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President Luis Arce Rejects Chilean Congresswoman's Xenophobic Comments About Bolivians - teleSUR English

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Bolivian President Luis Arce strongly rejected the “racist and xenophobic” comments made by Chilean Congresswoman María Luisa Cordero, a psychiatrist by profession. RELATED: Bolivia Enacts Law to Protect Minors’ Sexual Integrity in Digital Environments In a session of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, Cordero stated that Bolivians suffer from “hypoxic encephalopathy” (a brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain) due to a…

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The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, announced “diplomatic actions” following the controversial statements of the Chilean deputy, María Luisa...

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The chancellor, Alberto van Klaveren, rejected the comments of the deputy María Luisa Cordero, against the Bolivians, classifying them as “xenophobes”. Cordero said in the Chamber that the Bolivians “were born in the highlands (...) therefore, they have decreased brain oxygen.” In a publication in X, the head of Chilean diplomacy indicates [...] The entry Chancellor rejects these “racists” and “xenophobes” of deputy Cordero against Bolivians was…

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The Vice-Chancellor of Bolivia, Elmer Catarina, welcomed the position of the Chilean government in rejecting such expressions. eju.tv The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Alberto van Klaveren, rejected on Thursday afternoon the xenophobic expressions released by...

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The comments were strongly questioned by the Government of Bolivia and President Luis Arce.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile condemned Thursday the controversial comments made by the deputy María Luisa Cordero, who in a recent parliamentary intervention assured that Bolivians present “decrease in cerebral oxygen” due to their altiplanic origin. Through social networks, Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren expressed the government’s rejection of what he called “xenophobic” expressions. “We strongly reject xenophobic expressions…

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