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  • This house believes that Latin American countries should prioritize the strategy of selective neutralization of leaders in the fight against organized crime (eg drug-trafficking terrorism).

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    Military and police operations dedicated to neutralizing the leaders or 'heads' of criminal organizations are strategies in the policy of combating organized crime. These tactics have been used, for example, in the cases of the murder of Osama Bin Laden, the capture of El Chapo and Edgar Valdez 'La Barbie'.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debate 2021 · 5 · 2021-11-06

  • This house believes that Gabriel Boric should focus his second round campaign on attacking the extreme right and its proposals instead of focusing on his own government plan.

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    On November 22, the two candidates who would go to the second round in the Chilean elections were announced. On the one hand, there is José Antonio Kast, who obtained the first majority (27.9%) with the Republican party, party of extreme right-wing thoughts. On the other hand, Gabriel Boric, candidate of the coalition <<I approve of dignity>> obtained the second majority (25.8%) being considered as a moderate progressive left. On December 19 will be the second round election where the candidate who wins will be elected president of Chile.

    Copa Franciscana de Debate · 4 · 2021-10-25

  • This house supports the RENACER law.

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    On November 7 were the elections in Nicaragua. Daniel Ortega was the winner with approximately 75% of the votes and with that he achieved his fifth and fourth consecutive presidential term. His election has been involved in a great controversy due to accusations of imprisonment of the main opposition leaders and the lack of transparency in the process in general. Various organizations and international leaders have denounced a systematic fraud in the elections. The RENACER law signed by Joe Biden and the US government has the objective of pressuring the Ortega government to leave power. this law includes the following: Selective sanctions against Nicaraguan government personnel Supervise international loans received by Nicaragua Exclude Nicaragua from participation in the US-Central America FTA Trade sanctions on certain Nicaraguan companies.

    Copa Franciscana de Debate · Open Final · 2021-10-25

  • This house supports the creation of the LASL (Latin American Super League)

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    In Latin America (which includes Spanish/Portugese speaking nations all the way from Mexico, down to Argentina), there are a number of historical and culturally signficant soccer teams that are known for being the best in their respective domestic leagues. this would include teams like Santos in Brazil, America in Mexico, and Boca Juniors in Argentina. The Latin American Super League is a project that would involve the top 20 teams from the domestic leagues in Latin America leaving their domestic leagues

    Western IV 2021 · 3 · 2021-10-08

  • This house prefers the use of conditional cash transfer programmes to means-tested but unconditional welfare programmes, in both high-income and developing economies.

    Infoslide

    Conditional cash transfer programmes (CCT) give money to the poor in return for fulfilling specific behavioural conditions such as children's school attendance and vaccination. They have most notably been used in Brazil (Bolsa Familia), Bangladesh, Chile (Chile Solidario), and Mexico (Oportunidades).

    Queer Mixed Doubles 2021 · 4 · 2021-08-29

  • This house, as a star Latin American soccer player, would stay in their national league over playing in European clubs.

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    Latin American countries has consistently held top 8 in FIFA world ranking. However, there's a rising trend of Latin American players playing in European clubs (e.g. Philippe Countinho in Barcelona, Lionel Messi and Neymar da Silva in Paris Saint-Germain) instead of their national clubs.

    ALSA e-Comp UI 2021 · HS Round 3 · 2021-08-20

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

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    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. Recently, anti-government protests have been taking place in Cuba due to an ongoing economic crisis caused in part by the trade embargo.

    Pakistan Debate Open 2021 · 2 · 2021-08-14

  • This house believes that works that pose a civilization/barbarism dichotomy should not be part of the literary canon.

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    'Civilization or barbarism' is a topic present in numerous Latin American novels of the 19th and 20th centuries. They present a strong contrast between barbarism (wild nature, people from the rural environment, instincts) versus civilization (the city, educated people, domination of impulses). Clearly good or bad characters are used to defend that the sides They represent backwardness or progress. Examples of these highly relevant novels for the national culture of their countries and for the canon of Latin American literature would be: Facundo Doña Bárbara or One Hundred Years of Solitude. Canon: Catalog of authors or works of a genre of literature or thought held as exemplary.

    Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español Ecuador 2021 · 3 · 2021-07-25

  • This house believes that Latin American governments should prioritize internet coverage and the distribution of electronic devices for remote education of primary and secondary school students over attempts to return to face-to-face learning.

    Mexico Debate 2021 categoría mayor · 7 · 2021-07-25

  • This house would establish a rotation system so that the teaching staff of the Mexican public sector could fulfill a quota of teaching work in non-central positions.

    Mexico Debate 2021 categoría mayor · 4 · 2021-07-25

  • This house supports the mothering of the struggle for disappeared persons in Latin America.

    Mexico Debate 2021 categoría mayor · Open Final · 2021-07-25

  • This house believes that the Ecuador should indistinctly incorporate both forms of justice within the national framework (eg: allow the implementation of corrective penalties in accordance with Human Rights and conciliation within ordinary justice cases, have the option within the courts to follow one or another justice for any case to integrate the community councils as a mechanism to judge cases among others) instead of maintaining the separation of these to their respective competence.

    Infoslide

    There are several worldviews of indigenous justice in Ecuador. According to the constitution, in general, these are based on the ancestral uses and customs of the community. These have a conciliatory and corrective character (corporeal punishments that seek to purge the soul of evil) in the face of crimes. The sentences are decided through community councils or by the community leader. In order to be applicable, indigenous justice must meet four requirements: 1) That they are related to internal issues of the communities 2) That all the parties involved are indigenous 3) That it be within the territory of the communities 4) That the penalties be limited to the Western conception of Human Rights. Ordinary justice in Ecuador is based on courts and tribunals in a very similar way to that of other Latin American countries.

    Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español Ecuador 2021 · 7 · 2021-07-25

  • This house believes Latin American countries with consolidated democracies should be active proponents and direct investors of democracy in other countries in Latin America (e.g. finance pro-democratic groups strongly condemn and withdraw international support for dictatorships support by different means opposition parties with strong values democratic etc.).

    Infoslide

    According to the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) in Latin America there are 3 countries that have high scores in 4 of the 5 conditions established (representative government protection of human rights government checks and balances impartial administration and involvement of civil society) to be considered consolidated democracies: Uruguay Chile and Costa Rica.

    México Debate Categoría Menor 2021 · 5 · 2021-07-10

  • This house believes that Latin American countries with consolidated democracies should be active proponents and direct investors of democracy in other countries in Latin America (e.g. finance pro-democratic groups strongly condemn and withdraw international support for dictatorships support by different means opposition parties with strong values democratic etc.)

    Infoslide

    According to the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) in Latin America there are 3 countries that have high scores in 4 of the 5 conditions established (representative government protection of human rights government checks and balances impartial administration and involvement of civil society) to be considered consolidated democracies: Uruguay Chile and Costa Rica

    México Debate Categoría Menor 2021 · Open Final · 2021-07-10

  • This house prefers that Mexico ensure energy self-sufficiency in the short term through hydrocarbons (eg purchase of the Shell refinery in Texas) instead of seeking to obtain it in the long term through investment in renewable energies.

    México Debate Categoría Menor 2021 · 3 · 2021-07-10

  • 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.

    Korea WUDC 2021 · 6 · 2021-07-08