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• BRASIL - Golpismo ganha alento (Valdemar Menezes, ADITAL)

  23 de novembro de 2005, postado por Dial

  01.11.05 - ADITAL - A ofensiva descarada dos últimos dias, encetada pelas "forças da ordem" para depor o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, através de impeachment, e cancelar o registro do Partido dos Trabalhadores, impedindo-o de lançar candidatos às eleições de 2006, ganha lances de gangsterismo, com a farsa montada, através da revista Veja, para acusar a campanha presidencial de Lula de ter recebido US$ 3 milhões de Cuba, em 2002.
  A hipótese da utilização desse tipo de manobra pela (…)

• AlterInfos_via_mail, the weekly newsletter of AlterInfos

  23 November 2005, posted by Dial

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• HAITI - Governos brasileiro e estadunidense acusados por violações aos direitos humanos (ADITAL)

  23 de novembro de 2005, postado por Dial

  21.11.05 - ADITAL - Os governos brasileiro e estadunidense estão sendo acusados por organizações defensoras dos direitos humanos, políticos e acadêmicos dos EUA por violações aos direitos humanos no Haiti. Segundo a imprensa latino-americana, as tropas da ONU no país, lideradas pelo Brasil, são acusadas, junto à Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos da Organização de Estados Americanos (OEA), de matar civis e de não agir para evitar outras mortes causadas pela polícia haitiana. O (…)

• How to Publish in AlterInfos?

  23 November 2005, posted by Dial

  AlterInfos is a news cooperative relying on people living around Latin America and elsewhere. Your contributions are also welcome.
  How does this work?
  You can propose articles related to Latin America in the language of your choice (Spanish, English, French or Portuguese) "proposing them for publication"; These articles will be first read by DIAL’s editors and then published online.
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  As you enter AlterInfos main page click on the link "Espacio Privado // Private Area", (…)

• LATIN AMERICA - An historical perspective on the politics of the Catholic Church in Latin America (Michael Hogan, ZNET)

  23 November 2005, posted by Dial

  November 21, 2005 - ZNET - When the conservative Catholic cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI, many observers saw this as the beginning of a reactionary period for the Catholic Church with the Cardinal’s well-known opposition to female clergy, gay unions, cloning, freedom of choice, ecumenical movements, use of contraceptives to prevent AIDS, liberation theology, community organization of lay Catholics, and social activism. To those who have followed the politics of the (…)

• AlterInfos, a complementary site of Dial, why?

  23 November 2005, posted by Dial

  Taking advantage of the latest technology, we came up with the idea of creating a publishing space which is less formal, more open and easier to use than our paper version.
  This space will allow us to publish information on Latin America in other languages, above all in Spanish and sometimes in English, something which is not possible in paper format. This space also has a participative and interactive purpose: you can feed the site with information which you consider relevant or (…)

• BRAZIL - Lula’s Popularity Down, Finance Minister on the Ropes (Mario Osava, IPS)

  23 November 2005, posted by Dial

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s popularity has dropped to its lowest level ever, according to an opinion poll released Tuesday.
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 22 (IPS) - Meanwhile his government is weighing its current economic policy against changes in favour of growth, and speculation is rife that Finance Minister Antonio Palocci will resign.
  The government’s approval rating fell from 35.8 percent in September to 31.1 percent in the survey carried out last week by the Sensus (…)

• MÉXICO - Los candidatos a la presidencia se aprestan para la campaña electoral (Diego Cevallos, IPS)

  23 de noviembre de 2005, puesto en línea por Dial

  En un clima de creciente desinterés político, el izquierdista Andrés López Obrador, el conservador Felipe Calderón y el priísta Roberto Madrazo se aprestan para la campaña electoral en busca de la presidencia de México en diciembre de 2006.
  MÉXICO, nov (IPS) - Las encuestas dan el primer lugar a López Obrador, del Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD), con 36 por ciento de la intención de votos, seguido a ochos puntos porcentuales de distancia por Madrazo, del Partido Revolucionario (…)

• ESTADOS UNIDOS - Criticas al tratado de libre comercio negociado por el gobierno con Colombia, Ecuador y Perú (Emad Mekay, IPS)

  23 de noviembre de 2005, puesto en línea por Dial

  Sindicatos y organizaciones defensoras de la salud pública y del ambiente, y varios parlamentarios de Estados Unidos reclaman al gobierno de George W. Bush que ponga fin a las negociaciones de liberalización comercial con tres países andinos o se enfrentará a otra amarga batalla legislativa.
  WASHINGTON, 18 nov (IPS) - Funcionarios estadounidenses discuten con sus pares de Colombia, Ecuador y Perú el Acuerdo de Libre Comercio Andino-Estadounidense (conocido en inglés por las siglas AFTA). (…)

• CUBA - 182 Nations Condemn Cuba Embargo in the U.N. General Assembly (Martin Schuijt, IPS)

  16 November 2005, posted by Dial

  For the 14th year in a row, the U.N. General Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the United States to immediately end its economic embargo against Cuba, imposed over four decades ago.
  UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9 (IPS) - Tuesday’s vote was 182 countries in favour, one abstention and four against — Israel, the Marshall Islands, Palau and the United States.
  The Assembly expressed its concern that, since its earliest resolution on the issue in 1992, further measures had been taken by the (…)