Latin America – Page 12 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Maduro Slams Facebook For Banning Him, Calling It ‘Digital Totalitarianism’

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021By Editor

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro posted a video in his Facebook account in January announcing that a Venezuelan medication called Carvativir would heal the COVID-19 disease. … Read More >Maduro Slams Facebook For Banning Him, Calling It ‘Digital Totalitarianism’

Venezuelan President Maduro banned from posting on Facebook for talking about Covid-19 remedy – media

Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021By Editor

Facebook has made Nicolas Maduro’s social media account ‘read only’ for 30 days, after the Venezuelan president allegedly used the platform to promote a treatment he said could help deal with the coronavirus. … Read More >Venezuelan President Maduro banned from posting on Facebook for talking about Covid-19 remedy – media

Record deaths from Covid-19 are ‘worst genocide’ in Brazil’s history, and President Bolsonaro is to blame – ex-leader Lula

Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021By Editor

The former president of Brazil says his incumbent successor is responsible for the “worst genocide in our history” due to a neglectful response to the epidemic. Brazil this week passed an overall tally of 300,000 Covid-19 deaths. … Read More >Record deaths from Covid-19 are ‘worst genocide’ in Brazil’s history, and President Bolsonaro is to blame – ex-leader Lula

Maduro’s Oil Bonanza: Under What Conditions Will Energy Giants Return to Venezuela?

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021By Editor

Oil companies are reportedly considering returning to Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro signalled that he was ready to end the monopoly of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) and open the industry up to foreign investments earlier this year, according to Bloomberg. … Read More >Maduro’s Oil Bonanza: Under What Conditions Will Energy Giants Return to Venezuela?

Venezuela says natural gas plant explosion was ‘terrorist attack’ targeting sanctioned state-run energy company (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021By Editor

The Venezuelan petroleum minister said that Saturday’s powerful explosion and blaze at a gas plant was the result of a terrorist attack. The plant belongs to the state-run energy company (PDVSA), which was sanctioned by the US. … Read More >Venezuela says natural gas plant explosion was ‘terrorist attack’ targeting sanctioned state-run energy company (VIDEOS)

Playing politics with vaccines, like the US pressuring Brazil not to use Sputnik V, made the world more unstable and cost lives

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

Once again, the world has failed to unite when faced with a common threat. The response to the Covid-19 pandemic proves that much of the West, especially the US, is committed to bloc politics, no matter the real-world human cost. … Read More >Playing politics with vaccines, like the US pressuring Brazil not to use Sputnik V, made the world more unstable and cost lives

Mexican army seizes ‘counterfeit’ shipment of Sputnik V as developers of Russian Covid-19 vaccine warn of efforts to discredit jab

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

Fears of fake vaccines have been heightened after authorities in Mexico raided a private plane they say was attempting to smuggle a thousand vials of what appeared to be the Moscow-made Sputnik V coronavirus jab into the country. … Read More >Mexican army seizes ‘counterfeit’ shipment of Sputnik V as developers of Russian Covid-19 vaccine warn of efforts to discredit jab

Tens of thousands protest arrest of Bolivia’s ex-president Anez over role in 2019 coup (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

Huge crowds supporting Bolivia’s ex-president, Jeanine Anez, took to the streets across the country late on Monday to protest her arrest for being involved in a 2019 coup that deposed long-time leader Evo Morales. … Read More >Tens of thousands protest arrest of Bolivia’s ex-president Anez over role in 2019 coup (VIDEOS)

US health officials lobbied Brazil to REJECT Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine despite 250k pandemic deaths, report confirms

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

American diplomats actively persuaded the Brazilian government not to approve a Russian-made coronavirus vaccine, as part of a campaign to counter the country’s “malign influence,” Washington has revealed in a bombshell admission. … Read More >US health officials lobbied Brazil to REJECT Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine despite 250k pandemic deaths, report confirms

Borrell Calls For Transparency Amid Coup Probe in Bolivia

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021By Editor

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called for transparency and dialogue in Bolivia, where ex-interim President Jeanine Anez had been detained on suspicion of terrorism and coup conspiracy. … Read More >Borrell Calls For Transparency Amid Coup Probe in Bolivia