LATIN AMERICA

BRAZIL DETECTS RECORD AMAZON DEFORESTATION IN JAN. AND FEB.

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Detected deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached a record high for the month of February following a similar record the prior month.

Satellite alerts of deforestation in February corresponded to 199 square kilometers (77 square miles), the highest indicator for that month in seven years of record-keeping and 62% more than in the same month in 2021, according to preliminary data from the Brazilian space agency’s Deter monitoring system that were released on Friday.

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AT CARTEL EXTERMINATION SITE;MEXICO NEARS 100K MISSING

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For the investigators, the human foot -- burned, but with some fabric still attached -- was the tipoff: Until recently, this squat, ruined house was a place where bodies were ripped apart and incinerated, where the remains of some of Mexico’s missing multitudes were obliterated.

How many disappeared in this cartel “extermination site” on the outskirts of Nuevo Laredo, miles from the U.S. border? After six months of work, forensic technicians still don’t dare offer an estimate. In a single room, the compacted, burnt human remains and debris were nearly 2 feet deep.

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MEXICO PROSECUTOR APPARENTLY RECORDED TRYING TO JAIL IN-LAWS

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A shocking, newly released series of recordings appears to show Mexico’s attorney general cursing about a Supreme Court justice who won’t agree with his demand to keep the prosecutor’s in-laws locked up in prison.

A voice identified as that of Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero is heard on the audio, posted by newspapers Friday, calling his niece an “asshole” and asking an assistant how they can use appeals to avoid her being released.

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MIGRANTS CLASH WITH POLICE IN MEXICO BORDER TOWN

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Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM) said about 100 migrants, mainly from Cuba, Haiti and countries in Africa, joined in "violent protests".

The INM said the migrants were trying to jump the queue for permits to allow them to continue their journey north.

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BRAZIL’S DEADLY MUDSLIDES REFLECT NEGLECT, CLIMATE CHANGE

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The landslides that devastated Petropolis this week demolished houses and ripped families apart, scarred hillsides and hearts, left at least 136 dead and more than 200 missing.

And it was all largely predictable -- and to some degree, preventable.

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