LATAM POLITICS TODAY-Bolsonaro lands back in Brazil to lead right-wing opposition

A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesperson said the agency was processing over a thousand migrants who turned themselves in on Wednesday in El Paso, Texas, reachable on foot from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Brazil unveils new budget rules to ease market jitters on fiscal discipline BRASILIA - Brazil's Finance Ministry unveiled on Thursday a proposal for new fiscal rules to balance limits on spending growth with the government's vow to boost social programs and public investment. The long-awaited proposal is key to easing fiscal concerns after leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva secured congressional approval to bypass a constitutional spending cap.

The latest in Latin American politics today:

Bolsonaro lands back in Brazil to lead right-wing opposition BRASILIA - Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro returned from three months in the United States on Thursday and was welcomed back by hundreds of chanting supporters at the Brasilia airport before heading straight into meetings with his political party.

The turnout was considerably smaller than expected by police, and a minister in leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula's Cabinet called the reception a "flop" that showed his weak leadership. Bolsonaro, who never formally conceded defeat in last year's presidential race, has vowed to lead the opposition to Lula's government, raising the stakes for the new administration after a highly polarized election.

Hesitancy on Latam, Caribbean reparation talks sparks outrage at OAS Latin American and Caribbean countries late on Wednesday adopted a declaration expressing their willingness to facilitate discussions on social justice, including reparatory justice for indigenous people and those of African descent.

The document, debated at the Organization of American States in Washington, met hesitancy from diplomats from Peru and El Salvador, who said they needed more time to consider backing the last-minute addition of reparatory justice - sparking outrage from Caribbean states which argued that talks about reparations should not be delayed further. Over 1,000 migrants, angered by asylum policies, rush to U.S.-Mexico border

CIUDAD JUAREZ - More than a thousand migrants in northern Mexico surrendered to U.S. border authorities, frustrated by recent asylum policies, and shaken by a fire at a nearby migrant detention center that killed dozens this week. A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesperson said the agency was processing over a thousand migrants who turned themselves in on Wednesday in El Paso, Texas, reachable on foot from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Brazil unveils new budget rules to ease market jitters on fiscal discipline BRASILIA - Brazil's Finance Ministry unveiled on Thursday a proposal for new fiscal rules to balance limits on spending growth with the government's vow to boost social programs and public investment.

The long-awaited proposal is key to easing fiscal concerns after leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva secured congressional approval to bypass a constitutional spending cap. His spending vows and criticism of the central bank have pushed up inflation expectations since he took office in January. (Compiled by Steven Grattan; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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