* Latin America: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was named to Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s most powerful people along with Chilean leader Sebastián Piñera, Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim and wanted drug gang chief Joaquín Guzmán.
* Cuba: Officials announced a new property law that allows Cubans to buy and sell real estate openly for the first time since the 1959 revolution.
* Puerto Rico: A lengthy legal battle regarding the mistreatment of the mentally ill appears to have come to an end.
* Colombia: The Russian government is not too pleased with the conviction of arms dealer Viktor Bout who allegedly tried to sell weapons to Colombian guerillas.
Image Source – Via Flickr user Isaac Ribeiro. (2010 image of then-presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff). (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Online Sources- Huffington Post, Reuters, MSNBC, The Guardian
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Interesting to see that leaders in Latin America are being listed amongst the world's most influential people. A real testament to the growing clout of the region.
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