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Weekly Report - 12 October 2023 (WR-23-41)
One country stands out in regional reaction to Hamas attack
The attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the early hours of 7 October and the brutal and indiscriminate carnage that ensued received the unequivocal condemnation of the vast majority of countries in Latin America. There were some exceptions, in Venezuela and Nicaragua, for instance, but these could have been anticipated - unlike the response of Colombia. President Gustavo Petro’s stream of incendiary tweets disavowed his foreign ministry; fuelled a fierce exchange with the Israeli ambassador to Colombia and the World Jewish Congress; and risked both tarnishing his government’s international image and self-inflicted domestic political damage.
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- PERU: PL leader goes on the run
- ARGENTINA: Bullrich wins debate but all eyes now on peso
- BRAZIL: Authorities respond to extreme weather
- PARAGUAY: Clan Rotela flexes its muscles
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: Moreno purges the PRI
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- COSTA RICA-PANAMA: Leaders meet to tackle migration
- NICARAGUA: Indigenous party status revoked
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