Latin America

UN Secretary-General remains silent over Bachelet’s pro-Boric statement

SANTIAGO — UN Secretary-General António Guterres refused to comment on statements made by the organization’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who declared her support for left-wing presidential candidate Gabriel Boric ahead of Chile’s runoff election on Sunday. By doing so, the UN’s top official dismisses accusations of “interventionism” made by far-right candidate José Antonio Kast.

Ms. Bachelet, a former Chilean president herself, published a video on the Twitter profile of her Horizonte Ciudadano foundation....

André Spigariol

André Spigariol covers Brazilian foreign policy, politics, and economics. He has been published by several media outlets in Latin America, including Vortex Media, Spotniks, Congresso em Foco, La Tercera, CNN Chile, Radio Cooperativa, among others.

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