- 71 arrests were recorded during the first days of the electoral campaign in Venezuela; two fires were recorded in Caracas in less than 24 hours; OVF foresees a decrease in the economic growth projection for July 2024; cancer patients protested in Lara due to the lack of supplies | Photo: National Police of Colombia
On Monday, July 15, the Peace Laboratory documented a total of 71 people “arbitrarily” detained during the first 10 days of the electoral campaign leading up to the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela.
Firefighters from the Capital District put out two fires that occurred in less than 24 hours in San Bernardino and Panteón Avenue, in Caracas.
The Venezuelan Financial Observatory (OVF) predicts a decrease in the growth projection for July 2024 in its Economic Expectations Survey.
In international news, the Colombian National Police reported that the fights following the Colombian national team’s defeat once morest Argentina in the 2024 Copa América final left four people dead in Bogotá.
Below are the most important news from Monday, July 15:
On Monday, July 15, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Laboratorio de Paz reported a total of 71 people “arbitrarily” detained during the first 10 days of the electoral campaign for the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela.
According to the NGO’s report, 66 men and 5 women were arrested between July 4 and 14, most of them in Táchira state.
Of the total, 48 of the people arrested were linked to the provision of goods and services for the campaign of the candidate of the main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), Edmundo González Urrutia, who is accompanied at campaign events by the leader María Corina Machado.
Firefighters from the Capital District responded to two fires that occurred in less than 24 hours in San Bernardino and Panteón Avenue in Caracas.
The first fire was reported on the night of Sunday, July 14, in an abandoned structure located on Panteón Avenue, where solid waste was stored. Unofficially, it was learned that the incident was caused by a burning of garbage that spread to the abandoned structure.
The second fire occurred on the morning of Monday, July 15, when the Caracas Fire Department responded to a call to put out a fire in the Caracas building, located on La Estrella Avenue in San Bernardino, in the Libertador municipality.
According to the information, the authorities were able to control the flames because the fire was in its initial phase in the kitchen area. The fire brigade carried out extinguishing and cooling work to prevent a possible spread.
The Venezuelan Financial Observatory (OVF) predicts a decrease in the growth projection for July 2024 in its Economic Expectations Survey.
“The survey shows a slight decrease in the economic growth projection (-0.3%) associated with the uncertainty of the presidential elections on July 28 and its implications in terms of sanctions,” the organization explained on its X account (formerly Twitter) on Monday, July 15.
The OVF estimates that there will also be a reduction of -17.5% in inflation expectations for the end of 2024. This is due to the containment of the exchange rate. In addition, it projected that the exchange rate for the end of the year will remain at 40 Bs per dollar.
The survey shows a slight decrease in the economic growth projection (-0.3%) associated with the uncertainty of the presidential elections on July 28 and its implications in terms of sanctions. Likewise, agents significantly reduced the projections for economic growth (-0.3%) associated with the uncertainty of the presidential elections on July 28 and its implications in terms of sanctions. pic.twitter.com/TG2E0pZLuA
— Venezuelan Finance Observatory 🇻🇪 (@observafinanzas) July 15, 2024
4. Cancer patients protested in Lara due to the lack of supplies
On Monday, July 15, a group of cancer patients protested in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Health in Barquisimeto, Lara state, to denounce the lack of supplies in hospitals to treat this disease.
“The reason for this protest is the need that all cancer patients, children and adults, are going through. Treatments are not reaching the insurance pharmacy,” denounced Tania Carrillo, one of those affected, The Lara Press Monday, July 15th.
Patients also asked for cancer treatments instead of health days, as well as for pills that have not expired.
#15Jul | A group of cancer patients protested in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Health in Barquisimeto, Lara, to demand solutions to the lack of supplies to treat the disease.
“The reason for this protest is the need that we are all going through… pic.twitter.com/6gUBRfakc2
— The Daily (@eldiario) July 15, 2024
5. Riots following the Copa America final left four dead in Bogotá
Brawls between fans following the 1-0 defeat of the Colombian team in the Copa America final once morest Argentinaleft four people dead in Bogotá, Colombia.
The most serious were the four homicides, three of which were completely linked to the fights and were committed with a knife, and for which three people have been arrested, reported the acting director of the Colombian National Police, Nicolás Alejandro Zapata, in statements collected by the EFE news agency on Monday, July 15.
In total, the authorities responded to more than 5,000 calls related to fights and gatherings that took place throughout the country, both in public and private, to watch football. 1,200 fines were issued and 25 people were arrested.
Former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021) chose on Monday, July 15, Ohio Senator JD Vance, a 39-year-old young man who, in addition to being a politician, is also a businessman and writer, as his vice presidential candidate.
After several weeks of uncertainty, Trump announced his choice on the Truth Social network during the first day of the Republican Convention. The convention began on July 15 in Milwaukee, in the key state of Wisconsin, where Trump’s candidacy for the White House is also being formalized.
The former Republican president said that following “long deliberation and reflection, and considering the tremendous talents of many others,” he has decided that Vance is “the most appropriate person to assume the role.”
6. Rafael Romo and Salomón Rondón are among the best players in the Copa América, according to Sofascore
Sofascare, a football statistics company, included Venezuelans Salomón Rondón and Rafael Romo in its list of the Best 11 players of the 2024 Copa América.
In addition to Rondón and Romo, these are the other players included in the list revealed on the X (formerly Twitter) account of Sofascare:
-Lionel Messi (Argentina)
-Lautaro Martinez (Argentina)
-Angel Di Maria (Argentina)
-Romero Leave (Argentina)
-James Rodriguez (Colombia)
-Moises Caicedo (Ecuador)
-Mathias Olivera (Uruguay)
-Ronald Araujo (Uruguay)
-Federico Valverde (Uruguay)
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