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Left-wing leader Hugo Blanco bid farewell in Cusco, Peru

July 10 |
“This Democracy is no longer Democracy, Dina Murders the People Repudiates You,” was one of the slogans heard during the burial of peasant leader Hugo Blanco in the Cemetery of La Almudena, in the city of Cusco, in southern Peru.
From the main square of Cusco began the farewell tour of the remains of the union leader of peasant organizations in that region, former constituent assemblyman, former deputy and senator.
The citizens of Cusco, social organizations and close relatives bid farewell to the leader Hugo Blanco.
During the tour to the cemetery, the population waved the historical slogan “Land or death, we will win”, and also protested against the regime by chanting “Dina Asesina, the people repudiate you”.
According to his relatives, the former deputy died last June 25 at the age of 88 in Stockholm, while he was in a hospital where he was being treated for a tumor in his head.
Several Peruvian political figures expressed their deepest condolences through their Twitter accounts.
The remains of Hugo Blanco arrived in Cusco from Sweden this Saturday, July 8, so that dozens of people, among friends and relatives, could say their last goodbye to the late leftist leader.
Blanco’s body was taken to the university auditorium of the National University of San Antonio Abad del Cusco.
Born in Cuzco, Peru, in November 1934, Hugo Blanco was dedicated from a very young age to the struggle for political change in his country, for the rights of indigenous peoples and for the defense of the environment.
He joined the Argentine Trotskyist movement when he was in that country at the age of 20, and on his return to Peru he joined the Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores (Revolutionary Workers’ Party).
He was one of the great leaders of the Peruvian peasant struggle, as an organizer and trade unionist, creating various popular structures.
He led the Quechua revolt in the early 1960s for agrarian reform. He was arrested, with the accusation calling for the death penalty and ended up sentenced to 25 years in prison, where he suffered torture, carried out fourteen hunger strikes and was the object of an international solidarity campaign.
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Paraguay summons Brazilian ambassador over Itaipú espionage scandal

Paraguay summoned the Brazilian ambassador in Asunción on Tuesday to demand “explanations” and called its own representative in Brasília for consultations following Brazil’s acknowledgment of an espionage operation. The Brazilian government, led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attributed the operation to the previous administration.
The surveillance effort aimed to uncover Paraguay’s position in now-suspended negotiations with Brazil regarding the pricing of electricity from the binational Itaipú hydroelectric plant, according to reports in the Brazilian press.
The Brazilian government “categorically denied any involvement in the intelligence operation,” stating in a Foreign Ministry communiqué on Monday that the espionage was carried out under former President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration (2019-2023).
“The operation was authorized by the previous government in June 2022 and was annulled by the interim director of the (state intelligence agency) ABIN on March 27, 2023, as soon as the current administration became aware of it,” Brazil’s government asserted.
Paraguay’s Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez announced that Brazilian Ambassador José Antonio Marcondes de Carvalho was summoned “to provide detailed explanations” regarding the operation. Additionally, Paraguay recalled its diplomatic representative in Brasília “to report on aspects related to the intelligence activity conducted by Brazil regarding Paraguay’s government affairs.”
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Elon Musk to step down as government advisor, per Trump insiders

President Donald Trump has informed his inner circle that Elon Musk will be stepping down from his role as a government advisor, according to a report by Politico today.
Citing three individuals close to Trump, Politico states that the president is pleased with Musk’s leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he has implemented significant budget cuts. However, both have agreed that it is time for Musk to return to his businesses and support Trump from a different position outside the government.
A senior administration official told Politico that Musk will likely maintain an informal advisory role and continue to be an occasional visitor to the White House. Another source warned that anyone thinking Musk will completely disappear from Trump’s circle is “deluding themselves.”
According to the sources, this transition is expected to coincide with the end of Musk’s tenure as a “special government employee,” a temporary status that exempts him from certain ethics and conflict-of-interest regulations. This 130-day period is set to expire in late May or early June.
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Argentina continues to assert sovereignty over the islands, arguing that Britain unlawfully seized them in 1833.
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“That is why we aim to become a global power—so much so that they would prefer to be Argentine, making deterrence or persuasion unnecessary. This is why we have embarked on a path of liberation, working to make Argentina the freest country in the world and once again the nation with the highest GDP per capita on the planet,” he added.
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