Venezuela sets December poll date
Craig TaylorVenezuela’s election body sets the date of 6 December for legislative polls, following weeks of pressure from the opposition. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Messi ‘sorry’ Neymar misses Copa
Argentina captain Lionel Messi is “sorry” banned Brazil forward and Barcelona team-mate Neymar will miss the Copa America. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Petrobras case nets top businessmen
The head of two of Brazil’s leading construction firms are arrested as part of a major investigation into corruption at state-owned oil giant Petrobras. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil senators flee Venezuela attack
A group of eight Brazilian senators on a visit to Venezuela to meet a jailed opposition leader say they had to flee after their bus was attacked. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Prosecutors target Amazon evictions
Federal prosecutors in Brazil say the government must stop the eviction of communities from an area of the Amazon jungle that will be flooded for a dam. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Vatican envoy faces child abuse case
The Vatican is to put its ex-ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Jozef Wesolowski, on trial on sex abuse and child pornography charges. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean