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Sheinbaum says that the indigenous peoples will be subject to law in the Mexican Chiapas
The ruling presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum ratified that a central axis of her government project will be the reform of article 2 of the Mexican Constitution. With this, the native peoples will be subject to law, they will be recognized the autonomy of and their forms of organization.
Before more than 7,000 people, he assured that in his administration he will change the face of the state of Chiapas, “through projects that allow care for the environment, the jungles and recognizing the indigenous peoples on the decision of their territories, their natural resources, as well as the culture and their forms of organization.”
He recalled that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on February 21, on International Mother Language Day, sent the reform initiative to guarantee the rights of the country’s communities and indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples.
The axis of this amendment, one of the package of proposals made by the Executive Branch on February 5, is “the recognition of indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples and communities as subjects of public law. As well as the establishment of a legal personality and own patrimony from free self-determination.”
Chiapas is one of the most culturally diverse states in Mexico, largely due to the presence of different indigenous groups in the integration of their societies.
This year, the indigenous peoples have warned of a climate of ‘civil war’ in Chiapas due to the armed conflicts, violence and insecurity that have triggered homicides, disappearances and forced displacements. In particular in indigenous and related communities to the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN).
Sheinbaum, standard-bearer of the coalition that make up the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), Labor (PT) and Green Ecologist of Mexico (PVEM) parties, was accompanied by the candidate for the governorship of Chiapas, Eduardo Ramírez.
Among his promises of government, Sheinbaum said that for Chiapas “a special program will be opened to look for “fair prices for coffee and corn and it will be a state of development with a humanist look to attend to the migration that comes from the south.”
Sheinbaum endorsed that support for the elderly and young people will continue, so that they have better employment opportunities, health care and access to medicines, so he asked not to believe the lies of his adversaries.
“On June 2, I am sure that love will triumph against hatred, the truth against slander, democracy will triumph against fraud, the indigenous peoples will triumph, humanism will triumph against discrimination, the people of Chiapas will triumph and the people of Mexico will triumph,” he said.
Before hundreds of women and men from the 124 municipalities of the region, Sheinbaum said that in these elections “we are defining the future of the homeland, the future of the people of Mexico, and I am sure that we will do a great job.”
Finally, he recalled that an economic pole will be installed on the southern border of Mexico that will help boost the economy of the region and create new opportunities through the investment of the business sector.
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Uruguay’s Lower House votes to legalize euthanasia amid broad public support
The Uruguayan Lower House voted Wednesday to legalize euthanasia, following the examples of Cuba, Colombia, and Ecuador, marking a significant social shift in a predominantly Catholic region.
The bill to decriminalize assisted death was approved 64-35 in the 99-seat Chamber of Representatives after an emotional night-long debate. The legislation will now move to the Senate, which is expected to pass it into law before the end of the year.
Under the new law, mentally competent adults suffering from terminal or incurable illnesses will be able to request euthanasia.
A key amendment appeared to help convince lawmakers who opposed the original 2022 proposal, requiring that a medical board review a case if the two attending doctors disagree.
Representative Luis Gallo, who opened the debate, recalled patients whose struggles inspired the bill.
“Let us not forget that the request is strictly personal: it respects the patient’s free and individual will, without interference, because it concerns their life, their suffering, and their decision not to continue living,” said Gallo of the center-left governing coalition, Frente Amplio.
Public opinion polls indicate broad support for euthanasia, from President Yamandú Orsi downward. Uruguay has also been a pioneer in legalizing same-sex marriage, abortion, and cannabis use.
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Trump deploys National Guard as Pentagon plans quick-reaction force for civil disturbances
The Pentagon is considering creating a task force of hundreds of soldiers to be rapidly deployed anywhere in the country in the event of domestic civil unrest, according to The Washington Post, which reviewed Defense Department documents on Tuesday.
The proposed unit, tentatively named the “Rapid Civil Disturbance Response Force,” would consist of 600 soldiers on “constant alert”, capable of responding to incidents within just one hour.
According to the report, the force would be split into two equally sized units: one stationed at a military base in Alabama in the eastern U.S., and the other in Arizona in the west.
Internal documents indicate that if approved, the initiative could cost hundreds of millions of dollars, particularly if troops are kept on 24-hour readiness and transported via military aircraft.
While the National Guard already maintains a rapid response unit, this new military formation would go further, potentially moving soldiers between states whenever necessary.
The plans remain preliminary, with funding potentially starting in fiscal year 2027 at the earliest.
This report emerges just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of the National Guard for the second time since returning to the White House in January. On Monday, Trump instructed this volunteer force, which supports the Army and Air Force in emergencies, to move to Washington D.C. to combat crime and remove homeless individuals from the streets—a third deployment to the capital.
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Colombian president Gustavo Petro warns against U.S. military intervention in Venezuela
Colombian President Gustavo Petro defended his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro after the U.S. administration labeled him as the leader of the “Cartel of the Suns” and authorized the Pentagon to use military force against drug cartels, which could lead to an intervention on Venezuelan soil to combat these criminal groups. Petro stated that any military operation without the approval of Colombia or Venezuela would represent an “aggression.”
Petro responded over the weekend following reports on Friday from U.S. media about President Donald Trump’s order to confront designated global terrorist organizations such as the Cartel of the Suns, the Sinaloa Cartel, and the Tren de Aragua, including operations on foreign soil. Furthermore, the U.S. State Department increased the reward for information leading to Maduro’s capture from $25 million to $50 million.
“I publicly convey my order given as commander of the Colombian armed forces. Colombia and Venezuela are one people, one flag, one history. Any military operation without the approval of the brother countries is an aggression against Latin America and the Caribbean. It is fundamentally contradictory to our principle of freedom. ‘Freedom or death,’ Bolívar shouted, and the people revolted,” Petro posted on his social media, clearly expressing his disagreement with potential U.S. military intervention in Venezuela.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview on The World Over program on Friday that controlling these terrorist groups is decisive. He added that, for the U.S., these gangs are no longer just local street gangs but well-organized criminal enterprises spreading from Mexico, Guatemala, and Ecuador.
“We cannot continue treating these guys as local street gangs. They have weapons like terrorists, in some cases they have armies. They control territories in many cases. These cartels extend from Maduro’s regime in Venezuela, which is not a legitimate government,” Rubio told the audience.
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