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  • This house supports the expansion of BRICS membership

    Infoslide

    BRICS is a bloc of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. While originally created for the purpose of highlighting economic opportunities, the bloc has increasingly become more geopolitical in nature. In August 2023, it was announced that Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Argentina, the UAE and Ethiopia would be joining the bloc.

    Ljubljana IV 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-01-01

  • The European Commission would implement Strategy A before Strategy B for the formation of the new opposition party.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, you are part of a team of Venezuelan opposition members with resources and political experience. You are concerned about the population's lack of interest in the current opposition proposals from historically recognized parties, prompting you to propose the creation of a new party, with the aim of beginning the process of unifying the population to fight against the dictatorship. The team is considering two strategies for the formation of the new party: Strategy A consists of criticizing the current government as a leftist dictatorship. This implies emphasizing the damage caused by the leftist ideals and legislation promoted by the Chavez and Maduro governments, and presenting a right-wing model as a preferable alternative. Strategy A acknowledges that the main problem with the current government is corruption and dictatorship, but it promotes as part of its message that these problems are intrinsic to leftist governments. Strategy B focuses on the struggle for the social rights of the population. This implies dissociating the government from the principles of leftist political movements, recognizing progressive ideals, such as acknowledging class difference as a structural problem and the fight for gender equality rights. Unlike Strategy A, Strategy B concedes that the problem with the current government has nothing to do with political inclination but with dynamics of corruption and dictatorship.

    Campeonato Interuniversitario Metropolitano Presencial 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-01-01

  • This house believes that The Pacific Alliance should introduce a common currency

    Infoslide

    The Pacific Alliance (Spanish: Alianza del Pacífico) is a Latin American trade bloc, formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.

    Madrid WUDC 2023 · 3 · 2022-12-28

  • This house believes that Biden should lift all sanctions on Venezuela.

    Infoslide

    Since 2006, the United States has imposed a wide variety of sanctions on Venezuela. Among other aims, these prevent the Venezuelan government from accessing the U.S. financial system, freeze the bank accounts of the Maduro administration and block oil imports from the state oil and gas company. In 2017, Donald Trump tightened the sanctions with the aim of ousting Maduro in favour of an interim opposition government led by Juan Guaidó. Recently, Joe Biden took limited steps towards lifting sanctions on Venezuela, including allowing very limited natural resource extraction operations in Venezuela by the U.S. firm Chevron. The vast majority of US sanctions remain in place.

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · ESL Semifinals · 2022-12-15

  • A: That we regret the recent subsidisation of fossil fuels in Latin America to combat inflation

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    A: In 2022, countries in Latin America have engaged in significant subsidies of fossil fuels in response to inflation. For example, substantial subsidies have been implemented in Ecuador (worth 0.8% of GDP) and Mexico (worth 1% of GDP) and Peru has cut taxes on fuel (equal to around 0.9% of GDP).

    Campbelltown Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2022 · Round 3 · 2022-11-23

  • This house believes that the Catholic Church has an obligation to publicly condemn the Nicaraguan presidency

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    The Nicaraguan government has engaged in sweeping arrests of opposition leaders and the Organisation of American States is currently considering revoking its membership. The Vatican embassy has been engaged over the past year in trying to influence the governance of Ortega to promote political stability, as President Ortega and his wife are devout Catholics.

    Rahat - The Fundraiser Debate · Novice Semi Finals · 2022-08-04

  • This house believes that the Catholic Church has an obligation to publicly condemn the Nicaraguan presidency

    Infoslide

    The Nicaraguan government has engaged in sweeping arrests of opposition leaders and the Organisation of American States is currently considering revoking its membership. The Vatican embassy has been engaged over the past year in trying to influence the governance of Ortega to promote political stability, as President Ortega and his wife are devout Catholics.

    Rahat - The Fundraiser Debate · Quarterfinals · 2022-08-04

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the Catholic church to officially recognize Folk Saints

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    Folk Saints are dead people recognized by the general population as saints who were not officially acknowledged as saints by the Catholic church. Unlike regular saints they lived lives that the church considers sinful. They are popular in many regions especially in Latin America. Examples include Sarita Colonia that answers the prayers of sex workers & LGBT people; and Juan Soldado that answers the prayers of people who commit low-level crimes out of financial desperation

    Africa Intercollegiate Debating Championships 2022 · 3 · 2022-01-06

  • This house as an entrepreneur & investor would choose to invest in a developing economy with future market potential ( South Africa Brazil Rwanda etc)instead of a developed economy with a slowly saturating market (Singapore Japan)

    Pan African Universities Debating Championships 2021 · Open Quarters · 2021-12-09

  • In countries with significant levels of violence against women this house believes that the feminist movement should support female vigilante groups (e.g. the Red Brigade or the Gulabi Gang in India the Grupo de autodefensas (Self Defense Group) in Mexico etc).

    Taiwan Schools Debate Challenge 2021 · 1 · 2021-11-20

  • In countries with significant levels of violence against women this house believes that the feminist movement should support female vigilante groups (e.g. the Red Brigade or the Gulabi Gang in India the Grupo de autodefensas (Self Defense Group) in Mexico etc).

    Taiwan Schools Debate Challenge 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-11-20

  • This house (as the Radical Left) supports Liberation Theology

    Infoslide

    Liberation theology was a late 20th-century Roman Catholic movement arising in Latin America. The Liberationists said the church should act to bring about social change, and should ally itself with the working class to do so. Some radical priests became involved in politics and trade unions; others even aligned themselves with violent revolutionary movements.

    DTU PD 2021 · 3 · 2021-11-20

  • EC prefers that Latin American filmmakers prioritize the production of hyperrealistic cinema.

    Infoslide

    For purposes of this debate, 'hyperrealistic cinema' has the following characteristics: realistic stories about social problems (poverty, drug use, violence) a 'sober' way of filming (with long scenes shot with a handheld camera and no documentary-style soundtrack); use of non-professional actors and a simple script. Films like these tend to seek reception mainly on the international festival circuit. Examples of these films can be: Amores Perros Biutifiul Chicuarotes.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debate 2021 · 1 · 2021-11-06

  • This house being the Mexican State would implement educational policies focused on Narrative A instead of Narrative B.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this discussion, a cultural trauma is defined as a painful episode in the history of a nation or group of people. this is occasionally caused by some event that has had a significant relevance in the history of a country. Examples like this can be seen: The Tlatelolco massacre in 1968, the defeat in Vietnam embedded the American collective imagination and the diaspora of Vietnamese migrants or the Holocaust for the Jewish community. 'Narrative A' consists of an approach that deals with the search for cultural elements far removed from that event, such as historical commemorations and celebrations. While 'Narrative B' is based on delving into the causes and ravages that occurred, including testimonies and descriptions of the violent episodes.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debate 2021 · 3 · 2021-11-06

  • This house would recognize the Legal Personality of the natural regions of Latin America.

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    The Legal Personality is the recognition of the rights of which an entity can enjoy or demand compliance from the State. When Nature is recognized as a Legal Personality, it implies that natural regions can be holders of rights such as their care and repair through representatives who protect the interests of Nature. An example of this may be the Whanganui River in New Zealand; said river whose resources were exploited was defended in a lawsuit against the New Zealand State by a Maori tribe which lives in it and has a spiritual connection with it. Upon winning the lawsuit, the Legal Personality of the River was recognized, which created a distinction between the protection of the rights of the tribe (eg economic compensation) and the rights of Nature (eg Restoration of its environment).

    Campeonato Nacional de Debate 2021 · Open Final · 2021-11-06