Brazil house speaker facing charges
Craig TaylorBrazilian prosecutors file corruption charges against the speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, and former President Fernando Collor de Mello. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Bolivia gold mine clash turns deadly
A Bolivian police officer is killed as security forces try to evict local people from a gold mine they have occupied north-west of La Paz. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Probe into Mexico students ‘blocked’
Regional human rights investigators say they have been denied access to military personnel who may have witnessed the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico last September. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Ecuador declares volcano emergency
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa declares a state of emergency over increasing activity at the Cotopaxi volcano. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Gunmen kill 18 in Brazil’s Sao Paulo
Gunmen kill at least 18 people in a series of overnight attacks on the outskirts of Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
UK in protest to Ecuador over Assange
The UK is to make a formal protest to the Ecuadorean government over the country’s decision to “harbour” Julian Assange, the Foreign Office says. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean