* Colombia: According to a communiqué by Colombia’s FARC rebels, the guerilla commanders overpowered in last week’s rescue mission “betrayed their revolutionary ideals.”
* Mexico: The country's National Human Rights Commission denounced the military for an increase in abuses including arbitrary arrests and torture.
* Brazil: Police raided the home and offices of Brazil's richest man who is being investigated for possible fraud and tax evasion.
* Cuba: The economic situation of the island “could worsen” and “key reforms” may be postponed according to a speech given by Cuban president Raul Castro.
Image- Los Angeles Times (“Military police escort FARC commander Gerardo Aguilar Ramirez, alias Cesar, left, who was in charge of the hostages, and another guerrilla” last week)
Sources- The Latin Americanist, Monsters & Critics, BBC News, Bloomberg, Guardian UK
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