* Latin America: Aside from discussing economic issues representatives of the Mercosur bloc agreed to not recognize the results of the recent Honduran presidential election.* Bolivia: Now it’s official – Evo Morales won reelection to a second five-year presidential term.
* Brazil: According to the local press President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will soon sign a decree raising the minimum wage and retirement payments.
* Puerto Rico: Boricua boxer Miguel Cotto has been targeted by a former employee in a sexual harassment lawsuit.
Image – LAHT (Presidents of the Mercosur group met at a summit this week in Montevideo, Uruguay).
Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, Xinhua, Bloomberg, AP, LAHT
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