Uruguay registers cannabis growers
Craig TaylorThe Uruguayan government announces the start of registration for licensed cannabis growers as part of its plan to legalise the drug. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Mexico head meets students’ families
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto meets the families of 43 students who went missing more than a month ago, sparking nationwide protests. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico unearths ‘new mass grave’
Mexican authorities looking for 43 students who disappeared after clashing with police last month investigate another suspected mass grave. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil’s Rousseff promises reform
President Dilma Rousseff promises to re-unite a divided Brazil after narrowly winning re-election with 52% of votes in Sunday’s presidential poll. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil votes in presidential run-off
Polls open in Brazil, as Dilma Rousseff and Aecio Neves contest what correspondents say is the tightest presidential election for decades. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Life terms for Argentina jail crimes
An Argentine ex-police chief and ex-interior minister are among 15 people given life sentences for involvement in a torture centre in the 1970s. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean