Amazon rainforest belongs to Brazil, says Jair Bolsonaro
Craig TaylorPresident Jair Bolsonaro insists that the Amazon rainforest is his country’s sovereign territory. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Haiti senator opens fire outside parliament, wounding two
An Associated Press photographer is hit in the face after a senator drew a gun outside Congress. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Rio violence: Protests as girl, eight, ‘killed by police’
The eight-year-old Brazilian girl was with her grandmother in a van when she was hit in the back. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil dam disaster firms to face criminal charges
Police say mining giant Vale and German auditor Tüv Süd used falsified documents to certify the dam. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico missing students: New investigation ordered
The 43 trainee teachers disappeared after a clash with police in Guerrero state in 2014. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Freed Venezuela lawmaker Edgar Zambrano: The regime kidnapped me
Edgar Zambrano was released after four months in detention following a failed opposition uprising. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean