 Amnesty International has criticised the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, for making a joke about domestic violence during a cabinet meeting. The comment has caused outrage across the country and has been criticised by the president's own supporters. Panama's migration chief says that within the next three months, the government expects to start deportation flights for migrants who reach the country via the dangerous Darien Gap jungle. The flights would be paid for by the United States.