Bolivian football chief arrested
Craig TaylorThe head of Bolivia’s Football Federation, Carlos Chavez, is arrested as part of a corruption investigation, officials say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Brazil’s Lula in corruption probe
Federal prosecutors in Brazil open a formal inquiry into alleged influence-peddling by the former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico releases Guzman escape footage
Mexican authorities release CCTV footage showing the moments before drug lord Joaquin Guzman escaped from a maximum security prison via a tunnel. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico offers $3.8m Guzman reward
Mexico offers a $ 3.8m reward for the capture of escaped drug lord Joaquin Guzman, as the director of the prison where he was being held is sacked. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico drug lord fled through tunnel
Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman escaped from a maximum security prison through long tunnel, officials say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Stir over Pope’s ‘communist crucifix’
A crucifix sculpted in the shape of a hammer and sickle given to the Pope upsets some Catholics, but the Vatican downplays the controversy. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean