MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2024, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Paraguay: US Ambassador warns against "coercive sectional interests"]]> Ostfield attended the Paraguayan Police Academy graduation ceremony US Ambassador to Asunción Marc Ostfield Thursday urged the Paraguayan Police, the Attorney General's Office, and the Judiciary to be strong against the "influence of coercive sectional interests." During his speech before President Santiago Peña at the Police Academy graduation ceremony, he also reiterated his country's support in the fight against corruption, organized crime, and impunity.

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Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:58:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Fight against corruption a priority for the US, Nephew tells Peña]]> Nephew met with Peña in Asunción US Global Anti-Corruption Coordinator Richard Nephew told Paraguayan President Santiago Peña in Asunción on Monday that Washington would “continue to use a full range of tools to advance US priorities in anti-corruption activities, including strengthening capabilities in criminal justice and oversight of accountability institutions.”

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Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:19:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Brazil's STF launches corruption probe against Transparency International]]> Dias Toffoli questioned the NGO's ties with former Lava Jato Prosecutor Dallagnol, who jailed Lula da Silva in 2018 Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice António Dias Toffoli has launched a corruption probe against the Non-Government Organization (NGO) Transparency International after it sided with Deltan Dallagnol to create a foundation with the money from fines paid by companies that admitted to bribes to win contracts with the state-run oil company Petrobras.

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Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:49:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Arrest of former Salvadoran President Alfredo Cristiani ordered]]>  Cristiani, 76, is said to be residing in Rome, Italy, but his current whereabouts are unknown A court in the Salvadoran city of San Francisco Gotera has issued a warrant for the arrest of former president Alfredo Cristiani (1989-1994) and some former lawmakers for their alleged involvement in the 1981 El Mozote massacre in which around 1,000 peasants were killed during the civil war (1980-1992).

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Sun, 24 Dec 2023 13:35:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Ecuador: Six Colombians accused of killing presidential candidate; State of emergency and elections ratified]]> Interior Minister Juan Zapata described the killing as a “political crime of a terrorist nature” aimed at sabotaging the August 20 presidential election Six people have been arrested in Ecuador late on Thursday in connection with the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio following a political rally a day earlier.

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Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:12:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Colombian president under fire after son's money laundering admission]]>  President Gustavo Petro Urrgo  and his son Nicolas Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrgo insisted Thursday that he intends to remain in office until 2026 because he was elected by the people for such a commitment. The head of state made these remarks after his son Nicolás Petro Burgos admitted that his father's 2022 campaign had been financed with contributions from a questionable origin.

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Fri, 04 Aug 2023 10:35:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Most of Brazil's STF justices vote to convict former President Collor]]> Six judges have already voted in favor of sentencing Collor to over 33 years in jail A majority of Supreme Federal Court (STF) justices voted Thursday for the conviction of former senator and former president Fernando Collor for passive corruption and money laundering in a case of Operation Lava Jato, Agencia Brasil reported. So far, the score is 6 to 1 for conviction. After voting Thursday, the session was adjourned and will resume on May 24.

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Fri, 19 May 2023 10:39:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Uruguay: President Lacalle Pou demands resignation of Housing Minister Moreira over “direct award” scandal]]> The tension rises as Cabildo Abierto's leader, Manini Ríos, said that he expects President Lacalle Pou to “analyze the situation” and step back. Uruguay is experiencing a crisis in the government cabinet formed by a coalition of conservative parties. President Luis Lacalle Pou requested the resignation of Housing Minister Irene Moreira after a controversial direct awarding of a house to a militant of her party, Cabildo Abierto, without a lottery, as reported by Montevideo media on Friday.

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Fri, 05 May 2023 14:38:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Extradition of Paraguayan corrupt leaders after the elections?]]> The Biden administration fears any action before the elections could backfire, the magazine explained The extradition of former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes and other politicians in the South American country who have been declared as “significantly corrupt” may come after the April 30 elections, according to an article carried in the latest issue of Americas Quarterly magazine.

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Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:29:00 GMT
<![CDATA[US adds 3 Paraguayans to list of significantly corrupt officials]]> The infamous list already includes former President Horacio Cartes and current Vice President Hugo Velázquez The US State Department has added three Paraguayan nationals to its list of "significantly corrupt" officials just one day after signing a new arrangement with the South American country whereby military engineers would assist in future waterway developments.

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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:57:00 GMT