Bottom Line Up Front
Today’s verdict: Saturday brings a payoff and a countdown — Brazil hammered Haiti to go top of their group, Mexico City’s teachers struck their tents and ended a 19-day strike, and Colombia heads to Sunday’s runoff under a US travel warning and a weekend lockdown. Bolivia’s main union signed a peace deal, even as Evo-aligned blockades hold.
Brazil go top. A Matheus Cunha brace and a Vinícius Jr strike, all in the first half, beat Haiti 3-0 and lifted Brazil above Morocco in Group C. Haiti became the tournament’s first eliminated side, and Brazil now face Scotland in a Miami decider on June 24.
The Zócalo empties. After 19 days, the teachers’ union reported favourable accords and voted to lift its camps in Mexico City and Oaxaca, and the tents came down. They won bonuses, rehirings and a no-reprisals pledge, but not the pension repeal at the heart of it all.
Colombia votes tomorrow under warning. The US Embassy urged Americans to reconsider non-essential travel around Sunday’s vote, citing closed borders, the dry law and heavy security; President Petro rebuked Washington. Polls run 8am to 4pm, with a result likely that evening.
