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Paraguay setzt auf Monsanto - „Anschlag auf die indigene Kultur“
[Taz] Die Saatgutkonzerne profitieren vom Putsch in Paraguay, denn die Behörden lassen eine Genpflanze nach der anderen zu. Die Kleinbauern fürchten den Genmais.
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In the shadow of Paraguay's coup
[Aljazeera] Rain or shine, every Thursday in Asunción, Paraguay, activists gather to protest against the right-wing government of Federico Franco, which came to power in a June 22 parliamentary coup against left-leaning president Fernando Lugo. These weekly protests represent a new spirit and strategy of protest in post-coup Paraguay.
The coup gave birth to new corporate agreements, repression of citizens' rights and crackdowns on press freedoms. It also unwittingly created a new panorama of leftist social struggles and movements.weiter:
Meanwhile, Franco has not met with a single social, urban or campesino organisation since taking office. Instead, according to his official agenda, he has focused on meetings with business leaders. In the short time that he has been in office, Franco has reportedly fast-tracked controversial deals with Monsanto and the Montreal-based Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) mining company, deals which critics charge will threaten human and environmental rights, and the economic sovereignty of the nation. These moves have motivated numerous protests and debates around the country.
Speaking of the deal with RTA and Monsanto, Paraguayan economist Luis Rojas told IPS News: "It's worrisome that a government that was not elected by popular vote is bringing in these foreign investments without any kind of control." In the case of deals with both companies, Franco is moving ahead without studies that are typically required for such agreements.
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