Colombia victims join peace talks
Craig TaylorA group of victims of five decades of conflict in Colombia for the first time join government negotiators and Farc rebel leaders at peace talks. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Black box mystery of Brazil plane
A black box recording from the plane crash that killed Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos is not of his flight, the air force says. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil mourns presidential candidate
Brazil’s president declares three days of mourning after the death of socialist presidential candidate Eduardo Campos in a plane crash. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Gang robs $10m in record Chile theft
Eight gunmen in Chile steal more than $ 10m (£6.2m) from an armoured van carrying cash to Santiago airport in the biggest robbery in the country’s history. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela anti-smuggling move begins
Venezuela deploys 17,000 troops along its Colombian border, shutting in the first of a month of nightly closures to tackle smuggling. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela to close border at night
Venezuela says it will close its border with Colombia each night from Monday to try to curb large-scale smuggling of petrol and food. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean