Pope Francis to visit Latin America
Craig TaylorPope Francis announces his first visit to Bolivia, Paraguay and Ecuador in July, with leaders from host countries welcoming the news. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Brazil’s ruling party treasurer held
The treasurer of Brazil’s governing Workers Party, Joao Vaccari, is arrested in connection with a massive corruption scandal at oil giant Petrobras. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Uruguay author Eduardo Galeano dies
Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano has died in Montevideo aged 74 after suffering from lung cancer. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Anti-corruption protests in Brazil
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians join demonstrations across the country against government corruption, the second such protests in less than a month. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Chile prisoners ‘extorted Spaniards’
Spanish police break up an extortion ring run by Chilean jail inmates who allegedly cold-called Spanish civilians demanding kidnap ransoms. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
US and Cuba hold historic meeting
The US and Cuban foreign ministers meet in Panama ahead of a regional summit, the highest such talks in more than 50 years. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean