Daily Headlines: October 5, 2009

* Ecuador: President Rafael Correa said that he would meet with representatives of indigenous protestors who have vehemently demonstrated against several government proposals.

* Venezuela: A ban on violent video games that we told you about in August is expected to soon be voted upon by Venezuela’s legislature.

* Latin America: Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Venezuela all qualified to the Round of 16 at the Under-20 World Cup currently being held in Egypt.

* Mexico: Authorities claimed to have seized a record number of meth (37 tons) in a pair of seizures last week.

Image- AP (“Shuar Indians protest laws proposed by Ecuador's President Correa on the Upano bridge near Macas in Ecuador's Amazon, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Indian groups are protesting proposed laws that would allow mining on their lands without their consent and put water resources under state control.”)
Online Sources- BBC News, USA TODAY, MSNBC, The Latin Americanist, LAHT