Covid Brazil: Millions to return to poverty if handouts stop – report
Craig TaylorA study says the end of emergency government payments could send 15 million back into poverty. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Mexico’s ex-security chief pleads not guilty to cartel links
As minister of public security, Genaro García Luna was Mexico’s security chief from 2006 to 2012. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuelans brave ‘brutal’ migrant route made tougher by pandemic
Venezuelan migrants say their routes out have become even more dangerous due to Covid closures. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela gold: Maduro government wins in UK appeals court
UK judges reverse a ruling which recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s leader. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Quino, creator of Mafalda comic character, dies aged 88
Cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado, better known as Quino, has died in his native Argentina. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Did El Salvador’s government make a deal with gangs?
A journal says it has seen documents which show the government entered into a pact with gangs. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean