1. An apparent attempted coup rocked Bolivia yesterday when members of the armed forces drove a tank into the plaza facing the presidential palace in La Paz.
Juan José Zúñiga, who was head of the armed forces until yesterday afternoon, told local media he sought to liberate "political prisoners" like former President Jeanine Áñez, who is facing charges of human rights crimes.
Current President Luis Arce replaced Zúñiga during the standoff, and the general was arrested.
2. Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, in power from 2014 to 2022, was sentenced to 45 years in prison yesterday in a U.S. court in New York.
Hernández had been found guilty of drug-trafficking charges in March, in a case accusing him of leading a "state cartel" to help move cocaine.
3. Brazil's Supreme Court this week decriminalized carrying pot for personal use, after a nine-year-long debate on the matter.
With eight votes in favor and three against, the court will specify in the coming days how many grams Brazilians will be permitted to carry.
