LATAM POLITICS TODAY-United States confident of new U.N. resolution on Haiti soon

Guedes said that the plan to establish payment to countries that preserve the environment puts Brazil, Indonesia and India in the same position. Venezuela politicians discuss potential $3 bln aid fund via U.N. WASHINGTON/CARACAS - Venezuelan politicians are discussing proposals for a fund that could release $3 billion in humanitarian aid via the United Nations, according to nine people close to the talks. The proposals offer a potential way to revive stalled political dialogue in Venezuela, and as more Venezuelans fleeing the political and economic crisis try to reach the United States.

The latest in Latin American politics today: U.S. confident of further U.N. action on Haiti within weeks

WASHINGTON - The United States government is confident of securing another U.N. Security Council resolution on Haiti and finding nations to lead a security force in early November to address the humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean nation, Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols told reporters. McClatchy and the Miami Herald had reported on Tuesday that a U.S.-backed resolution on the initiative was on the verge of failure unless a foreign partner steps forward to offer personnel for the force, citing multiple unidentified sources.

"I strongly disagree with the idea that a resolution authorizing a multinational force is in peril," said Nichols, adding that he expected a country to step forward to lead the force in the coming days. He did not identify the country. Chile's government, miners fight over mining royalties

SANTIAGO - Chile's government and its mining industry are far apart on a proposed mining royalty bill, a sector leader said, despite adjustments to the legislation. Jorge Riesco, president of Chilean mining association Sonami said that while the adjustments to the bill announced this week benefited medium-sized miners, he believed the tax burden would still be too high.

Brazil to receive billions for environmental preservation BRASILIA - Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said the country expects to receive $17 billion a year for environmental preservation within measures being studied and backed by the secretary-general of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The announcement was made days before Sunday's second-round presidential vote, in which the debate over protection of the Amazon rainforest has emerged as a major issue both among Brazilian voters and environmental advocates worldwide. Guedes said that the plan to establish payment to countries that preserve the environment puts Brazil, Indonesia and India in the same position.

Venezuela politicians discuss potential $3 bln aid fund via U.N. WASHINGTON/CARACAS - Venezuelan politicians are discussing proposals for a fund that could release $3 billion in humanitarian aid via the United Nations, according to nine people close to the talks.

The proposals offer a potential way to revive stalled political dialogue in Venezuela, and as more Venezuelans fleeing the political and economic crisis try to reach the United States. The migrant issue has also prompted discussions on unfreezing Venezuelan funds held in foreign banks that would provide needed food and medicine, the sources told Reuters.

Thousands of Venezuelans have been being expelled from the United States to Mexico under a new plan for migrants. The first flight carrying Venezuelan migrants voluntarily returning home departed from Mexico on Tuesday, according to two officials.

Radio silence grows in Venezuela as dozens of stations shut CARACAS - At least 50 radio stations have been closed in Venezuela so far this year by the Conatel regulator because it says they lack valid licenses.

The accelerated closures are a new way for the government of President Nicolas Maduro to control information and give state media hegemony over communications, journalist guilds and non-governmental organizations said. (Compiled by Steven Grattan and Isabel Woodford; Editing by Diane Craft and Grant McCool)

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