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ENVIRONMENT-CULTURE: Rain Makers Triumph Over Forest Fires
Heavy rain has extinguished forest fires raging in the Amazon state of Roraima after a visit there by two indigenous religious leaders which has rekindled traditional mystic beliefs in natural phenomena among Indians and peasants in the region.ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN-BRAZIL: Amazon Fires Stoke Criticism Of Vetoed Law
The fires devouring forests in the extreme northern Brazilian state of Roraima have fuelled criticism of a presidential veto of a law cracking down on crimes against the environment that went into effect this week.BRAZIL: New Roles for Military in Health and Fire-Fighting
The deployment of army troops in Brazil to fight an epidemic of Dengue fever and the fires sweeping the Amazon point to a possible new diversification of military functions.AGRICULTURE-BRAZIL: Violence Heightens Tension Around Land Reform
The recent murders of two activists and an announcement by landowners that they would set up armed militias to defend themselves against the increasing occupations of land heightened the tension surrounding the question of agrarian reform in Brazil.RIGHTS-BRAZIL: The North Judges the South, Top Official Complains
The area of human rights reflects an imbalance in which the industrialised North judges the developing South in biassed reports based on its own criteria, according to the Brazilian government's top human rights official.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Amazon Fires Stoke Criticism of Vetoed Law
The fires devouring forests in the extreme northern Brazilian state of Roraima have fuelled criticism of a presidential veto of a law cracking down on crimes against the environment that went into effect this week.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-LATIN AMERICA: Political Reform, Today’s Big New Challenge
Politics has a key role to play in fostering development in Latin America, because both the obstacles and solutions for accomplishing the now universally accepted economic and social objectives are concentrated in that decision- making sphere.LATAM-DEVELOPMENT: Political Reform, Today’s Big New Challenge
Politics has a key role to play in fostering development in Latin America, because both the obstacles and solutions for accomplishing the now universally accepted economic and social objectives are concentrated in that decision- making sphere.ECONOMY: Brazil’s Neighbours Keep A Wary Eye On The Real’s Value
Brazil and other Latin American veterans of past currency crises are studying anew the arcane arts of currency valuation, all too aware that an East Asian style crash could liquidate, practically overnight, their hard earned gains.ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN-BRAZIL: Fire Devours Savannah and Amazon Forests
The El Nino climatic phenomenon added drought, high temperature and strong winds to the "burning season" in Amazonia, fanning fires which destroyed the State of Roraima in the far north of Brazil.TOBACCO-BRAZIL: Production Down 20.8 Percent Thanks to El Nino
This year's tobacco yield will be 20.8 percent lower than the 1997 harvest in Brazil, the world's leading exporter, due to excessive rainfall in the south caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon.AGRICULTURE-BRAZIL: ‘Landless’ Launch Nationwide Offensive
Thousands of Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) activists occupied government offices in the capitals of 10 Brazilian states Tuesday, demanding faster implementation and stepped-up funding of agrarian reform.BOOKS-BRAZIL: ‘City of God’ – Hell on Earth
Marreco wanted to be a gang-member, so everyone would fear him, like the gangsters he knew as a child. But the young thief, rapist and murderer sometimes crawled into a corner to cry over the baby he accidentally shot and killed in its mother's arms during a close get-away from police.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Fire Devours Savannah and Amazon Forests
The El Nino climatic phenomenon added drought, high temperature and strong winds to the "burning season" in Amazonia, fanning fires which destroyed the State of Roraima in the far north of Brazil.BOOKS-BRAZIL: ‘City of God’ – Hell on Earth
Marreco wanted to be a gang-member, so everyone would fear him, like the gangsters he knew as a child. But the young thief, rapist and murderer sometimes crawled into a corner to cry over the baby he accidentally shot and killed in its mother's arms during a close get-away from police.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Interest Rates Weaken Economy and Employment
High interest rates replaced inflation as the new demon of the economy in Brazil, blocking growth and worsening employment, poverty and the denationalisation of the productive structure.POLITICS-MERCOSUR: Paraguay Tests Bloc’s ‘Democratic Clause’
South America's Mercosur trade bloc is playing the role of guarantor of democracy to offset the political crisis shaking Paraguay, which is threatening the country's membership in the bloc.AGRICULTURE-BRAZIL: Farmers Battle White Fly Plague
The El Nino weather phenomenon is being blamed for a new round in the battle by Brazilian farmers against their old enemy the white fly, which has become resistant to pesticides.LABOUR-BRAZIL: Economic Policy Pressed by Soaring Unemployment
The open unemployment rate of Brazil jumped from 4.84 to 7.25 percent from December to January, according to the official statistics department Thursday - a worrying trend bound to affect economic policy.DEVELOPMENT-BRAZIL: Theme Parks to Balance External Accounts
Theme parks are mushrooming in Brazil, fostered by a government keen on seeing some of the billions spent by Brazilians abroad remain in the country.TOURISM-BRAZIL: Theme Parks to Balance External Accounts
Theme parks are mushrooming in Brazil, fostered by a government keen on seeing some of the billions spent by Brazilians abroad remain in the country.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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