MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 12th 2020
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Monday, October 12th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
One of Brazil's top criminal bosses on the run following a judicial mishap
One of Brazil's biggest crime bosses has gone on the run after being briefly freed from prison the previous day. André Oliveira Macedo, also known as André do Rap, was released from a high-security prison on Saturday - but this decision was revoked just hours later. He has been missing since.
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Monday, October 12th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Mexico asking the Vatican for codices from Aztec times for the 500th anniversary of Spanish conquest
The Mexican government has formally asked Pope Francis for the temporary return of several ancient indigenous manuscripts held in the Vatican library ahead of next year's 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
