'This institution, ostensibly a space for multilateralism, has instead always been a tool for the U.S. Department of State..it is truer now more than ever under the leadership of Secretary General Luis Almagro.'
1. Almagro and the OAS lit the fuse for the 2019 coup in Bolivia.
They falsely claimed the presidential results showing Evo Morales being re-elected were"inexplicable", which set off unrest and activated a plot that overthrew him. These claims were so thoroughly debunked that members of the U.S. Congress requested an investigation into the OAS's role in the coup. Almagro immediately recognized the coup government, which committed"" during its year in power.
The 2017 elections in Honduras were actually riddled with fraud, and initially, Almagro and the OAS did the right thing: they denounced the fraud and called for new elections. But the Trump administration was happy with the results and recognized the elections. Within a month, Almagro backtracked, which"called his own credibility into question"
Sir Ronald Sanders. Despite the documented crimes of the Juan Orlando Hernández regime, Almagro embraced and legitimized the Honduran government.In 2020, when President Jovenel Moïse ruled without a parliament and gave himself an extra year on his term, the OAS issued a press release telling Haitians they should"