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Backers of Bolsonaro hold mass protest

Former president Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday he was prepared to ‘change Brazil’s destiny’ as he addressed thousands of supporters in Sao Paulo, even while facing decades in prison for allegedly attempting a coup...

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Opposition vows boycott as Venezuela holds divisive new vote

A trickle of Venezuelans lined up at the polls early Sunday to elect a new parliament and state governors in a vote that the main opposition party was boycotting in protest at last summer’s disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro.

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Venezuela opposition leader arrested ahead of polls

Leading Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested Friday on charges of conspiring to sabotage upcoming parliamentary and regional elections that the opposition has vowed to boycott.

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FARC attack kill 11 troops in Ecuador

Ecuador said on Friday that at least 11 military personnel, who were carrying out an operation to combat illegal mining in a region near the border with Colombia, were killed by dissident FARC guerrillas.

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Brazil ex-president Mello jailed for corruption

Brazil’s former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested and taken to prison Friday to begin serving a nearly nine-year sentence for corruption and money laundering, the latest former leader to face jail time.