Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose roots are in the Marxist left, cemented on Friday his alliance with conservative allies by giving them two Cabinet posts in a government reshuffle.
Argentina's ex-spy chief and two former senators were indicted on bribery charges Friday in connection with a vote-buying scandal that has revived one of the country's most notorious corruption cases.
Former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized Friday after falling and breaking his shoulder.