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Friday 4 august 2017
Chile Congress OKs bill to legalize abortion in some cases

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — woman’s life is in danger, measure violates the consti- Roman Catholic nation. tion in all cases, accord-
Chilean lawmakers have when a fetus is not viable tution. Chile legalized abor- Chile only began to allow ing to the New York-based
approved a bill that would and in cases of rape. Presi- tion for medical reasons in divorce in 2004. In 2015, Center for Reproductive
legalize abortion in limited dent Michelle Bachelet, a 1931, but the procedure Congress recognized civil Rights, though a handful of
circumstances and end physician and former head was then banned under all unions for same-sex cou- others have rules so restric-
the socially conservative of U.N. Women, backs the circumstances during the ples. And recently it be- tive that they amount to de
country’s status as the last bill and has said she will sign 1973-1990 dictatorship of came the first country in facto bans.
in South America with a it into law. Gen. Augusto Pinochet. Latin America to allow the Women who get abortions
blanket ban on the pro- It must still be approved by The bill’s passage comes as sale of cannabis-based in Chile are subject to up
cedure. The measure ap- the Constitutional Tribunal, views continue to shift on medicines at pharmacies. to five years in jail, as are
proved late Wednesday however, and opposition social issues once consid- Chile is one of four countries medical personnel who as-
allows abortions when a senators argue that the ered taboo in the heavily that currently prohibit abor- sist with the procedure.q

Weary from scandals, Brazilians shrug at probe of president

parent Wednesday when to feel like they can go into
the Chamber of Depu- the streets and protest, and
ties spent all day debat- right now they don’t have
ing whether to suspended it,” said Cassio Gilmar, who
Temer and put him on now sells newspapers in
trial for allegedly plotting Rio because the import-
to receive millions in illicit export business he used to
payments for helping a run has dried up. “Brazilians
company with a business wanted the investigation
dispute. Outside Congress, (against Temer) to go for-
about 30 people gathered ward, but our representa-
for a protest against Te- tives thought otherwise.”
mer. In Sao Paulo and Rio The latest national poll said
de Janeiro, the country’s 80 percent of Brazilians sur-
two largest cities, similar veyed favored Temer be-
demonstrations drew fewer ing put on trial — and just
than 200 people. 5 percent approved of the
Those numbers stand in job he is doing.
stark contrast to mobiliza- Temer, then vice president,
tions in recent years that took office a year ago after
brought millions into the Rousseff was impeached
streets — to protest auster- and removed as president
ity measures by local gov- for improperly handling
Brazil’s President Michel Temer gives a statement at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil,
after surviving a key congressional vote that could have suspended him over a bribery charge. ernments, to call for the government finances. His
The bribery allegation was the latest in a bevy of scandals that has rocked the administration and impeachment of former administration has been
created deep uncertainty and angst in Latin America’s largest nation. President Dilma Rousseff hit by repeated scandals,
(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) and even as recently as but the 76-year-old career
By PETER PRENGAMAN of the country’s largest cit- gling and large protests a few months ago to de- politician has been able to
Associated Press ies said they were angry that have not led to an ap- mand that Temer resign or press ahead with unpopu-
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Peo- and deeply frustrated at preciable change. be forced out. lar legislation, such as a
ple across Latin America’s a political class that ap- “Brazil has become a dic- One of the biggest drivers loosening of labor rules and
largest nation collectively pears more interested in tatorship-type democra- of apathy these days is the proposals to trim pension
shrugged Thursday as they protecting its own than in cy,” said Cesio Lucas Arau- country’s economic crisis. benefits.
came to terms with Presi- listening to the will of voters jo, a fruit vendor working Brazil recently emerged A longtime presiding speak-
dent Michel Temer’s lat- or combatting the graft at a few miles from Congress from its worst recession in er of the Chamber of Dep-
est victory in his struggle to all levels that has longed in Brasilia. “Politicians do decades, but even mod- uties and adept at wielding
remain in office despite a plagued Brazil. what they want and steal, est growth hasn’t reined in the levers of power, Temer
bribery charge against him Yet they also expressed and we can’t do anything rising unemployment and worked strenuously to shore
and abysmal poll ratings. weariness after years of about it.” general fear about the fu- up support as he faced the
People interviewed in three scandals, political wran- That lack of energy was ap- ture. “People need money bribery charge.q

Cuba stops issuing new permits for some private enterprises

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ will suspend the issuance products, dressmakers and in Cuba,” the article said. hopeful messages.”
Associated Press of permits for a range of the relatively recent profes- “Nothing could be farther President Raul Castro ex-
HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban occupations and ventures, sion of real estate broker. from reality.” Despite that panded an opening of
government announced including restaurants and The announcement did not assurance, there are fears the economy to private-
this week that it was plac- renting out rooms in private say when the issuing of per- that the move could have sector employment in 200
ing at least a temporary homes, the government mits would resume and said long-term consequences. categories of business in
hold on the opening of a said in the Communist that enterprises already in “It’s only a stop sign along 2010. The government says
private sector that employs Party newspaper Granma. operation can continue. the road, but with a dis- nearly 570,000 people are
more than a half-million The suspension includes “No one assumes that the couraging message even it employed in the enter-
people and has become the growing field of private goal of these measures is is temporary,” said econo- prises, including hundreds
a significant force in the is- teachers as well as street to roll back the develop- mist Omar Everleny Perez. of restaurants and guest
land economy. Authorities vendors of agricultural ment of self-employment “The country needs more houses.q