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Boluarte Defends Mandate at UN, Backs Amnesty and Urges Terror Label for Global Crime

The speech presented a security‑first agenda that seeks UN recognition of transnational criminal networks as terrorist organizations.

Overview

  • In General Assembly remarks, she said she assumed the presidency by constitutional succession after the failed 2022 self‑coup and rejected claims she is a usurper.
  • She defended the government’s amnesty law, arguing that the armed forces and police are wrongly portrayed as human‑rights violators while “terrorists” are treated as victims.
  • She called on the UN to classify international criminal networks as terrorist groups and to spur new national and international legislation to confront them.
  • Seeking to reassure investors, she highlighted low inflation, growth projections and infrastructure plans, inviting Ibero‑American business leaders to fund projects in transport, education and health.
  • Her New York appearances also drew notice when organizers cut her microphone at a women’s conference after she exceeded the allotted time.