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12 December 2012 Last updated at 13:14 ET

Chavez 'faces difficult recovery'Venezuelans hold posters and write messages of support in Caracas, 12 Dec

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez faces a "complex and difficult" recovery from cancer, says his vice-president.

File photo of Marita VeronArgentina sex slave trial uproar

An Argentine court acquits 13 defendants in the high-profile case of a woman missing for 10 years and allegedly forced into sex slavery.

Gay rights ribbons fluter outside the uruguayan CongressUruguay gay marriage law advances

Uruguay moves closer to allowing gay marriage after deputies in the lower house of Congress approve a bill making all marriages equal.

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BrazilBrazil Direct

Reporting Brazil by going beyond the headlines

Features & Analysis

  • Lights are shone over statue the Virgin of GuadalupeIn pictures

    Pilgrims gather in Mexico City to honour the Virgin of Guadalupe

  • A Chavez supporter prays for his good health in Caracas on 9 DecemberFacing the future?

    Hugo Chavez and Venezuela confront his succession

  • Flor AriettoTough task

    Meet the woman trying to root out Argentine football violence

  • sugar cane irrigatorSugar rush

    How Cuba's troublesome weed could save the cane fields

  • Oscar Niemeyer's funeral cortege arrives at Planalto Palace in Brasilia. 6 December 2012In pictures

    Brazil pays its last respects to architect Oscar Niemeyer

  • Jose Dirceu (left) and President Lula in 2004Watershed case

    Can Brazil's biggest corruption trial end culture of impunity?

  • BrasiliaNiemeyer's masterpiece

    But is Brasilia a good place to live and work?

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Programmes

  • Tony BlairThe World Debate Watch

    Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair joins an expert panel to debate why poverty still persists

  • MezcalFast Track Watch

    Could the potent drink Mezcal topple Tequila as the most popular spirit in Mexico?

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