Ex-Peru president’s daughter reads suicide note at funeral
Craig TaylorA suicide note left by the former president stated that he did not want to suffer “injustices” BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Guatemalan presidential candidate held over ‘drug plot’
Mario Estrada is accused of conspiring to import cocaine to the US to fund his presidential campaign. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Nicaragua refugees: ‘I don’t understand why people hate us’
Nicaraguans in Costa Rica face a backlash from those angry about the growing numbers seeking refuge. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Museum cancels event honouring Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
New York’s American Museum of Natural History will not now host an event honouring Jair Bolsonaro. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Assange used Ecuador’s embassy for ‘spying’, says president
President Lenin Moreno tells the Guardian that Assange tried to use the building as a “centre for spying”. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
The rebels who changed the Catholic Church
In Chile, a few brave people told their story of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and started an extraordinary chain of events. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean