Silence among Latin American powers: Chile, the only that openly condemn Daniel Ortega's latest offensive
Of the five main powers in Latin America, all of which are governed by the left, the executive of Gabriel Boric in Chile has openly expressed its repudiation of what has happened in Nicaragua after President Daniel Ortega stripped 94 opposition members of their Nicaraguan nationality and banished 222 political prisoners to the United States, declaring them stateless.
The Government of Gustavo Petro in Colombia has only expressed its concern. The foreign ministries of Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil were consulted. The administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador merely issued a vague statement on the protection of human rights, while the governments of Alberto Fernández in Argentina and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil chose silence. Read More…