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  • This house, as the IMF, would require stricter conditionality on its loans to Argentina that aims to reduce government budget deficit and liberalize the market.

    Infoslide

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a global organization that aims to achieve sustainable growth for its member states by supporting economic policies that promote financial stability and monetary cooperation. Argentina is facing a debt crisis due to complex factors such as chronically high inflation, vast state expenditure and economic protectionism. It has borrowed and defaulted on its debts numerous times that most creditors have stopped lending, except for the IMF which continues to provide loans with few conditionality attached.

    Chingshin Debate Open 2024 · Junior Semifinals · 2024-04-20

  • This house supports the use of Milei’s neoliberal economic policies in Argentina.

    Infoslide

    <p>Since his election in November 2023, the President of Argentina, Javier Milei, has implemented a series of neoliberal measures. These include the devaluation of the Peso, cuts to energy and transportation subsidies, the cancellation of public works projects, and halving the number of government ministries. He has also proposed a deregulation emergency decree, which includes removing caps on rent and the price of essential products, relaxing labor laws, and opening up state enterprises for privatization.<br></p>

    North American Universities Debating Championship 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-03-28

  • This house believes that the Mexican feminist movement should advocate for the creation of antimonuments, as opposed to the creation of 'positive monuments'.

    Infoslide

    In Mexico, antimonumentos (anti-monuments) are installed during protests to recall a tragic event or unfulfilled demand for justice. They usually critique national symbols and monuments with socio-political messaging. Examples include La Glorieta de las Mujeres que Luchan (Roundabout of the Women Who Fight), which was installed as a reminder of Mexico's gendered violence as well as the ongoing fight for equal rights, and 49 ABC, which commemorates the 49 children who died in the 2009 Hermosillo daycare center fire. The center was funded by the Mexican federal government.</p><p>There are also movements to install 'positive monuments' to celebrate the legacy of minorities as a part of Mexico's national identity. Examples include a proposal to replace the Christopher Columbus statue with a replica of La joven de Amajac (The Young Women of Amajac), a pre-Hispanic sculpture depicting an indigenous woman and El Yanga, an enslaved African man who led a revolution and established a community of freed people.

    North American Universities Debating Championship 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-03-28

  • The EC supports the appointment of Salvatore Mancuso as a peace manager by the government of Gustavo Petro.

    Infoslide

    Salvatore Mancuso is a former paramilitary commander who returned to Colombia this year (2024) after spending 15 years in an American prison for drug trafficking crimes. The former paramilitary commander returned to the country expressing his commitment to President Petro's total peace, while the person who has most criticized his return is the former president Álvaro Uribe. Since 2006, he has been subject to Justice and Peace, the jurisdiction that investigates former paramilitaries following a peace process with the Uribe government. There, he is still being investigated for 34,000 crimes. On the other hand, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), the jurisdiction agreed with the extinct FARC that investigates the public force and the guerrilla since 2018, decided to accept Mancuso last year (2023) for having acted as a "hinge/intermediary" with the military forces that committed crimes. In Colombia, a peace manager is a person who has belonged to illegal armed groups and who, while in prison, are released to provide their good services in tasks that help achieve humanitarian agreements or advance contacts that allow consolidating peace with groups outside the law.

    Torneo Rosarista de Debate VIII 2024 - Categoría Universidades · Gran Final · 2024-03-22

  • That, as Lula, we would grant amnesty for all crimes committed on January 8th

    Infoslide

    On 8 January 2023, following the defeat of then-president Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 Brazilian general election and the inauguration of his successor Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, a mob of Bolsonaro's supporters attacked Brazil's federal government buildings in the capital, Brasília. The mob sought to violently overthrow the democratically elected president Lula, who had been inaugurated on 1 January. Many rioters said their purpose was to spur military leaders to launch a coup d'état and disrupt the democratic transition of power.

    Melbourne Pre Easters 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-03-22

  • This house supports the mass scale arresting operation

    Infoslide

    El Salvador used to have one of the highest rate of gang-related violence in the world. The government announced the state of emergency last year, a policy that temporarily loosens arrest rules and suspends basic rights, including free speech and protest rights, and conducted a mass-scale arresting operation. Because of this operation, thousands of people were arrested for belonging to gangs, affiliating with gangs, and being a relative of gang members. Now El Salvador is one of the safest countries in the region. However, due process is not guaranteed AT ALL and prisoners do not receive any rehabilitation."

    The Kansai 2024 · Rookie Semifinals · 2024-03-01

  • This house believes that the countries of the Lithium Triangle should form a consortium for the exploitation of the minerals.

    Infoslide

    Lithium, known as the "new white gold," is a mineral widely used in technology, especially in rechargeable electric car batteries. It is also used in medical treatments and in the aerospace industry. The largest reserves and net quantities are found in the so-called "Lithium Triangle," which comprises the region of Antofagasta in Chile, the department of Potosí in Bolivia, and the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, and Catamarca in Argentina. This triangle holds 85% of the world's lithium, but the distribution is not equal: Bolivia has the highest net amount of lithium in the world, while Chile holds the largest reserves of commercially viable lithium, and Argentina has quantities smaller than the previous two countries. A consortium is a group of countries that jointly control the production and distribution of a raw material.

    Western University Winter Debating Championships 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-02-24

  • This house, as Javier Milei, would withdraw Argentina from Mercosur

    Infoslide

    Mercosur, or the Southern Common Market, is an economic and political bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, with Bolivia recently gaining membership. The bloc has largely eliminated import and export tariffs on trade among its constituent countries, as well as constituted a common external tariff.

    Manchester Intervarsity 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-02-17

  • This house believes that Brazilian feminists should oppose government subsidies for cosmetic plastic surgery

    Infoslide

    Brazil is one of the few countries with an unenumerated “right to beauty." As a result, the Brazilian government subsidizes a large number of cosmetic plastic surgeries for its low-income citizens.

    North American Debating Championships 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-01-20

  • This house believes that the US should offer significant funding to the Guyanese government to guard against a potential Venezuelan annexation of the Essequibo region

    Infoslide

    Nicolas Maduro is the President of Venezuela, a South American country with ties to Russia and Iran. His policies are claimed to have caused significant damage to the economy and popular belief notes that he has controlled his country as a dictator. His current policy, for which he claims to have 95% support, is an annexation of Essequibo (Es-key-bo). Maduro claims that the land, which was a part of Venezuela until 1890s, belongs to his country. The region also has very significant oil reserves. Essequibo is noted by the UN as part of Guyana, a democratic country led by Irfaan Ali, who have appealed to the West for support.

    SSE Riga IV 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-12-09

  • This house, as a talented Latin American football player entering European football at 17 years old, would embrace a selfish playstyle rather than a team-oriented one

    Amsterdam Open 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-12-02

  • This house would allow the Sinaloan cartel to monopolize drug trade in Mexico.

    Infoslide

    The Sinaloa Cartel, based in Sinaloa, Mexico, is a prominent and enduring drug trafficking organization with global operations. Notorious leaders like "El Chapo" Guzmán have shaped its history. Other major Mexican cartels include the aggressive Jalisco New Generation Cartel, historically significant Gulf Cartel, brutal Los Zetas, and regionally active Knights Templar Cartel. These cartels present challenges such as drug-related violence and corruption, including inter-cartel violence.

    Queen's Holiday Open 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-12-01

  • This house believes that Latin American states should nationalize their hard commodities extraction industries

    Infoslide

    A hard commodity is a natural resource that must be mined or extracted. Latin American states have significant reserves of hard commodities. These include a projected 5–10% of the world's demand for oil by 2030, and over a fifth of the global reserves for metals (silver, tin, nickel, copper, and lithium), which are used to produce green energy.

    JHU Pre-WUDC 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-11-24

  • This house believes that that Argentina and Brazil should agree on a common currency union

    Infoslide

    A currency union is when two or more economies share a common currency or mutually decide to peg their exchange rates to the same reference currency to keep the values of their money similar. Discussions to establish a currency union between Brazil and Argentina began in 2023. They are the two largest economies of South America.

    Bristol Pro Am 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-11-20

  • This house believes that it is in the interests of cartels in Latin America to continue embracing narco-saints rather than pivoting toward glorifying canonized saints.

    Infoslide

    Folk-saints are people or spiritual entities who are venerated as saints, but who have not been officially canonized by the Catholic Church. A narco-saint is a type of folk-saint who is venerated by criminals, particularly in the United States and Latin America. Many cartels have drawn heavily on the practice of worshiping narco-saints. For example, many cartel members in Colombia hail Pablo Escobar as a narco-saint. The Catholic Church has condemned the worship of narco-saints.

    Canadian British Parliamentary Debating Championships 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-11-18