His arrival to power puts the autonomy of Latin America at risk

The president of the Communist Party of Chile (CCP), Lautaro Carmona, warned that the coming to power of the next president of the United States, Donald Trump, puts the autonomy of Latin America at risk.

The top leader of the CCP classified as very serious the threat from the elected president of the North American nation that under his government, Washington could regain control of the Panama Canal.

In recent statements, the Republican – who will take office on January 20 – questioned the legitimacy of Panamanian sovereignty over the interoceanic waterway and suggested the possibility of reversing this control.

During a conservative conference in Arizona, he used the debate on canal toll rates as a basis to question Panamanian sovereignty and the Carter-Torrijos Treaties, signed in 1977, and which served as the legal basis for January 1, 2000 Panama fully assumed the administration of the canal.

In that instance, he stated that Panama was charging American ships “ridiculous and highly unfair” rates for using its canal, which was denied by the Isthmus country.

He later indicated that if the “scam” did not stop, he would demand that the channel be returned to the United States, although he did not specify how he would do so.

Trump stated that he did not want the Panama Canal to “fall into the wrong hands” and specifically cited China, which has significant interests there.

Given the statements of the president-elect of the United States, Lautaro Carmona warned that “this announcement represents a new intervention in Latin American territory.”

“The United States has no right over the Canal and should also return the Guantánamo base,” said the communist leader in statements to Prensa Latina.

Likewise, he referred to global issues such as the genocide in Gaza, perpetrated by Israel, and Washington’s blockade against Cuba.

“We are living in shocking moments on an international level, because the very existence of the planet is in danger,” he warned.

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