Former nanny who wants to be a judge receives 100% scholarship

Ana Karla Santa, 33, just received good news when she was offered her a 100% scholarship for a course of her choice. 

Check out this luxurious prison accommodation of a drug lord

A Brazilian drug lord serving an eight-year prison sentence, spent his time behind bars in a ‘VIP cell’ – complete with a plasma television, a kitchen, wardrobes, conference room, air conditioning, tiled walls, furniture, and library – complete with a DVD collection that included all episodes of a television show about Pablo Escobar.

Jarvis Chimenes Pavao, one of South America’s most notorious drug lords was sentenced to 8 years in prison after being found guilty of money laundering charges and was locked up in Tacumb prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, where he lived a life of luxury.

Tacumbu penitentiary is considered one of the most overcrowded and violent jails  of Paraguay – with inmates often starving to death or being involved in riots.

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Brazil declares state of public calamity ahead of Rio Olympics

The state government of Rio de Janeiro has declared a state of “public calamity”, as it struggles to cope with severe economic and social crises in the lead up to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.