LATAM POLITICS TODAY-Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will not lead opposition, but will work with his party

The announcement came days after China established diplomatic ties with Honduras as the Central American country ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan. Mexico identifies 8 people possibly responsible for death of 39 in migrant center fire MEXICO CITY - Mexican prosecutors have identified eight people who may be responsible for the deaths of 39 people caused by a fire at a detention center in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, security minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez said. The fire has triggered recriminations inside and outside President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government, exposing tensions in his party ahead of next year's presidential election.

The latest in Latin American politics today:

Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will not lead opposition, but will work with his party - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro said he will not lead the opposition to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but will collaborate with his political party, the conservative Liberal Party.

Bolsonaro spoke to a CNN Brasil journalist at an airport in Florida before boarding a flight to Brazil, where he is returning to for the first time since losing reelection in October. Honduras President Castro to visit China after cutting Taiwan ties

TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran President Xiomara Castro will travel to China "soon," the Honduran foreign ministry said on Twitter, without providing a date for the trip. The announcement came days after China established diplomatic ties with Honduras as the Central American country ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan.

Mexico identifies 8 people possibly responsible for death of 39 in migrant center fire MEXICO CITY - Mexican prosecutors have identified eight people who may be responsible for the deaths of 39 people caused by a fire at a detention center in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, security minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez said.

The fire has triggered recriminations inside and outside President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government, exposing tensions in his party ahead of next year's presidential election. Nine Colombian soldiers killed in ELN attack, troubling peace talks

BOGOTA - Nine Colombian soldiers were killed in an attack by guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN) near the country's border with Venezuela on Wednesday, throwing peace negotiations between the rebel group and the government into question. The attack, one of the most serious in recent months, took place in a rural area of El Carmen municipality in Colombia's Norte de Santander province, an important region for growing coca and producing cocaine.

Peruvian prosecutors investigate president, ex-president for alleged money laundering LIMA - Peruvian prosecutors are investigating President Dina Boluarte and former President Pedro Castillo for allegedly laundering money as part of a criminal organization, the attorney general's office said on Twitter on Tuesday. (Compiled by Steven Grattan and Sarah Morland; Editing by Paul Simao and Edwina Gibbs)

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