Brazil
- Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders
Simon Romero, The New York Times

- Another big protest as Brazilians lament high cost of living, lack of good public services, Associated Press, The Washington Post

Colombia
- Campesinos colombianos preparan reclamos al Gobierno tras 8 dias de protestas, EFE, Univision Noticias

Dominican Republic
- Dominican Military Patrol Streets To Fight Crime
Marguerite Cawley, Insight Crime

El Salvador
- El Salvador's Gang Truce: Positives and Negatives

Honduras
- US senators urge Kerry to review Honduras aid, Associated Press

Mexico
- Confirman 30 migrantes detenidos en Huehuetoca, Animal Politico (Mexico)

Brazil
- Protests Expand in Brazil, Fueled by Video of Police Brutality
Todd Benson, Asher Levine, Reuters

- Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil
Todd Benson, Asher Levine, Reuters

Colombia
- Nuevas reglas de juego para las FF.AA., El Espectador (Colombia)

El Salvador
- US Funds El Salvador Security, Not Gang Truce
Miriam Wells, Insight Crime

- Los dias mas dificiles de la tregua
Carlos Martinez, Jose Luis Sanchez, El Faro (El Salvador)

Mexico
- As U.S. Plugs Border in Arizona, Crossings Shift to South Texas
Eric Lipton, Julia Preston, The New York Times

Brazil
- Video: Brazil Maracana stadium protest ends in clashes , BBC (UK)

Colombia
- Colombia's Long-Elusive Goal: Land Reform
Vivian Sequera, Frank Bajak, Associated Press, ABC News

- Colombian police rescue two kidnapped Spanish tourists
Helen Murphy, Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters, Chicago Tribune

- Puntos claves en debate final del fuero militar, El Tiempo (Colombia)

- Historica caida de los cultivos de coca, El Tiempo (Colombia)

- La Constituyente es el gran pulso, Semana (Colombia)

- Las FARC aspiran a aplicar en Colombia un modelo de paz como el de Irlanda, EFE, Univision Noticias

Ecuador
- Periodicos de Ecuador alertan por ley que busca "asfixiarlos", EFE, El Salvador

Guatemala
- Assault on Police Station Leaves 8 Dead in Guatemala
James Bargent, InSight Crime

Honduras
- Xiomara Castro lanza candidatura en Honduras, Associated Press, El Nuevo Herald

Mexico
- Madres de desaparecidas en Juarez instalan planton en Segob
Paris Martinez, Animal Politico (Mexico)

Paraguay
- Alta impunidad en casos de robos de armas en las FF.AA., ABC Color (Paraguay)

Peru
- El Nuevo Consenso, Caretas (Peru)

Venezuela
- Court in Venezuela Orders Release of a Judge Once Scorned and Jailed by Chavez
William Neuman, Maria Eugenia Diaz, The New York Times

Argentina
- Condenan al expresidente Menem por trafico de armas, AFP, El Faro (El Salvador)

Bolivia
- More Bolivia Coca Growers Push to Classify Crops as 'Legal'
James Bargent, InSight Crime

Central America Regional, Mexico
- Perils en route to US mean more Central Americans now pin hopes on Mexico
Lauren Villagran, The Christian Science Monitor

Colombia
- A former murder capital cleans up, but gains prove fleeting
Juan Forero, The Washington Post

- La paradoja del nuevo fuero penal militar
Juanita Leon, La Silla Vacia (Colombia)

Colombia, Ecuador
- No FARC In Ecuador: Foreign Minister
Miriam Wells, InSight Crime

Colombia, Venezuela
- Q & A on Venezuela Colombia Relations
David Smilde, Venezuelan Politics And Human Rights

Mexico
- The new face of Mexican policing, The Economist

Venezuela
- Venezuela has a pretty big corruption problem
Benedict Mander, Financial Times

Brazil
- Brazilian journalist slain in apparent effort to silence coverage
Vincent Bevins, Los Angeles Times

- Crime doubts persist in Brazil ahead of events
Jenny Barchfield, Associated Press, The Kansas City Star

Guatemala
- Guatemalan Officials Identify 54 Drug Trafficking Groups
Claire O'Neill McCleskey, InSight Crime

Haiti
- Haiti: UN warns 1.5 million people face severe hunger following weather shocks, UN News Centre

Honduras
- Honduras Expands Armed Forces as Police Reform Flounders
Claire O'Neill McCleskey, InSight Crime

Mexico
- Las policias comunitarias se consolidan en Guerrero
Pablo Perez, Animal Politico (Mexico)

- En 2012, 144 muertes por secuestro; segunda cifra mas alta en Mexico, Animal Politico (Mexico)

Peru
- Defense Secretary Hosts Peruvian Leaders at Pentagon, American Forces Press Service, U.S. Southern Command

Venezuela
- EE.UU. y Venezuela preparan agenda de dialogo, Voz De America