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Folha de Sao Paulo looks at the role of the armed forces before and during the riots. A role that remains to be clarified. “ Despite criticism from authorities and a request from the parliamentary commission of inquiry, high-ranking officers have still not been investigated », writes the newspaper. According to Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes, military officials encouraged the rioters in one way or another. Like his colleague Alexandre de Moraes, he believes that the army command showed excessive tolerance towards the encampment in front of a barracks in Brasilia, “ camp from which the perpetrators of the attempted coup of 8 January “, writing Folha de Sao Paulo. In any case, the investigation continues. O Globo tells us that the police launched a search this morning against people suspected of having financed the riots. In the columns of Carta CapitalRicardo Lewandowski, former Supreme Court judge, warns: “ The specter of authoritarianism continues to haunt us “, he said, “ because the agents of chaos and discord remain active ». According to the ex-judge, they are waiting “ the best time to strike again ».
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Guatemalan president-elect prepares transfer of power
In Guatemala, the transfer of power is approaching and the composition of the new government should be known this Monday. Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arévalo will announce the names of his 14 ministers today. It’s on the front page of the newspaper Prensa Libre. The announcement will be made in the presence of its vice-president Karin Herrera. It comes a week before the transfer of power, scheduled for Sunday January 14, in a tense political climate. The public prosecutor had tried to cancel the president’s political party, he also accused the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of anomalies and judged the elections ” null and void “. The newspaper The Horain his editorial, congratulates the new president for his decision “ to repeal the disastrous measures taken by the current executive power “. He also suggests that the new government tackle one of the scourges of the country, namely corruption: “ […] all abuses committed by the government, Parliament and the judiciary, from the management of funds to the appointment of civil servants, must be investigated. »
American schoolchildren protest against guns
The Republican primaries in Iowa begin in a week. And schoolchildren in this state intend to remind the candidates of one of their concerns, namely gun violence. Thursday, January 4, a 17-year-old American high school student opened fire in his Iowa school, killing a schoolboy and injuring seven other people, mostly students. This Monday, schoolchildren decided to demonstrate during their lunch break to denounce violence caused by firearms. “ This shooting has affected us a lot, we are very angry », explained one of the organizers of the demonstrations to the newspaper USA TodayProtesters want to pressure lawmakers to toughen gun laws.
Liz Cheney campaigning against Donald Trump
She is one of the rare conservative voices to openly criticize the favorite for the Republican nomination Donald Trump. Liz Cheney. She tirelessly campaigns to avoid re-election. This can be read in the New York Times. In recent days, Liz Cheney was traveling in New Hampshire. And she implored Republican primary voters: “ Tell the world with your vote who we are. Tell people we are a good and great nation. » And Cheney continued : “ Show the world that we will defeat the scourge of cowardice plaguing the Republican Party. ” THE New York Times also recalls that during an interview given to the CBS News channel, “ she denounced Donald Trump’s attempts to end or delay his criminal trials by arguing that he had immunity from charges related to anything he did while in office ». Liz Cheney was one of ten elected Republicans to vote in favor of the first impeachment procedure against Donald Trump. She was also the Republican member of a commission of inquiry into the assault on the Capitol. She believes that the former president is directly responsible for the invasion of Congress and that it was indeed an attempted coup d’état.