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Across Latin America, the Democratic victory in the U.S. midterms is being met with relief and cautious optimism. From Mexico City to Buenos Aires, analysts and citizens alike are weighing what a Democratic-controlled Congress means for trade and migration after tensions under Trump administration.
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00:00And to give us the information and this political insight, we welcome now Jorge Gestoso from Washington, D.C.
00:07Tell us, Jorge, your impressions on this day after yesterday's election.
00:15There is joy all over Latin America.
00:19The reaction of this overwhelming blue nami, as it's being called, like the tsunami,
00:26that were taking place through the Democratic Party, taking control of the Congress just behind me and many of the
00:36governorships.
00:37There is definitely in Mexico a lot of joy.
00:41President Claudia Sheinbaum was saying that she was especially proud that two people who were born in Mexico
00:51were winning capital states like California through the governor, Javier Becerra, and also the governor of Texas, a female.
01:01Also, she was mentioning that that was a key moment for Latin America.
01:07We have seen also in Latin America former President Gustavo Petro reacting very powerfully,
01:14saying that there is a clear sign that the people have taken the election votes and taken control of the
01:23destiny of the U.S.
01:25It was pretty weird that in Brazil people were cheering the results,
01:31but Lula was so far silent, and it was a lot of caution in the cases of the president of
01:39Chile cast the president of Argentina, Milley.
01:44What is pretty interesting, coming back to the U.S., that it has been reported that it was a conversation.
01:54It's not a memo, it's not an email, but there is some information that went through the GOP, meaning the
02:04Republican Party,
02:05in which the message was confirming, if you want, the sense of frustration that inside the party was going on.
02:15The words were, we have to wait until 2.20, the least, to recover the House of Representatives.
02:25We have to take until 20.32, about thinking about the Senate.
02:31And listen to this part that it says, this conversation.
02:35And tell J.D., meaning J.D. Vance, wave goodbye his pretensions or his projects to participate in the 2028
02:50election.
02:51I think that basically those words tell it all.
02:54There is a lot of frustration.
02:56In the case of the Democrats, there is a lot of challenges,
03:00because now is to try to control as much as possible the policies of President Trump.
03:09Many analysts also say that today, the day after, the day after the tsunami, the shellac,
03:17the day after is starting, is the new season for the presidential campaign of 2028, Belém.
03:26Thank you, Jorge.
03:27Jorge, of course, so clear as usual, and we will continue following the latest
03:31to really understand what that new season is about.
03:34Jorge Gestoso from Washington, D.C., with the latest as usual.
03:38Thank you to our correspondents deployed on the territory that has everything to do with this election.

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