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López Obrador promises not to act against the person who threw a bottle of water at him
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, promised on Monday not to act against the person who threw him a bottle of water and whom he dodged during a demonstration against judicial reform while he visited Veracruz, state of the Gulf of Mexico, on Sunday.
“Another thing that bothers them a lot is that there is no repression, for example, the one who threw the bottle yesterday, he can be calm, nothing happens, it doesn’t happen to the elderly and I also ask that we act with great respect,” said the president in his morning conference.
The ruler of Mexico referred to the incident on Sunday, when a person threw the plastic bottle at him while he inaugurated the Benito Juárez House Museum in the Port of Veracruz in the middle of a clash between workers of the Judiciary and supporters of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
Judicial employees, who have been unemployed since August 21 for opposing the reform of the Judiciary promulgated on September 15 to elect judges and the Supreme Court by popular vote, shouted “dictator, dictator!” To the president.
Both the demonstrators and the defenders of Morena threw plastic bottles and eggs at each other, so it is not yet clear who is responsible for throwing the object that almost hit López Obrador and the governor of Veracruz, Cuitláhuac García.
“It doesn’t go beyond that, yesterday they threw a bottle of water at me, and I started playing baseball, it was ‘fielder’, imagine if I don’t know (dodge), if I could even have grabbed it, but it didn’t happen to adults,” the president now commented.
López Obrador asked officials to “act very prudently and not fall into any provocation” in the face of the demonstrations, which could be sharpened before the inauguration ceremony of the elected president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on October 1.
“There they are, these days more, provoking both the extremes of conservatism and the supposed radical left, but no, no, no. We have to end without massacres, without disappearing anyone, without torture, without persecuting any journalist, without censorship,” he said.
The National Association of Circuit Magistrates and District Judges (Jufed) is against the reform, which from 2025 will establish popular elections of all judges and the Supreme Court, because they argue that it would affect the judicial career and allow the intrusion of the Executive and interest groups.
“I understand that they are angry, they are upset, for this very reason they would like nothing to change, conservatism comes precisely from preserving, from maintaining the status quo, but that is no longer possible, so there they are going to pass the anger,” opined López Obrador.
International
Trump to decide soon on deportation exemptions for construction and farm workers
U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday in Florida that he will make a decision in the coming weeks regarding exemptions from deportations for workers in the construction and agriculture sectors.
Trump made these remarks to the media during a visit to the new migrant detention center, ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ located in the middle of a wetland in Florida, the White House reported.
ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids have targeted many of these workers, sparking fear among them and threatening to slow down two sectors that are vital to the U.S. economy.
In construction, 25.7% of workers are immigrants, and 14.1% of the total workforce nationwide is undocumented, according to the American Immigration Council.
In agriculture, the percentage of undocumented employees rises to 42%, according to data from the Department of Agriculture cited by the New York Times.
International
IDB plans $11 billion in sustainable financing to support countries facing currency risks
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) aims to unlock at least $11 billion in sustainable financing to help countries address challenges including natural disasters that strain their currencies and hinder private sector investment.
As the United States and other wealthier countries reduce official development assistance, multilateral lenders face pressure to find new ways to tackle issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss. During the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, IDB President Ilan Goldfajn stated that the measures adopted by the IDB are expected to inspire more private sector contributions, which is a key priority of the conference.
“We are not just announcing ideas; we are launching what the private sector is asking for: credible tools, scalable platforms, and real opportunities to invest with impact and confidence,” he added.
Support will include a new platform designed to help countries manage the risk of large swings in their national currencies that can deter international investors by making returns harder to predict. Based on a program in Brazil that has already attracted $8 billion from the private sector since its launch last year, the plan is to expand the concept to other regional economies over the next three years and at least double the amount mobilized.
Called FX EDGE, the platform will offer a credit line that activates if a currency drops sharply—a common problem during political or debt crises or after natural disasters—ensuring debtors can continue to service their loans in dollars or other foreign currencies.
The platform also aims to enable greater use of long-term currency hedging instruments, such as derivatives, through local banks and financial institutions, backed by the IDB’s credit rating.
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Maduro’s government appeals to Vatican for help rescuing migrant children
Este lunes, durante su programa semanal ‘Con Maduro +’, el mandatario venezolano anunció que pediría al sumo pontífice su ayuda para rescatar a 18 niños migrantes.
“Yo sé que el papa es un hombre que comprende estos temas. Le pido ayuda a la Iglesia católica, apostólica y romana, al papa León, para que la Iglesia católica de Estados Unidos y la Iglesia católica de El Salvador proteja a los migrantes y nos ayude con sus gestiones para rescatar a estos niños y a estas niñas”, indicó Maduro en el espacio transmitido por VTV.
Más temprano, Rodríguez había pedido al alto comisionado de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Türk, y al coordinador residente de la ONU en Venezuela, Gianluca Rampolla, pronunciarse sobre este hecho y exigió a Washington devolver a los pequeños.
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