Brazil will face either Venezuela or Argentina, for the tournament's semifinals. Brazil had been eliminated by Paraguay the last two times the teams met in the Copa America quarterfinals, in 2011 and 2015, both times in penalty shootouts.
US and dozens of other countries recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as oil-rich country's interim leader against President Nicolas Maduro, who refuses to step down and accuses Guaido of being a US puppet.
More than eight million Cubans are registered to vote in a referendum the government has turned into a plebiscite on the "irrevocable" role of socialism in the island nation.
"Turkey's Maarif Foundation will set an example not only in Venezuela but also in Latin America on providing proper and quality education," said Turkey's ambassador to Caracas, Sevki Mutevellioglu.
Explaining Paraguay's move, Foreign Minister Luis Alberto Castiglioni says the country "wants to contribute to an intensification of regional diplomatic efforts to achieve a broad, fair and lasting peace in the Middle East."
Paraguay becomes the second country after Guatemala to follow the United States in relocating its embassy to Jerusalem a week ago, drawing Palestinian anger.
Mario Abdo Benitez, who represents the country's long-dominant Colorado conservatives, won slightly more than 46 percent of the vote, with his centrist opponent Efrain Alegre taking almost 43 percent in a race that was far closer than expected.
The GANAR coalition's Efrain Alegre and the Colorado Party's Mario Abdo, son of private secretary of dictator Alfredo Stroessner, are the two presidential candidates.
The final was surrounded by trouble, with hundreds of Flamengo fans breaking into the Maracana and attacking Independiente supporters on nearby streets.
Passport Index says the city-state grabbed the top spot after Paraguay removed restrictions for Singaporeans. Meanwhile, the US passport's usefulness has fallen since President Donald Trump took office.
After the death toll from anti-government unrest in Venezuela rises to 36, eight Latin American nations denounced "excessive use of force" by Venezuelan authorities.
A secret vote to amend the constitution, allowing President Horacio Cartes to run in the elections next year, has prompted protesters to set fire to the congress building.
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