Daily headlines: November 6th

The following are several news stories from Latin America that have appeared in the news over the past couple of days:

* Non-government organizations (NGOs) decried a proposal approved by Peru’s legislature that creates a government agency to oversee all the financial information by NGOs working in Peru.

* Brazilian air controllers may be at fault for causing a September airplane collision that killed over 150 people.

* A group of Canadian veterans who served in U.N. peacekeeping missions- including Haiti- are suing the federal government for tampering with medical records in order to avoid providing benefits to injured personnel.

* Jamaican police have charged two men with the gruesome October 28^th murder of former heavyweight boxing champion Trevor Berbick. One of the accused is Berbick’s 20-year-old nephew.

* UNESCO condemned Mexican authorities for the death of U.S. journalist Bradley Will in Oaxaca last week.

* Free trade negotiations between the U.S. and several Latin American countries will be modified if Democrats gain control of Congress after Tuesday’s midterm elections.

* Via community blog Metafilter: meet Miguel Caballero, a Colombian who specializes in “bulletproof fashion” for political leaders, business executives, and others who desire safety with a flair for style.

* Serious disruptions on the soccer pitch in South America have been mostly met with a lack of appropriate punishment for the offending parties. Also, a slightly belated rest in peace to Ecuadorian soccer legend Alberto Spencer who was integral to the golden period of Uruguayan club Peñarol in the 1960s

Links- Canada.com, CBC (Canada), Kuwaiti News Agency, The Latin Americanist (blog), BBC News, Metafilter (blog), ESPN Soccernet, Reuters AlertNet, Toronto Star, Newsweek (U.S.),

Image- University of Texas- Austin

Tags- Latin America