Finding Loan
In Argentina, the fate of a 5-year-old boy whose whereabouts have been unknown for the past 12 days is making the front pages of all the newspapers. While investigations initially suggested that the child had gone missing, the case has escalated to the point of being connected to a possible human trafficking scheme for adoption—the "best" case scenario—, organ trafficking or pedophilia. The minor went to lunch with his father at his grandmother's house, and what happened after a visit to an orange grove is unknown. Some six people are in custody, including a retired naval captain and his partner—a local official—, who are presumed to be the masterminds of the operation. The father has accused his sister of conspiracy.
Then, the point defended by several analysts is that although the case has gained relevance, it is an entrenched phenomenon, particularly in the region where it occurred, the province of Corrientes. Activists denounce that geographical and socioeconomic isolation and corruption create a vulnerable environment for children like Loan. Sometimes it is so blatant that "traders" may ask some rural families which of their children they can give to them, particularly in households with many children. Trafficking "is a reality that damages the social fabric of our country and that is often not sufficiently recognized by society itself and by those responsible for the life of its inhabitants," the Church complains.
The anger over the case of the child Loan is great in Argentina (source).Chicanas
In Argentina's political jargon, they call "chicanas" to those "darts" that rival sides send to each other, appealing to a (sometimes dirty) argument that will be difficult to answer for the opponent. They are like low "blows" to the hepatic area or backstabbing. So, a recent cross of chicanas has been uncovered from the controversy over financing the trip of Argentine children and teenagers to the International Mathematics Olympiad, to be held in less than a month in the English city of Bath. The usual practice is that the Argentine Senate pays for the tickets, in a symbolic and at the same time practical expression of the promotion of education.
But the vice-president of Javier Milei's liberal government and head of the Senate—Victoria Villarruel—is blocking the funds, under the concept that "there is no money". The Libertarian high official told the opposition legislators they should use their own wallets to pay for the flight ticket. They counterattacked by pointing to Milei for the evident lack of coherence between his speech and reality. The argument was based on the number of flight hours the President accumulates with his sister on trips to the United States and Europe, an expense that has not yet translated into tangible benefits for Argentines. These dynamics to which the liberal bloc is tied are very well explained in this article by journalist Luciana Vázquez: "when there is a management vacuum, the [Argentine] Government fills it with trips abroad and cultural battles".
Milei receiving a [fake?] award in Prague (source).Symptomatic?
This Tuesday the Kenyan forces that had been committed since last year finally arrived in the Haitian capital. The idea is that they can contain and wrest pieces of territorial power from the gangs that have been terrorizing Port-au-Prince for too long now. Many of us thought it odd from the outset that such a responsibility should be transferred to a country that is no paragon of security and stability. Just look at what happened in Nairobi this very Tuesday, with violent popular reactions to economic measures promoted by President William Ruto, which have left at least five people dead and severe damage to property. People stormed Congress and were suppressed by security forces, with the government deploying the Army on the streets. "Ruto never kept his promises [...] We are tired. Let him go," said the citizens, who also demanded the resignation of all the deputies who approved the adjustment measures.
Un contingente de unos 400 agentes de la policía de Kenia llegó a Haití para liderar una misión multinacional autorizada por el Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas para combatir la violencia. pic.twitter.com/fRE3UG0rVt
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Your regular Mexico crime report
Guerrero again. Five bodies, four of them handcuffed, were found Monday on a highway leading to the city of Acapulco (a photo below). The state in general is plunged into an unstoppable wave of violence that has had political overtones, following the murders of two mayors and a candidate. Throughout Mexico, the Government confirmed that 12 candidates were murdered in the recently concluded electoral process. Finally, this Tuesday, the Aztec Navy and the police of the state of Veracruz raided an apartment in which they found "more than 200 high caliber weapons".
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