by RT Latino
The Inter-American Press Association rejects a modification to Peru’s Penal Code, which would make the press responsible for disseminating reports on social protests.
It requests the Government of Dina Boluarte to withdraw the project, stating that freedom of expression would be affected. The Peruvian Government asked Congress to establish this reform, alleging that it only seeks to penalize the instigators of riots in the demonstrations.
In a statement, the hemispheric organization considered that the measure proposed by the Government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte is contrary to international principles on freedom of the press, expression and association.
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Brazil’s Justice Minister reiterates that his country could review his accession to the ICC
The official pointed out that “Brazilian diplomacy will know how to evaluate this”
The Minister of Justice and Public Security of Brazil, Flávio Dino, said this Wednesday that his country could review its accession in the International Criminal Court (ICC), something that the president of the South American giant, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had already commented. .
The official alleged, in conversation with the press in the nation’s Senate, that this decision would respond to the fact that many countries, including some world powers, are not members of the ICC, that is, they are not signatories of the Rome Statute, which gave place to the founding of this court.
“The International Criminal Court was incorporated into Brazilian law, however, many countries in the world, including the most powerful on the planet, did not do so. What President Lula correctly warned is that there is an imbalance in which some countries adhere to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and others do not, such as the US, China and other important countries in the world,” the minister said.
He added that this means that there is no “equality between nations in the application of this instrument.”
“It was a warning that the president made and it is clear that Brazilian diplomacy will know how to evaluate this at another time,” he emphasized.
Lula preview
Last Monday, Lula argued that it is necessary to review the country’s accession to the ICC. This after the controversy generated around the fact that a possible trip to Brazil by the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to participate in the G20 summit to be held in 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, could end in his arrest.
“I really want to study the ICC issue. Above all, because the US is not a signatory, Russia is not a signatory either. I want to know why Brazil is a signatory to something that the US does not accept,” he said.
However, Lula indicated that the reflection does not mean that his country will abandon the ICC. “I’m not saying I’m going to leave the court. I just want to know… and it just occurred to me. I didn’t even know this court existed,” he added.
At the weekend, Lula assured that Putin would not be arrested if he traveled to Brazil, despite the order issued by the ICC. On Monday he ratified his opinion and stated that the decision would fall to the Judiciary. “That is decided by the courts. Neither the Government nor the National Congress,” he said.
