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Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo announces in a video that he has asked Congress for legal reform to remove Attorney General Consuelo Porras from office amid a corruption investigation. "As a president directly elected by the people with an explicit mandate to fight for transparency and against corruption," he says, "I cannot allow this injustice to continue." SOUNDBITE
Protesters gather outside a courthouse in New York as the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez awaits sentencing in a drug trafficking case. IMAGES
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte arrives at the prosecutor's office in Lima a day after the attorney general accused her of taking bribes in the form of Rolex watches, the latest twist in a corruption scandal that has rocked her unpopular government. IMAGES
Images of Venezuela's Bancamiga buildings in the capital of Caracas, after authorities announces a "process of accompaniment and follow-up" to ensure its operability. The announcement follows the arrest of the bank's directors for alleged corruption within the state-owned oil company PDVSA. IMAGES
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's convoy leaves the Peruvian Prosecutor's building in Lima after she appeared before prosecutors for questioning over her Rolex watches, expensive jewelry, and unexplained bank deposits, in a scandal that has shaken the country's fragile government. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.