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Three Guatemalan security officials – the minister of security, the national police chief, and the head of the prison system – submitted their resignations in connection to the murders of four policemen held in custody. New York Times

Paulo Sotero and Edward Alden describe the merits of a potential US-Brazil biofuels alliance. Washington Post

President Bush arrives in Sao Paulo today for a meeting with Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the first leg of his weeklong tour of the region. Miami Herald

President Bush is not likely to receive a warm reception from a region he has largely ignored throughout his presidency. Financial Times

Cuban doctors are stranded in Colombia, awaiting visas to live in the US, after they deserted the ranks of a mission sent by Havana to Venezuela. LA Times

President Lula’s reputation has evolved from a radical to a pragmatic leftist. LA Times

The LA Times editorial page states that unless the US eliminates the 54 cents per gallon tariff on sugarcane ethanol imported from Brazil, today’s meeting between Lula and Bush will not be a success. LA Times

Ecuador’s highest electoral court voted to dismiss 57 congressmen for interfering with a referendum to create a constituent assembly. AP

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