Las Notis is a daily news column that gets you up to speed on the political, media + other going ons in Latin America and the diaspora—all in one quick digest.
Here’s your glimpse at what’s going on today:
- The House has begun its debates over impeaching Trump for a historic second time, something that hasn’t happened to any president in the country’s history. Lawmakers are discussing an article of impeachment that accuses the president of “inciting an insurrection” after a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol this month, and a vote after the debate is expected to pass. [NYT]
- Democratic lawmaker Mikie Sherrill said on Instagram Live that she saw her Republican colleagues invite pro-Trump supporters into the Capitol for “reconnaissance” tours before the attack on the Capitol. The former Navy helicopter pilot called for Republicans to be held accountable. [WaPo]
- Vice President-elect Kamala Harris spoke with Univision’s Ilia Calderón this week and discussed the incoming administration’s plans for immigration reform. Harris said she and Joe Biden will focus on shortening wait times to obtain citizenship, granting automatic green cards to protected undocumented immigrants and adding immigration judges to minimize backlogs on court hearings. [Politico]
- During an Instagram Live session, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that she feared she was “going to die” during the mob insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week. She explained that she was nervous GOP lawmakers would disclose her location to rioters and “create opportunities to allow me to be hurt, kidnapped, etc.” [HuffPo]
- Maguito Vilela, a Brazilian politician who was elected mayor of the city of Goiânia while in a coma due to COVID-19, has died from virus complications. A post on his personal Instagram account announced his death on Wednesday (Jan. 13). [NBC]
- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted to start the process to designate a Diego Rivera mural as a landmark. The designation would limit what the San Francisco Art Institute, which owns the $50 million painting, can do with the work; it has said selling the piece of art would help pay off $19.7 million of debt. [NYT]
- Shakira has sold the rights to her music catalogue to the Hipgnosis Song Fund for a multi-million dollar sum. Hipgnosis recently acquired Blondie and Neil Young’s music, and the deal with Shakira reportedly includes all 145 of her songs, including “Hips Don’t Lie,” “Whenever, Wherever” and “She Wolf.” [BBC]