* Brazil: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised $300 million in emergency aid to villagers whose towns were swept away by deadly floods.* El Salvador: The U.S. and El Salvador pledged to share records of deportees as a move to combat gang violence.
* Latin America: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began yesterday his state visit of Latin America that will include stops in Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina.
* Guatemala: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights blasted the Guatemalan government over the 1981 disappearance and possible murder of a prominent indigenous rights activist.
Image – CBC (“A boy stands next to a damaged car after heavy flooding in Agua Preta in Brazil's Pernambuco state, Brazil, on Tuesday. Brazilian rescuers continue to search for 600 people declared missing.”)
Online Sources- BBC News, Washington Post, AFP, LAHT
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