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WORLD NEWSMonday 11 January 2016
In embarrassing turn, only 1 Argentine convict apprehended
Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri speaks during a meeting with the Argentine Industrial Union legedly connected to an Local television channels
in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Macri is vowing to crack down on drug trafficking amid a national ephedrine trafficking ring. showed Martin Lanatta be-
manhunt for three escaped prisoners convicted in drug-related killings. Macri, Vice President Ga- ing transported in a rural
briela Michetti, Cabinet area of the Santa Fe prov-
(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) chief Marcos Pena and ince north of Buenos Aires.
Maria Eugenia Vidal, gov- The search,
P. PRENGAMAN torious convicts were in said authorities had appre- ernor of the Buenos Aires which has often been
P. LUNA custody just hours after top hended Victor Schialli and province, tweeted con- broadcast live on national
Associated Press officials had celebrated brothers Martin and Cristian gratulatory messages to television channels, has fo-
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina the capture of all three fu- Lanatta. security forces and prom- cused attention on Argen-
(AP) — In an embarrass- gitives. The men escaped from the ised to continue the fight tina’s drug problems, which
ment to President Mauricio The nearly two-week man- General Alvear prison in against drug trafficking. Macri vowed to combat
Macri’s young administra- hunt appeared to have fi- Buenos Aires province the But a few hours later, the throughout his election
tion, Argentina’s top police nally come to an end in the day after Christmas. head of the South Ameri- campaign.
official said this weekend afternoon, when several They were convicted in can nation’s federal police The three had been on the
that only one of three no- police and top politicians 2008 of killing three men al- force said that in fact only run since the escape, at
Martin Lanatta had been times apparently engaging
captured. in shootouts with police,
“We continue to intensely made-for-movie footage
search for the two (other) captured by news helicop-
fugitives,” said Roman di ters following authorities.
Santo. The prison break has also
Security Minister Patricia had political reverbera-
Bullrich told reporters late tions in the highly polarized
Saturday that authorities country:
had received “false infor- One of the three convicts
mation.” She blamed a last year claimed former
“network of accomplices” presidential Cabinet chief
for throwing authorities off Anibal Fernandez was the
the trail, but didn’t provide mastermind of the killings.
details. Fernandez has repeatedly
She said the focus should denied the allegation.
be on how one of the men Macri’s administration ini-
was caught, not on the tially treated the escape
bungled information. as a local issue to be dealt
“Argentines can sleep a lit- with by authorities in the
tle easier tonight,” she said. province. q
Violent protests in Brazil to protest increased bus fares
M. SAVARESE protest was held Belo Hori- one masked protester was to 3.80 reals, then his Rio corruption scandal tied
Associated Press zonte. arrested after incidents sim- colleague, Eduardo Paes, to the state oil company,
SAO PAULO (AP) — Police Sao Paulo’s demonstra- ilar to those in Sao Paulo, raised that city’s fare from Petrobras.
used tear gas, stun gre- tion began peacefully but on a smaller scale. 3.40 to 3.80 reals. “This is a popular protest.
nades and pepper spray but turned violent when Organizers of the Rio dem- The new fare is just under The more people who
this weekend to disperse masked anarchists started onstration, which came a dollar, but the increase come, the better,” Schmidt
sometimes violent demon- throwing rocks at police. just months before the city comes with Brazil’s econ- said.
strations against bus fare The Sao Paulo State Pub- hosts the 2016 Olympic omy in recession and as
increases in Sao Paulo and lic Safety Department said Games, said about 2,000 people struggle with pric- “We want that the pres-
Rio de Janeiro, the two big- 17 people were arrested people took part. Police es that already rose more sure from the streets, the
gest Brazilian cities. among 3,000 protesters didn’t offer any estimate. than 10 percent last year. pressure from the people,
The protests were organized and three police officers The Free Fare Movement Union leader Marcelo lowers this fare as it did last
by the Free Fare Move- were injured. called more demonstra- Schmidt, who joined in the year. We will only talk to au-
ment, the same group that tions Tuesday. Rio protest, said the dem- thorities when people are
initiated mass anti-govern- Protesters also smashed The protests were mobi- onstrations marked the be- in the street; that’s when
ment demonstrations that store and bank windows lized after Sao Paulo Mayor ginning of a new upheav- we will talk to authorities,
filled streets across Brazil in and set fire to at least three Fernando Haddad raised al for Brazil, which is also because the authorities
2013. A similar but peaceful buses, it said. bus fares from 3.50 reals gripped by a widespread are the ones who failed this
Police in Rio de Janeiro said state.”q
