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...The ex-presidents of Brazil (Dilma Rousseff), Paraguay (Fernando Lugo), Uruguay (José “Pepe” Mujica) and Ecuador (Rafael Correa) have all visited....
...Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez, the former Venezuelan minister of electrical energy and head of Corpoelec, and Eustiquio Jose Lugo Gomez, the company’s former procurement director, were indicted on eight counts...
...Gabriel Lugo, 32, is one of the estimated 328,000 Venezuelans living in the Colombian capital Bogotá. He sells chocolate bars on the buses for a small profit....
...But as Luis Almagro, head of the Organisation of American States, says of Mexico’s graft problem: “It’s better to investigate a candidate than a president.”...
...“They promise people that if one drags 10 others to vote, they will give away a house,” says a man who calls himself Rolando from the Ruperto Lugo area of Catia, one of the slums in Caracas....
...The arrest last month of Elba Esther Gordillo, head of the powerful teachers’ union, on charges of embezzlement, sent a clear message that Mr Peña Nieto is serious about reform....
...“The biggest macro risks to the Mexican economy are external,” says Luis de la Calle, a consultant. “The US and European economies could slow and oil prices could fall....
...He achieved a huge political victory last month after his administration arrested Elba Esther Gordillo, head of the powerful teachers’ union, on charges of embezzlement....
...This pits him against powerful union bosses, such as Elba Esther Gordillo, the formidable head of the influential teachers’ union....
...In 2002, Gino Pecorelli decided to do what nobody had done before: open a restaurant in Mexico City’s Luis Cabrera square in the heart of the capital’s Roma district....
...Luis Barreiro, a columnist for the newspaper ABC Color, said: “Lugo’s first problem is going to be governability. He isn’t a politician....
...Ms Ovelar’s narrow win over the country’s vice-president, Luis Castiglioni, in the disputed primary has raised fears of fraud. “More than a fear, it’s almost a certainty,” said Mr Lugo....
...Contenders are Luis Castiglioni, vice president, Blanca Ovelar, education minister, and José Alberto Alderete, Colorado party leader....
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