A private jet carrying candidate Eduardo Campos, who was running third in polls for Brazil’s presidential election in October, crashed in the city of Santos, killing him and throwing the country’s election into confusion. 

The Lower House voted to replace the Pinochet-era electoral system. 

Social and political organizations protested against the government of President Horacio Cartes with a massive march through the downtown of Asunción. 

The government expects to raise $100 million dollars a year with measures affecting the tax code.