First modification:
This week, Brazil was in the spotlight of the international press with the victory of Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva in the presidential elections, guaranteeing his return to power for the third time. Meanwhile, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, met with Nicolás Maduro in Caracas; a step in the search to normalize its commercial and political relations. And amid heightened polarization, the United States began the countdown to the midterm elections on November 8.
Brazil has been in the spotlight of the international press in recent days for three reasons: the victory of Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva in the presidential elections, which guarantees him the power to govern the country for the third time; the tight result of the elections, because ‘Lula’ did not win as comfortably as he thought and Jair Bolsonaro missed re-election by 1.8% difference, and also the delay of Bolsonaro in giving a statement to the nation after the results of the elections , the uncertainty that it generated and the demonstrations of citizens in some cities of the country.
This week the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, met in Caracas with Nicolás Maduro to mark another step in the search for the normalization of commercial and political relations between Colombia and Venezuela. The agenda was varied and loaded with topics: integration, border trade, migration and Colombia’s interest in the possible re-entry of Venezuela to the international Human Rights System.
The United States begins the countdown to its midterm elections on November 8, an important pulse to measure the approval of President Joe Biden, of the Democratic Party. Police reform, the sale and carrying of weapons, the economy, polarization and former President Donald Trump’s tense relationship with the establishment are some of the issues that are going through this electoral process.
This week in much of the continent, Halloween or Halloween was celebrated, an Anglo-Saxon pagan celebration that has its origin in Celtic and Gaelic traditions, and that has been widely adopted in Latin America.
But this same week, and almost simultaneously, many countries in the region celebrated the Day of the Dead, a Mexican celebration that unites indigenous tradition and Christian aspects, and that has been expanding little by little throughout the region.
In A Week in the World we talk about these topics with our guests:
– Jairo Libreros, journalist, editor and political and international analyst at NTN24.
– Héctor Estepa, freelance journalist in Latin America.
– Ángel Sastre, journalist, was a correspondent for more than 17 years in Latin America and is currently working on a graphic novel with the material collected during 15 years of coverage in Venezuela.
