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  • 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

  • This house as Haiti would file a lawsuit against American gun manufacturers to seek compensation for gun-related crimes.

    Infoslide

    In 2021 and 2022, the Mexican government launched two cases against American gun manufacturers seeking compensation for their role in selling guns that ended up in the hands of criminal groups. Gun-related homicide deaths in Haiti as well as other Carribean countries (e.g. Jamaica, Grenada, the Dominican Republic, etc.) have risen to record highs. Haiti specifically has seen a massive uptick in guns being smuggled from the United States.

    Yale Intervarsity 2023 · Round 1 · 2023-10-27

  • This house believes that the election of Javier Milei is in the best interests of Argentina

    Infoslide

    Argentina is facing a major economic crisis: annual inflation is over 100% and the country is on the edge of sovereign debt default. Javier Milei, the frontrunner in Argentina's upcoming presidential election, supports ending the crisis through radical free market policies. His policies include, but are not limited to: ending currency controls and seeking the dollarization of the Argentinian economy, significant reductions in government spending, and the flexibilization of labor markets.

    Western Inter-varsity 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-10-07

  • This house believes that Argentina should dollarise its economy

    Infoslide

    Dollarisation means completely replacing the domestic currency with the U.S dollar as a medium of exchange or legal tender. Countries that dollarise their economies cede their control over monetary policy to the U.S Reserve.

    UNSW Pro-Am 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-09-25

  • This house, as the Brazilian Worker’s Party (PT), W advocate for the prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro for the January 8 riots

    Infoslide

    On January 8th 2023, following the defeat of then-president Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 Brazilian general election and the inauguration of his successor, Lula da Silva (leader of the Brazilian Worker’s Party), thousands of Bolsonaro's supporters invaded and vandalized Brazil's federal government buildings (the headquarters of the Brazilian government’s executive branch, Congress and the Supreme Court) in Brasília.

    Drexel Open 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-07-29

  • That, as Argentina, we would default on our debts to the IMF and negotiate an economic recovery plan with China

    Infoslide

    In Argentina, the IMF has implemented various austerity measures (e.g cutting welfare payments, stopping public spending) and has continuously loaned Argentina substantial amounts of money to try to deal with a financial crisis caused by inflation. Argentina is currently incapable of repaying their debts to the IMF and is set to default unless a new deal is negotiated. In February 2022, Argentina signed up to the Belt and Road Initiative, and has since then been receiving small amounts of Chinese loans to supplement the IMF's lending.

    UNSW Pre-Australs 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-06-25

  • This house supports the war on gangs in El Salvador

    Infoslide

    Back in 2019, the homicide rate in El Salvador was among the highest in Latin America when populist Nayib Bukele was elected president. As a response to the perpetual violence, in 2022 he launched the “war on gangs” that managed to reduce the annual homicide rate by half, reportedly dismantle the gangs and bring more peace to the citizens. Such results were achieved by months of declared state of emergency in the country, increased military presence, more than 67 thousand arrests, stricter prison sentences, and a newly built prison, able to house 40 thousand inmates. Various human rights groups expressed concern about thousands of innocent people arrested due to tipoffs or "resembling" criminals, over a 100 dead behind bars and a rollback of human rights laws, particularly the right to assembly. As of 2023, 70 percent of Salvadorans support the re-election of president Bukele.

    27th Lithuanian Schools Debating Academy · Quarterfinals · 2023-06-21

  • This house believes that the countries of the Lithium Triangle should form a consortium for the exploitation of the minerals. *Consortium: It is a group of countries that jointly control the production and distribution of a raw material.

    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.

    Round Robin Hispanohablante 2023 · Ronda 2 · 2023-06-17

  • This house believes that resource-backed loans from Western financial institutions to developing nations do more harm than good.

    Infoslide

    Resource-backed loans give debtor countries access to capital in exchange for or collateralised by future streams of income from their natural resource wealth.

    Trinity Open 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-06-03

  • This House would give amnesty to dictators who step down voluntarily

    Infoslide

    Amnesty is the an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political and criminal offenses. Individuals who receive amnesty will not be held accountable for any of their previously committed crimes.

    UBC Spring HST 2023 (Juniors) · Round 5 · 2023-05-19

  • That Latin American countries should not cooperate with the United States' 'War on Drugs'.

    Infoslide

    The War on Drugs is an international campaign led by the United States government to reduce illegal drug trade into the United States through military aid and intervention. An estimated 90% of illegal drugs sold in the U.S arrive from Central and South America.

    Grandslam 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-04-21

  • This house believes that the lifting of the trade embargo against Cuba is in the interests of the Biden Administration

    Infoslide

    The United States trade embargo against Cuba prevents American businesses, and businesses with commercial activities in the United States, from conducting trade with the Cuban government and Cuban businesses. This embargo includes almost all exports, with the exception of food and humanitarian supplies. Historically, anti-government protests have been taking place in Cuba due to economic crisis caused in part by the trade embargo. The embargo was imposed by the United States in the 1960s in response to the non-democratic regime of Castro in Cuba at the time, and continues to be in place given that the electoral process is still firmly controlled by an authoritarian Cuban regime.

    Cambridge Schools 22-23 · Semi-Finals · 2023-04-03

  • This house believes that the United States should legalize the sale and consumption of cocaine.

    Infoslide

    South America and the Caribbean are the primary centers of cocaine production and distribution. This is because the vast majority of coca cultivation (which is required to make cocaine) occurs in Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia. However, cocaine production remains illegal in all these countries.About 2% of North Americans currently use cocaine, but the United States engages in substantial efforts to reduce cocaine production abroad (e.g., paying local armed forces in South America to spray coca plantations with herbicide, engaging in military intervention and providing aid to local forces to combat gangs that distribute cocaine).

    Manzar 2023 · 4 · 2023-03-25

  • This House, as Barrista, would accept the scholarship

    Infoslide

    Barrista owns a coffee farm in Colombia (one of the largest coffee-exporting countries in the world), which she inherited from her parents and ancestors, who were known for growing coffee beans of a culturally rare strain of specialty coffee in their community. Before her parents died, they made it clear that she cannot disclose the methods of generating this coffee strain to other families, which is why no other family knows how to grow it. They also told her that she cannot stop operating the farm as it was the primary reason their community prospered and became known. However, she really wants to become a fashion designer and is offered a once-in-a-lifetime scholarship to study at one of the top fashion design schools in America. Choosing the scholarship means leaving Colombia, putting the coffee farm on the brink of closure.

    46th Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship · Grand Final · 2023-03-17

  • This House opposes the expansion of BRICS

    Infoslide

    On 24th August, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) bloc agreed on to admit 6 more nations - Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates.

    Lloyd Parliamentary Debate · Quarterfinals · 2023-03-01

  • This House opposes the expansion of BRICS

    Infoslide

    On 24th August, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) bloc agreed on to admit 6 more nations - Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates.

    Lloyd Parliamentary Debate · Novice Semifinals · 2023-03-01