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A12 WORLD NEWS
Saturday 2 March 2019
Ortega rep: 'Every effort' being made in Nicaragua talks

By GABRIELA SELSER is there to guarantee?"
Associated Press The opposition group Civic
MANAGUA, Nicaragua Alliance said it hoped to
(AP) — A representative win approval of a so-called
of President Daniel Orte- roadmap, with the goal of
ga said the government negotiating with "clear rules
is working in good faith to of the game."
find common ground with The dialogue at a business
the opposition as talks on institute south of the capi-
defusing Nicaragua's politi- tal, Managua, is a kind of
cal standoff entered a third restart to previous talks that
day Friday without deals on broke down last summer
key sticking points. seeking to find a way to put
The first public comment an end to the crisis.
from Ortega's camp since At least 325 people were
the negotiations began killed last year, accord-
Wednesday came as a ing to the Inter-American
small group of university Commission on Human
students held an anti-Orte- Rights, as protests begin-
ga demonstration, defying ning in April were met by
a de facto ban on opposi- a deadly crackdown by
tion protests since Septem- security forces and armed,
ber after hundreds died in pro-government civilian
unrest last year. groups.
Sandinista Front lawmaker In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Ortega opponents ac-
Wilfredo Navarro, a mem- Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. cused him of increasingly
ber of Ortega's delegation, Associated Press authoritarian rule and de-
told journalists before dis- manded he leave office
cussions began for the day "The government is mak- However, asked about op- for the near term. and allow early elections;
that the talks are advanc- ing every effort. ... We are position demands for the "There cannot be guaran- government officials al-
ing and "there is a common sitting down with all the presence of international tors right now," Navarro leged that protesters were
will to work and achieve will in the world to achieve "guarantors" at the talks, he said. "If we have still not effectively attempting a
results." agreements," Navarro said. rejected the idea at least reached agreements, what coup d'etat.q

Brazil's jailed Lula given jet to attend grandson's funeral

By MAURICIO SAVARESE sonaro said. "It is absurd to
Associated Press even contemplate that. It
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — For- only lets him pose as a poor
mer Brazilian President Luiz thing."
Inacio Lula da Silva was of- It is uncertain whether a re-
fered a jet to leave prison quest for da Silva to attend
and attend the funeral of the funeral will be accept-
his 7-year-old grandson ed, although most inmates
who died of meningitis on are granted permission in
Friday. accordance with Brazilian
The Parana state govern- legislation.
ment said in a statement But on Jan. 29 the left-lean-
that one of its planes will ing leader was not allowed
take da Silva to Sao Paulo, to attend the funeral of his
"following a request by the elder brother Genival Ina-
federal police." A judge still cio da Silva in Sao Bernar-
needs to give authoriza- do do Campo, also on the
tion. outskirts of Sao Paulo.
Da Silva is jailed in the state In that instance, Judge
capital of Curitiba, 400 ki- Carolina Lebbos decided
lometers (249 miles) away to ask Brazil's federal po-
from Santo Andre, the city lice and the federal pros-
on the outskirts of Sao Pau- In this July 5, 2017 file photo, Brazil's Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the inaugu- ecutor's office in Curitiba
lo where Arthur Araujo Lula ration ceremony for the new leadership of the Workers' Party, in Brasilia, Brazil. whether Luiz Inacio Lula da
da Silva died at hospital Associated Press Silva should be allowed to
Rede D'Or Sao Luiz. travel.
Arthur is the child of Sandro dent to be at the funeral. media was filled with mes- funeral. Brazil's federal police ar-
Luis Lula da Silva, one of Da Silva's spokesman Jose sages in support of the for- "Lula is just an inmate and gued there were security
the sons of the former presi- Chrispiniano told The As- mer president. But lawmak- he should be at a com- concerns if the former pres-
dent. sociated Press he does not er Eduardo Bolsonaro, son mon prison. When the rela- ident left the city of Curi-
Workers' Party Chairwoman know where and when of Brazil's far-right President tives of other inmates die tiba to attend ceremonies
Gleisi Hoffmann said her Arthur's funeral will take Jair Bolsonaro, said on Twit- will they also be escorted 400 kilometers (249 miles)
party will do "everything we place. ter that da Silva should not by the federal police for away in Sao Paulo. Lebbos
can" for the former presi- On Friday, Brazilian social be allowed to attend the the funeral?" Eduardo Bol- agreed.q