The News with Jorge Gestoso

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The 10th summit of the Eurasian Economic Union, formed by Russia and several former Soviet republics, has begun in Moscow. This year's meeting is attended by Miguel Díaz-Canel, president of Cuba, which has observer status since 2020.
Brazilian authorities on Tuesday raised to 101 the number of people dead as a result of the rains that have hit the state of Rio Grande do Sul since April 29.
The Civil Defense of the Brazilian entity has counted 131 people missing and 362 injured due to the unprecedented rains and floods affecting the region.
According to the authorities of the southern Brazilian state, around 1.5 million people are suffering from the lack of food, medicines and basic services such as electricity and energy, of which some 160,000 are sheltered in the homes of friends or relatives and another 48,799 in shelters improvised by the authorities.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro reaffirmed on Tuesday his government's fight against corruption and impunity in the face of irregularities found by his administration in the Colombian state.
In the middle of an address to the country, Gustavo Petro affirmed that since his arrival to the presidency of the South American country, he found a structural and professionalized corruption that has taken over several institutions of the Colombian State, under the protection of right-wing conservative governments.
These are the main headlines brought to us today by our host Jorge Gestoso