. The protests were sparked by the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo on Dec. 7 in an impeachment vote. Prosecutors on Wednesday said they were seeking 18 months of pretrial detention for Castillo, who has been charged with rebellion and conspiracy. He called on supporters to come to the jail, saying he should be released after the initial seven-day period of pretrial detention expires later on Wednesday. However, sources from the prosecutor's office and analysts said Castillo cannot be released while the Supreme Court resolves the prosecutors' request.

☆ On Easter Island, burned Moai statues are a symbol of growing tensions
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Alexander Villegas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] Image of a Moai damaged in a forest fire inside the Rano Raraku volcano in Rapa Nui park, Easter Island, Chile November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Pablo SanhuezaHANGA ROA, Easter Island, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Charred Moai stone statues on Easter Island, singed in a wildfire earlier this year, are signs of a growing tension between landowners and conservationists in this tiny, remote island in the middle of the Pacific. Chilean government data show wildfires on Easter Island have exploded in recent years, with the last two years seeing the most on record going back to the 1990s. CLAN SYSTEMThousands of miles of ocean separate Rapa Nui from its closest continental neighbor and the island has fascinated visitors and archaeologists for centuries with its giant stone Moai. But some islanders instead want a return to the clan system which existed before the 1888 treaty between one of the last kings of Rapa Nui and Chile.

☆ Venezuela opposition demand date to resume dialogue with Maduro in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

CARACAS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition asked President Nicolas Maduro's government to set a date to resume political talks in Mexico that could alleviate the county's long-running political and economic crises. Government and opposition delegates met in Mexico City on Nov. 26 after more than a year of hiatus, and signed a "social agreement", but did not announce a date to meet again. The opposition later said they would meet with the ruling party in December. The head of the opposition delegation, Gerardo Blyde, said this week that talks would enter a challenging phase including political issues and human rights. "We demand that Nicolas Maduro not continue delaying the commitment assumed in Mexico and proceed immediately to set the date, within the month of December, to continue the negotiation with the political and freedom agenda as agreed," the opposition said.

☆ El Salvador deploys 10,000 troops to gang-run capital suburb
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Troops walk in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose CabezasSAN SALVADOR, Dec 3 (Reuters) - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced Saturday the deployment of 10,000 security forces to a suburb of San Salvador known to be a stronghold for gangs. Images released by the government showed troops carrying heavy weapons, helmets and bulletproof vests, traveling in war vehicles. The municipality has a population of about 300,000 and was previously considered impregnable for law enforcement. Reporting by Gerardo Arbaiza; Edited by Noé Torres and Alexander Villegas and Franklin PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ House Democrats reviewing Trump's tax returns split into publish-everything and there-are-rules camps with GOP takeover looming
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After finally scoring Trump's tax records, House Democrats have to figure out what to do with them. "I want them all released," Ways and Means Committee member Bill Pascrell told MSNBC ahead of Neal's group-wide meeting. José Luis Villegas/AP"Democrats' relentless pursuit of President Trump's tax returns is nothing more than a partisan attack against a political opponent that serves no legitimate or legislative purpose," Buchanan wrote in an email to Insider. Ways and Means Committee member Dan Kildee said he was backing Neal's call in this case. And while he acknowledged they were racing against the clock, Kildee said Ways and Means Democrats would rise to the challenge.

Summary poll dataBUENOS AIRES/MEXICO CITY, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Brazil stocks will rally by double-digits through end-2023, despite uncertainty about new government policies as President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seeks to balance social priorities and budget constraints, a Reuters poll predicted. The benchmark Bovespa stock index (.BVSP) is set to rally 13% by end-2023 to 123,250 points from 108,976 points on Friday, according to the median estimate of 11 strategists polled Nov. 14-23. The Ibovespa (index) is still at a discount, awaiting government news," said Fernando Bresciani, research analyst at Andbank. Members of his transition group have voiced contrasting opinions on 2023 budget talks and the leadership race for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Private economists in a central bank weekly poll projected an expansion rate of just 0.7%.

☆ Enel Chile says agreement with Shell to bring $500 mln positive impact
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SANTIAGO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Enel Generacion Chile (ENELGXCH.SN) said on Friday that it reached an agreement with Shell (SHEL.L) to carry out contractual modifications that would have a pre-tax financial positive impact of about $500 million. In a note to local markets regulator, Enel Generacion Chile said the changes are still pending some corporate authorizations that are expected in December. The note said that "among others", one of the changes is the partial disposal of projected excess liquefied natural gas. "It is estimated that the operation will have a positive impact on the pre-tax result of Enel Generacion Chile of approximately USD 500 million," the note added. On Tuesday, Enel , the Chilean subsidiary's parent company in Italy, announced plans to sell $21.5 billion in assets and pull out of certain markets.

☆ Coca chewing gets chic makeover with bubblegum flavor and TikTok fans
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Monica Machicao | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A demonstrator uses coca leaves during clashes with police over a new coca market, in La Paz, Bolivia August 8, 2022. REUTERS/Claudia Morales/File PhotoSANTIAGO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - With flavors ranging from bubble gum to passion fruit and TikTok stars promoting it, chewing coca has become the latest chic trend in Bolivia. Andean villagers have chewed coca leaves - the base ingredient of cocaine - for centuries to help ward off the effects of high altitude and hunger. Consumption of the leaves is legal in Bolivia and coca is considered by many in the region as a sacred plant. To the traditional "bolo" of coca leaves and baking soda enterprising locals are adding sweeteners and flavoring.

☆ Chile's Boric slams 'terrorist' violence in rural south in rhetorical shift
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Natalia A. Ramos Miranda | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SANTIAGO, Nov 10(Reuters) - Chile's President Gabriel Boric condemned "terrorist" violence during a visit to the country's restive southern region on Thursday, a rhetorical shift for the leader who had pledged to focus on dialogue with indigenous local Mapuche groups and eschew former President Sebastian Pinera's militarization of the region. Boric later reinstated a state of emergency, keeping a strong military presence in the region. During the speech, Boric announced that the government would create two support centers for victims of violence in the region. "We haven't been capable as a state to solve the lag in terms of poverty," Boric said. Report by Natalia Ramos; Writing by Alexander Villegas; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ At Chile wine gala, climate change and water use in focus
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SANTIAGO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Chile's vintners are increasingly thinking about how to adapt to shifts in climate and drier weather that has seen the Andean country gripped by drought for over a decade. "It's something that worries all of us vineyards," said Magdalena Villasante from Vina Undurraga, which won the event's top award for its Syrah Carignan Grenache blend. Chile is the world's fourth-largest wine exporter, but dry weather has pushed vineyards to shift. Land for wine growing dropped some 4% in the five years until 2020, with the central Santiago Metropolitan Region, the country's third-largest wine producing region, seeing a decline of nearly 14%, official data show. "We'll probably see more wines from Aysen and Magallanes (in Chile's deep south) in the future what with climate change," Rojas told Reuters.

SANTIAGO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The largest pilots union of Latam Airlines (LTM.SN) in Chile voted to strike on Wednesday, a day before the company said it was planning on concluding its exit from bankruptcy. The Union of Latam Pilots (SPL) said it represents 313 of Latam Airlines's approximately 500 pilots and that 99% of its members voted to approve the strike. The statement said that the company's proposal to link pre-pandemic salary to flight hours is unfeasible and could be reached, at best, three months out of the year. While pilots voted to strike, Chilean law establishes up to four days in which either party can request mediation from the country's labor department. Reporting by Alexander Villegas and Natalia Ramos; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Scattered clashes in Chile mark third anniversary of riots
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SANTIAGO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Scattered clashes around Chile between protesters and police on Tuesday marked the third anniversary of widespread protests against inequality in 2019 that left more than 30 people dead. In the capital of Santiago, hooded protesters lit fires and threw rocks at police, including in the area surrounding Plaza Baquedano, the epicenter of the 2019 riots, while police responded with gas and water cannons. "The social unrest expressed - and brought - a lot of pain and has left huge consequences," Boric said. Several human groups organizations have questioned the police response during the protests, which left hundreds of protesters blinded by rubber bullets and tens of thousands of people detained. The protests that erupted in 2019 died down with an agreement to draft a new constitution and the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.

☆ LATAM Airlines prepares to exit bankruptcy in November
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SANTIAGO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN) detailed a financing plan on Wednesday that the company hopes will finalize its exit from bankruptcy in the first week of November. The company filed for Chapter 11 in 2020 after airline travel plummeted during the pandemic and won court approval that June. In a note sent to the market regulator late Tuesday night, LATAM detailed the structure of its exit financing that includes a $500 million revolving credit facility and a five-year term loan facility of $1.1 billion. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIt also includes $450 million in senior secured notes due in 2027 and $700 million in senior secured notes due in 2029 as well as $750 million five-year bridge-to-notes and another $750 million in seven-year bridge-to-notes. The company intends to underwrite the bridging credit lines, the revolving credit line and the term financing on Wednesday.

☆ Chilean lawmakers approve Trans-Pacific Partnership
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Chile's Sub Secretary of International Economics Relations Jose Miguel Ahumada shakes hands with Senator Ivan Moreira after the final discussion to vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership at the National Congress in Valparaiso, Chile October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Rodrigo GarridoSANTIAGO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Chile's congress voted to approve the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade deal on Tuesday after four years of legislative debate. Twenty-seven senators voted for the world's largest copper producer to join the 11-country trade deal while 10 voted against and one senator abstained. The government had said the CPTPP was not part of its program and it would not promote or hinder its passage. The trade deal had become a source of political debate, and protesters against the CPTPP gathered outside the Senate building on Tuesday to oppose the deal.

☆ Chile to issue $12 bln in debt in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Rodrigo Campos | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Chile's Finance Minister Mario Marcel speaks to the media at the congress in Valparaiso, Chile March 23, 2022. REUTERS/Rodrigo GarridoNEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Chile estimates it will issue $12 billion in total debt next year and the largest budget increases will be in social protection and science and technology, Finance Minister Mario Marcel told Reuters on Thursday. The minister is confident Chile will soon make a dent on inflation, running at double digits. Marcel said clear signals for another moderate constitutional proposal, progress on tax reforms and hopeful pension reforms will help reduce uncertainty. "It should take at least six years to face-in all this increase so as not to have an impact on employment."

☆ Un vis devenit realitate. Luptătorul Victor Ciobanu s-a calificat la Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Visul lui Victor Ciobanu a devenit realitate. Luptătorul moldovean s-a calificat la Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo. Victor a obținut cota grație evoluției superbe de la turneul mondial de calificare care se desfășoară la Sofia, Bulgaria. În finală, care se va disputa diseară, Victor Ciobanu va lupta cu Armen Melikyan din Armenia. Între timp, la lupte feminine, Iulia Leorda a cucerit medalia de bronz în concursul categoriei de greutate de 53 de kilograme.

Persons: Victor Ciobanu, Victor, Iulia, Moldoveanca Locations: Tokyo, Sofia, Bulgaria, Maroc, Estonia, Tadjikistan, Georgia, Armenia, Iulia Leorda, Venezuela

☆ Iulia Leorda a cucerit bronzul la turneul de calificare de la Sofia
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-08 | by ( Marina Gorbatovschi | ) www.zdg.md time to read: 1 min

Luptătoarea Iulia Leorda a cucerit medalia de bronz la turneul mondial de calificare de la Sofia. În calificări, ea a cedat în fața viitoarei finaliste a categoriei 53 kg, rusoaica Olga Khoroshavtseva. Apoi, în recalificări eleva lui Andrei Chiperi a dispus de nemțoaica Annika Wendle și turcoaica Zeynep Yetgil. În meciul pentru medalia de bronz, Iulia Leorda a câștigat în fața luptătoarei din Venezuela, Angelica Arguello Villegas. Inițial, acestea urmau să se petreacă în 2020, însă evenimentul a fost amânat ca urmare a pandemiei de Covid-19.

Persons: Khoroshavtseva ., Andrei Chiperi, Iulia, Angelica Arguello Locations: Luptătoarea, Leorda, Sofia, Iulia Leorda, Venezuela, Japonia

☆ Şeful statului major al armatei spaniole demisionează, după ce s-a aflat că s-a vaccinat înainte să-i vină rândul
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Şeful statului major al armatei spaniole, generalul Miguel Angel Villarroya, şi-a prezentat sâmbătă demisia după ce a fost acuzat că s-a vaccinat pentru COVID-19 înainte să-i vină rândul, a anunţat statul major într-un comunicat, relatează AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. "În scopul de a nu afecta imaginea forţelor armate, generalul Villarroya şi-a prezentat astăzi cererea de demisie ministrului apărării", menţionează textul citat. Potrivit unei surse din statul major contactate de AFP, demisia sa a fost acceptată de ministrul Margarita Robles. Mai mulţi membri ai statului major sunt acuzaţi în acest raport că au primit fără să aibă dreptul o primă doză de vaccin. Unul dintre ei, un consilier regional pentru sănătate din Murcia, Manuel Villegas, a fost constrâns să demisioneze.

Persons: Miguel Angel Villarroya, Villarroya, Margarita, Manuel Villegas Locations: contactate, Murcia

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