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‘Useless political caste’: Trump-admirer takes lead in race for Argentina’s presidency
Asked about the vote, Mexico’s president said inflation and economic crises “always benefit the right and conservatism”. He then mentioned Adolf Hitler.
- by Daniel Politi
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Argentina cracks down on football fans burning money to taunt rivals
Visiting foreign football fans who mock Argentina’s crippling inflation crisis by burning banknotes will be punished with up to 30 days in prison.
- by Harriet Barber
Party of assassinated presidential hopeful picks replacement
Ballots have already been printed, but votes for the slain Fernando Villvicencio will automatically transfer to Andrea Gonzalez, who was to be his running mate, as the new leader of the party.
- by Reuters
Organised crime gang members arrested over assassination of presidential candidate
Six Colombian nationals with gang links have been arrested over the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
- by Alexandra Valencia
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Ecuador presidential candidate assassinated at campaign event
A state of emergency has been declared in the Andean nation. A suspect died after a shootout with police.
- by Alexandra Valencia
Amazon countries sign rainforest pact to save it
Numerous studies have indicated that further deforestation would transform the Amazon into a net emitter of greenhouse gases and be disastrous to the planet.
- by Manuela Andreoni and Max Bearak
Colombian president’s son arrested in money-laundering inquiry
The leftist president tweeted that he was “hurt” by the prospect of his son going to jail, but assured that prosecution of the case would proceed freely without government intervention.
- by Genevieve Glatsky
Bolsonaro barred from holding public office in Brazil until 2030
Brazil’s federal electoral court voted to bar the country’s former president – who is a fan of former US president Donald Trump – from holding office for at least six years over his conduct during last year’s election.
- by Ricardo Brito and Gabriel Araujo