Chile will propose to open the Pacific Alliance to other countries in the region. 

The Universidade São Paulo (USP) of Brazil had been knocked off top spot after three years. 

The Drug Enforcement Unit of Peru and the Federal Police in Brazil have been deployed to the border area with Colombia as part of an operation aimed at stopping the flow of drugs to Brazilian cities, many of which will be World Cup venues. 

Documents reveal how Brazil helped the Chilean dictatorship with the training of agents, the repression of “subversives,” and arms sales. 

Nicaragua and Honduras broke up a logistics support base of international drug traffickers operating along their common border. 

On the dusty streets of San Enrique de Velasco, a neighborhood on the northwest of Quito,  dozens of Haitians pass through. 

Uruguay and Brazil are to sign an agreement to promote the development of Uruguay’s naval construction industry, which has been described as one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. 

Peña Nieto announced $10 million in aid for Central America. 

Chile admits that Bolivian arguments regarding access to the Pacific are “intelligent.” 

Minister of Justice and Public Security of El Salvador, Ricardo Perdomo, said that his country was receiving weapons on the black market from Guatemala and Honduras, while long guns, such as assault rifles, were provided by the Mexican cartel Los Zetas.