MercoPress of Montevideo reported the collapse of Brazilian jails, where “one convict is slain every two days.” 

The Buenos Aires Herald noted that “thousands of Cuban state taxi drivers will soon be leasing their vehicles and working on their own as part of a reorganization of the country’s taxi service aimed at improving efficiency.”  

Inside Costa Rica of San José reported that police officers of the Fuerza Pública in Liberia, Guanacaste carried out the eviction of some 50 families consisting of some 200 people

Latin American Herald Tribune of Caracas reported that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro knows that his country has an obesity problem that affects 38% of the population. 

Ernesto Guerrero Lauri wrote in La República of Lima that president Ollanta Humala, issued law 30151 which exempts from criminal responsibility police and military

Washington Benalcázar wrote in El Comercio of Quito that more old houses were abandoned in Ibarra.  These old houses tell stories.  

In early December 2013 a wave of looting spread from the city and province of Córdoba to other cities round Argentina. 

MercoPress of Montevideo examined the recently inaugurated Paraguayan president, Horacio Cartes, and his attempts to improve the living conditions of the majority of a population

El Tiempo of Bogotá noted that the mayor of Valledupar, Fredy Socarrás Royals, believes that one of the better ways to fight corruption in public administration is to appoint

El Comercio of Lima.  “The expansion of the middle class and the generation of new ventures will help boost industrialization in Peru,”