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The Venezuelan Supreme Court refuses to review the sentence that validated Maduro’s re-election
The Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela rejected this Friday a request for constitutional review of the sentence that validated the controversial re-election of Nicolás Maduro in the elections of July 28, whose result was reported as fraudulent and many countries have not recognized it.
The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court declared inadmissible the request, which was introduced on September 25 by former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez, in an action that had the support of about twenty dissident leaders of Chavismo and the traditional leadership of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV).
The decision assures that the expert opinion made by the Electoral Chamber of the TSJ to validate the re-election of Maduro – which could not be followed and verified by representatives of the majority opposition – was carried out “impeccably with due guarantees, through which the unobjectible integrity” of the bulletin announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) was verified, according to the institution.
“All of which was verified by this Constitutional Chamber, thus reaffirming that, through the electoral process carried out on July 28, 2024, the will of the Venezuelan people was expressed,” underlines the sentence.
Ratifies Maduro’s re-election
Likewise, the new decision of the TSJ – composed almost entirely of magistrates related to Chavismo – ratifies that the re-election of the president was certified “categorically.”
In addition, it is recalled that all the electoral material consigned by the CNE “is under the protection” of the TSJ, which maintains the impossibility of accessing the voting records of each center, something that the international community has asked to review to certify or not the announced result.
The majority opposition – grouped in the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) – maintains that its standard bearer, Edmundo González Urrutia, is the winner of the elections based on the “83.5% of the electoral records” collected by witnesses and board members on the day of the elections, documents recognized as valid by several countries, and qualified as “false” by the ruling party.
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Mexico’s president blasts ‘Inhumane’ U.S. migration law
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on Friday that any Mexican detained in the United States should be “immediately” returned to Mexico. Her remarks come in the wake of the opening of a new migrant detention center in Florida earlier this week.
Speaking during her daily press conference, known as La Mañanera del Pueblo, Sheinbaum emphasized that so far, no Mexican national has been held in the facility, which has already sparked controversy and has been nicknamed “the Alcatraz of the Alligators.”
She also criticized the new fiscal law signed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, passed by Congress just a day earlier. The law, which Trump dubbed the “great and beautiful tax reform,” includes significant tax cuts and sweeping reductions in public policies, reallocating billions toward national security and defense—including $170 billion to enhance border security, deportations, and the expansion of detention centers.
“We do not agree with a punitive approach to migration. Migration must be addressed through its structural causes, with cooperation for development,” Sheinbaum asserted.
The Mexican president labeled the Trump administration’s view of migrants as criminals as “inhumane,” and warned that such policies ultimately harm the U.S. economy. She pointed to the mass deportation of agricultural workers as an example of how these actions are already backfiring.
“These are hardworking people—people of good will—who contribute more to the U.S. economy than they do to Mexico’s,” Sheinbaum said, announcing that her government will strengthen support programs to ensure that affected migrants can return home safely and reintegrate into the workforce.
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Julio César Chávez Jr. faces charges in Mexico after U.S. arrest
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Friday that the country is expecting the deportation of boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. so he can face legal proceedings in Mexico, following his arrest in the United States and confirmation by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) of an arrest warrant for organized crime and arms trafficking.
“This is an arrest warrant stemming from an investigation that began in 2019 and was granted by a judge in 2023 (…). We are expecting his deportation so he can serve his sentence in Mexico,” Sheinbaum stated during her daily press briefing.
The president said she was unaware of the case until speaking with Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero, who confirmed an investigation linked to organized crime. She also noted that authorities had been unable to execute the warrant earlier because Chávez Jr. had spent most of his time in the United States. “His deportation to Mexico is now being pursued,” she added.
Sheinbaum said there is no confirmed date yet for the boxer’s return to the country, as the process involves “specific protocols” that the FGR is currently handling.
Her statement follows the announcement by U.S. authorities on Thursday of Chávez Jr.’s arrest. The boxer, son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, is accused of involvement in organized crime and arms trafficking allegedly tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.
“This Sinaloa Cartel affiliate, wanted for trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” said Tricia McLaughlin, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in an official statement.
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Europe faces a summer of heatwaves and wildfires, Red Cross warns
The heatwave sweeping across Europe — accompanied by wildfires in countries such as Greece and Turkey — is “just the beginning” of a summer season expected to see extreme conditions lasting through September, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned.
In a statement, the IFRC stressed the urgent need for governments and communities to shift from a reactive to a preventive approach to safeguard lives.
The organization reported that wildfires in the Turkish region of Izmir, on the country’s western coast, have already claimed at least two lives and forced the evacuation of 50,000 people. Meanwhile, on the Greek island of Crete, around 5,000 residents and tourists have also had to flee due to encroaching fires.
Smaller-scale evacuations and wildfires are also being reported in other countries, including eastern Germany and North Macedonia, with Red Cross volunteers actively involved in firefighting and relief operations.
“Heatwaves and wildfires — increasingly frequent and deadly — are no longer isolated events. They are becoming the new reality for millions,” said Birgitte Bischoff, IFRC’s Regional Director for Europe.
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