Brazil: Ex-Lula aide Dirceu held
Craig TaylorJose Dirceu, a former top aide to Brazil’s ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is arrested in connection with a corruption investigation. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Mexican photojournalist found dead
A Mexican photojournalist who said he was being threatened and harassed is found shot dead with four other people in a flat in Mexico City. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Argentine in Fifa ‘not guilty’ plea
Alejandro Burzaco, a former Argentine sporting executive, pleads not guilty in the corruption case involving football’s world governing body Fifa. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Soldiers guard El Salvador buses
El Salvador provides security escorts for buses forced to observe a strike called by criminal gangs, after several drivers were killed. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Rio 2016 facing pollution challenge
Organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics are facing a serious challenge to clean polluted waters for sailing and windsurfing events. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia probes possible mass grave
Excavation begins at a Medellin landfill site where the bodies of up to 300 people are believed to be buried. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean