Latin America Politics General Thread

[CRHeel94]

Bukele has been going hard after any NGO that has to do with democracy, human rights, media freedom, etc.

Ironically, this is straight out of the Ortega playbook after 2018. They pretty much eradicated all NGOs including organizations that had nothing to do with politics (Operation Smile?). These totalitarians don't want any civil organizations to influence citizens in any way.

 

[donbosco]

It seems that Ortega was himself channeling Putin and even Mugabe (Zimbabwe) in the purging of NGOs -- certainly the right-wing governments of the Cold War were super-selective of who they permitted to do work (and where) though there are so many accounts of those brave people defying those regimes to provide for the poor.

Nicaragua is such a sad case -- so much energy laid out and blood spilled to be back in the clutches of an authoritarian.

 

[donbosco]

Bukele Is Using a Familiar Pattern to Dismantle El Salvador’s Democracy

El Salvador’s president is cracking down on all dissent while he’s popular, in order to hold onto power when he no longer is.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

 

[donbosco]

Drug traffickers take control of health centers in some areas of Mexico

Organized crime is affecting hospitals in some Mexican states, even taking over operating rooms and emergency rooms and forcing doctors and personnel to treat the wounded.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[donbosco]

Costa Rica Is Facing Its Worst-Ever Narco Corruption Scandal

The recent arrest of Costa Rica’s former security minister and the revelations in his case have shed light on the corruption and drug trafficking networks engulfing the government in what may be the most significant drug scandal in the country’s history.

insightcrime.org