Boss of Mexico’s migration authority charged over deadly fire
Craig TaylorForty migrants died in the fire while they were being held at a migrant centre in Ciudad Juárez. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Paraguay ruling party’s Santiago Peña wins presidential election
Santiago Peña beats a centre-left rival, extending the conservative Colorado Party’s political grip. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil’s Lula recognises six new indigenous reserves
Mining is banned and logging restricted in a vast Amazon area and some other indigenous reserves. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Migrants: US to open new processing centres in Colombia and Guatemala
Washington also plans to increase deportations to try and reduce people entering illegally. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Peru’s ‘fast and furious’ blueberry boom
The South American country has become the world’s largest exporter of the berries in only a decade. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Haiti crisis: Mob burns suspected gang members to death
The latest violence comes as the UN says insecurity in the capital is at a level similar to war. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean