Review of the press for January 23, 2022

Laureano Ortega. Pelé's daughter denies the aggravation of "O Rey's" health. iFood. Tourism boom in Cancún prompts cartels to fight each other. 2 priests and 2 lay people beatified in El Salvador

Laureano Ortega, the tenor son, epicurean and Rolex fanatic that Daniel Ortega is grooming as his successor

He drives a Porsche, wears watches worth more than 40 thousand euros, and increasingly appears to lead delegations and sign international agreements on behalf of the dictatorship led by his parents. Ortega's sixth son, Laureano, has the highest public profile. On December 9, he signed the restoration of relations with the People's Republic of China, along with Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu. Before that he was in Russia, leading a delegation of the Nicaraguan government that met with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, and a month later, already in Nicaragua, a few hours before his father took office for a fourth consecutive term, he signed the trade agreement called "Silk Road" with Cao Jianming, the special envoy of President Xi Jinping. Laureano Ortega Murillo is neither chancellor nor minister. His official title is "presidential investment advisor," but the pair of dictators who rule Nicaragua "cultivate" him as their dauphin for a family succession to power. Tenor, he has participated in masterclasses with several singing teachers, among which stand out the soprano Lucetta Bizzi and the baritone Claudio Ottino, both Italian, and has attended courses and masterclasses at the Conservatories Luigi Boccherini in Lucca, Giuseppe Verdi in Milan and at the Academy of the Puccini Festival Foundation in Italy.

Pelé's daughter denies the aggravation of "O Rey's" health

Pelé, who is being treated for colon cancer, remains in stable health with no change in diagnosis, his daughter Kely Nascimento said yesterday, contradicting versions about an alleged worsening of "O Rey's" health. The daughter of the best footballer of all time and three-time world champion posted a message on her Instagram account to reassure Pelé's fans after unconfirmed press reports indicated that three more tumors had been detected due to metastasis and that the cancer was already widespread. "Yesterday I was bombarded by WhatsApp and other networks. I was surprised by what was happening. I am writing to tell you that my father is doing well and that his diagnosis has not changed," said Kely Nascimento on Instagram. "He goes to the hospital every month to get a general evaluation, so you can expect this kind of thing (hospitalizations) to happen from time to time. Thank you all for the concern," she added.

Brazil's iFood will be the first Latin American company to use drones in deliveries

Brazilian home delivery company iFood, which operates in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, will be the first in the Americas to use drones in its operations, the leading Latin American operator announced yesterday. The 2011-born startup announced in a statement the authorization it received this week from Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to use remotely piloted aircraft in product deliveries. Although the license extends throughout Brazil and allows it to operate in urban areas, for now it only allows it to deliver cargo up to 2.5 kg over distances of up to 3 kilometers.

Tourism boom in Cancún prompts cartels and foreign mafias to fight each other

Members of the Mexican Navy patrol the beach of a resort in the tourist area of Cancun as part of the security plan drawn up by the government. Between the white sand and the sea, two soldiers pass by every ten minutes, carrying huge guns. In December, a tourist security battalion was created. In October, a German woman and an Indian man died in a restaurant in Tulum. According to authorities, an armed group invaded the place to kill the rivals, and the two were "collateral damage." In November, gunmen arrived by speedboat and killed two men in Puerto Morelos. The day before yesterday, two Canadians were shot dead after an argument at a resort in Riviera Maya. In the state of Quintana Roo, which includes Cancún, Tulum and other tourist towns, at least six groups are fighting over space and new business. In Tulum, there is a particular subtype of tourism: American millionaires who are sort of 'hippies'. They don't care how they look, but they have a lot of money and require expensive medications. Many are retired and seek sexual services from young people. Tulum has the highest homicide rate in the region: 133 per 100,000 inhabitants (in the state of São Paulo, it is 7.3).

2 priests and 2 lay people beatified in El Salvador

The Catholic Church yesterday beatified two priests and two lay people, all victims of right-wing death squads during the civil war in El Salvador. The Rev. Rutilio Grande, a Jesuit priest killed along with his friends Manuel Solorzano and teenager Nelson Lemus on March 12, 1977, was known for his ministry to the poor and was an inspiration to St. Óscar Romero, the then Archbishop of El Salvador who was assassinated three years later. Franciscan priest Cosme Spessotto, an Italian who arrived in El Salvador in 1950, was gunned down while praying at the altar of his parish by Salvadoran soldiers on June 14, 1980. He was known for his work in one of the poorest areas of El Salvador and his reluctance to leave even in the face of death threats. Pope Francis' envoy, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, called the four role models and an example for all.