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As Bolsonaro Heads to Trial, Brazil Faces a Dilemma: How to Prosecute a President?

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, is heading to trial. But his path there has stirred concern that the judiciary has overstepped its bounds.

© Victor Moriyama for The New York Times

Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, during an interview with The New York Times at his party’s headquarters in January.
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Mexico’s President Denies New D.E.A. Partnership Against Cartels

The D.E.A. announced “a major new initiative” with Mexico to fight cartels. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico said that was news to her.

© Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times

Mexican Marines guarded the scene of a murder in June on the outskirts of Culiacán, the stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel.
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Under Pressure by Trump, Mexico Sends 26 Accused Cartel Operatives to U.S.

The transfer follows news that President Trump ordered the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels.

© Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

White powder, purportedly finished fentanyl, at a Sinaloa Cartel fentanyl lab in Culiacán, Mexico, last year. The Mexican government has launched an aggressive crackdown against the cartel.
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