LATAM POLITICS TODAY-U.S. requests extradition of son of druglord 'Chapo'

Mexican security forces arrested the younger Guzman, wanted on drug trafficking charges, in January after an intense firefight near the city of Culiacan, in the northern Sinaloa state, the longtime home base for his father's still-powerful drug smuggling empire. Colombian President Petro announces cabinet revamp BOGOTA - Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that the ministers of education, sports and culture would leave their posts. Education Minister Alejandro Gaviria, who served as health minister under former President Juan Manuel Santos, had offered critiques of Petro's health reform proposal, which is currently winding its way through Congress.

The latest in Latin American politics today: U.S. requests extradition of Ovidio Guzman, son of 'El Chapo', from Mexico -sources

MEXICO CITY - The United States asked Mexico's government to extradite Ovidio Guzman, son of jailed drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, so that he can face criminal charges in a U.S. court, two Mexican government sources told Reuters. Mexican security forces arrested the younger Guzman, wanted on drug trafficking charges, in January after an intense firefight near the city of Culiacan, in the northern Sinaloa state, the longtime home base for his father's still-powerful drug smuggling empire.

Colombian President Petro announces cabinet revamp BOGOTA - Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that the ministers of education, sports and culture would leave their posts.

Education Minister Alejandro Gaviria, who served as health minister under former President Juan Manuel Santos, had offered critiques of Petro's health reform proposal, which is currently winding its way through Congress. The new education minister will be Aurora Vergara, who had been serving as vice minister of higher education.

Still no decision on how much US will donate to Amazon Fund, Brazil VP says BRASILIA - The United States has yet to decide on the amount it will donate to the Amazon Fund to combat deforestation, Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said after a meeting in Brasilia with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry.

However, Alckmin added, Kerry had committed to generating substantial public and private U.S. funding to help Brazil protect the rainforest, a crucial bulwark against climate change. Kerry is visiting Brazil to discuss climate change, deforestation, the energy transition, and various other areas of potential collaboration, Alckmin said.

U.S. disagreement on Mexico corn decree 'politically motivated,' Mexico says MEXICO CITY - The United States' disagreement with Mexico over its plan to limit imports of genetically modified corn is "politically motivated," Mexico's economy ministry said.

The United States has threatened a trade dispute panel under a trilateral agreement with Mexico and Canada over the plan, which would ban genetically modified corn for human consumption. Colombia's health bill to cost up to $2.64 bln annually for next decade

BOGOTA - The Colombian government's health reform will cost from $1.86 billion to $2.64 billion each year for the next decade, the Finance Ministry said. President Petro presented the bill to Congress in mid-February in a bid to boost disease prevention and timely treatment of illnesses, as well as increase access, raise healthcare worker wages and fight corruption by eliminating payment intermediaries. (Compiled by Steven Grattan and Kylie Madry; Editing by Alistair Bell and Christopher Cushing)

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