"A lot of his supporters are going to say: ‘He’s doing this to protect us, he’s doing this for Mexico'-and then they are going to go about their lives," said AS/COA's Carin Zissis about AMLO's visit to the United States.
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"[AMLO]... tiene una feroz lealtad a sus propios instintos políticos y su visión del mundo, algo en que es muy parecido al Presidente Trump", dijo Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA a EFE.
The President of the World Bank Group said the organization is eager to work with countries across the region to respond to the crisis and build a strong recovery.
El Presidente del Grupo Banco Mundial dijo que la organización está ansiosa por trabajar con los países de la región para responder a la crisis.
"Una de las razones principales es que el gobierno paraguayo actuó muy rápidamente", dice Carin Zissis de AS/COA a BBC News Mundo sobre la reacción del país frente al coronavirus.
The secretary general of the OECD discussed the social and economic consequences of COVID-19, with an eye on Latin America.
El secretario general de la OCDE discutió las consecuencias sociales y económicas de COVID-19, con un enfoque en América Latina.
"[El chavismo está] sencillamente cooptando por decreto a los partidos opositores", dice Eric Farnsworth a BBC News Mundo.
"I don’t think Belize or anyone else really 'caught fire' and garnered the necessary support," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Reuters.
"Colombia se mantuvo estable en muchos sentidos", dice el director senior de políticas públicas de AS/COA sobre el Índice CCC.
"El progreso real...depende de reformas múltiples en áreas distintas, desde la educación hasta la eficiencia y la independencia de los tribunales”, dice el director senior de políticas públicas de AS/COA.
Em vez de medir as percepções ou os danos econômicos causados pela corrupção, o Índice CCC avalia e classifica os países de acordo com sua eficácia no combate à corrupção.
Rather than measuring perceptions of the economic damage caused by corruption, the CCC Index evaluates and ranks countries based on how effectively they can combat corruption.
En lugar de medir las percepciones o el daño económico causado por la corrupción, el Índice CCC evalúa y clasifica a los países según la eficacia con la que pueden combatir la corrupción.
"La inversión en salud pública [en América Latina] está muy por debajo de países desarrollados", dice Brian Winter de AS/COA a Voz de América.
In the 55 years since its founding, Americas Society/Council of the Americas has continued to be steadfast in its mission to promote democracy, equality, freedom of speech, liberty, and justice throughout the hemisphere.
"E agora os holofotes estão novamente no país devido ao manejo da pandemia por Bolsonaro", diz Brian Winter da AS/COA na Folha de São Paulo.
"[They] get by week-to-week during normal circumstances. If everything is shut down, how do they feed themselves and their families?" said AS/COA's Carin Zissis to CNN about informal workers.
"It’s a terrible irony that the US has banned travel from the country that most closely imitated its approach to Covid-19," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to The Guardian.
AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth said to Associated Press that he didn’t expect the United States would act against the Iranian tankers as such an act could escalate too quickly.