Brazil meat scandal: Temer tries to reassure partners
Craig TaylorPresident Temer says plants accused of selling rotten produce for years are a tiny minority. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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El Nino-linked floods and mudslides kill dozens in Peru
Deadly floods and mudslides linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon sweep across the country. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Dozens of rights activists killed in Colombia in 2016
The UN says rights leaders are being targeted in Colombia in territories vacated by Farc rebels. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazilians protest against reforms to pension system
Unions in Brazil stage protests across the country against planned reforms to the pension system. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico violence: 250 skulls found in Veracruz mass grave
The state prosecutor says ‘Veracruz is an enormous mass grave’ as scores of skulls are found. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Runaway bus ‘kills 34’ in Haitian city of Gonaives
A runaway bus veers into a crowd in Haiti, killing at least 34 people in Gonaives, officials say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean