* Mexico: Oil production in Mexico continues to decrease reportedly as a result of a lack of exploration deals with foreign firms.* Brazil: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised to provide funds for the building of homes for over one million impoverished Brazilians.
* Latin America: In light of a FARC attack in Ecuadorian territory President Rafael Correa threatened the guerillas with “to (not) mess around with Ecuadorian lives here.”
* Puerto Rico: Controversy has grown over a recently passed law that would void the birth certificates of over one million Puerto Ricans.
Image – MSNBC (Mexican offshore oil rigs)
Online Sources- Houston Chronicle, LAHT, API, BusinessWeek
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