Venezuela raises minimum wage by 30%
Craig TaylorVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announces a raise in the minimum wage and pensions of 30% ahead of the May Day celebrations. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Venezuela ex-intelligence chief shot
Major Eliecer Otaiza, who served as the head of the Venezuelan intelligence service under President Hugo Chavez, has been killed, officials say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America honours new saints
Tens of thousands of people in Costa Rica, Mexico and several other Latin American countries celebrate the canonisation of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil military torturer found dead
Brazilian ex-army colonel Paulo Malhaes, who recently admitted to killing prisoners during military rule, is murdered by unknown men in his home. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
New clashes in Rio over dancer death
Brazilian police clash with resident of a slum in Rio, after the funeral of dancer who was shot by officers during unrest there on Tuesday. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Dancer’s death sparks Rio clashes
Weeks before the World Cup, deadly clashes break out in the Brazilian city of Rio after the body of a young man is found, allegedly beaten by police. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean