Mexico passes controversial reform of election watchdog
Craig TaylorThe reform reduces the size and the budget of the independent body overseeing elections in Mexico. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Brazil landslides: Dozens missing, feared buried in the mud
More than 40 people have been killed in landslides which hit coastal towns in Brazil’s São Paulo state. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico’s ex-security minister Genaro García Luna convicted of drug trafficking
Genaro García Luna, a key drugs war figure, is found guilty of taking bribes from a drug cartel. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
São Paulo: Dozens killed as deadly storms hit Brazilian coast
Torrential rains plunge entire neighbourhoods under water and trigger landslides in São Paulo state. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Panama migrant bus plunges off road killing 39
Migrants hoping to reach the US died when their bus fell into a ravine near Costa Rica. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Nicaragua strips 94 prominent dissidents of citizenship
Among those accused of being “traitors” are award-winning writers Gioconda Belli and Sergio Ramírez. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean