The 48th Mercosur summit kicked off in Brazil's capital Brasilia. Bolivian president Evo Morales received further support in Argentina for his country's claim for sovereign access to sea. The government of Honduras has violent attacked hunger strikers that for 23 days have been demanding an in-depth investigation into cases of corruption. In Mexico, the minister of interior Miguel Angel Osorio claimed officials have betrayed the trust of the government and society by allowing drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's escape from jail. Cuban foreign ministry official Gustavo Machin warned that the U.S. may still be attempting to remove the communisty party from power..