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BRAZIL-HUMAN RIGHTS: Home to Half of Region’s Working Children
Reports that Brazil is home to more than half of the Latin American children and teenagers who work tarnished the celebration of Human Rights Day here on Tuesday.TRADE-LABOUR: Social Clause Pits Governments Against Unions
Labor organizations from developing countries have pledged to fight any attempt to erode workers rights by negotiators by the World Trade Organization (WTO)./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ BRAZIL: Trade Attack The Best Method Of Defence
Brazil - under fire for protectionist measures in its home industries, particularly in the automobile sector - has begun attacking agricultural subsidies and barriers erected by wealthier trade blocs in the west.BRAZIL: Focus on Constitutional Change Puts Reforms on Back Burner
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso's narrow focus on pushing through a constitutional amendment that would prolong his term in office has shifted other reforms -- including some considered key to the economy -- onto the back burner.TRADE-BRAZIL: Attack the Best Method of Defence
Brazil - under fire for protectionist measures in its home industries, particularly in the automobile sector - has begun attacking agricultural subsidies and barriers erected by wealthier trade blocs in the west.AGRICULTURE-LATAM: Wheat Harvest Up, Prices Down
Farmers in the wheat-producing countries of Latin America are experiencing the dilemma of harvesting a bumper crop which will bring reduced prices.BRAZIL-AGRICULTURE: Agro-Toxins Linked to Suicides
An alarming increase in incidence of suicide among tobacco-farmers in Brazil's is being linked to the use of organic phosphoric agricultural products or "agro-toxinst."/IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ BRAZIL: Job Security Under Threat, Unions Say
Trade unions in Brazil have reacted angrily to the proposed introduction of measures that would make it easier for employers to dismiss workers.DEVELOPMENT: The ‘Social Agenda’ in the Bid for the 2004 Olympics
In its bid to host the summer Olympics of 2004, this Brazilian city is not only after multi- million dollar profits, but seeks to ease its serious social woes as well.BRAZIL-ECONOMY: Trade Deficit Signals Overheated Economy
The large trade deficit - 1.3 billion dollars - registered in October has reinforced predictions that the Brazilian government will have to hold down economic growth in 1997, which will make it difficult to lower the unemployment rate.BRAZIL-LABOUR: Job Security Under Threat, Unions Say
Trade unions in Brazil have reacted angrily to the proposed introduction of measures that would make it easier for employers to dismiss workers.IBERO-AMERICA: Huge Debt, High Unemployment Threaten Governability
"He lived paying, he died owing."ECONOMY-SPORTS: Soccer Not Just a Game
Soccer football is more than just another game. With an annual tunover of 255 billion dollars a year soccer is an industry providing direct and indirect employment opportunities for 200 million people throughout the world.MUSIC-LATIN AMERICA: Festival Looks for New Talent
Way back in the swinging 1960s, a young student of architecture - the son of a prominent Brazilian historian - charmed the crowd in the bars of Sao Paulo with his guitar, "sambas" and other songs.AGRICULTURE-BRAZIL: Coffee Quality on the Rise
As the words of the 1940s US hit tune say "they grow an awful lot of coffee in Brazil" - but, not all of it has been good to drink.AGRICULTURE-BRAZIL: Tree Disease Kills off Cocoa Industry
Scientists fighting for a cure to the "witch's broom"fungus that has destroyed most of Brazil's cacao trees are hopeful grafting techniques will restore the country's cocoa production.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: The Bitter Fruits of Globalisation
Fruit growers in Brazil are the latest sector to voice complaints against the high interest rates prevalent in the country, which are hurting their exports and domestic sales.MERCOSUR: Integration Beyond Trade
The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) has recently taken major steps toward leaving behind its almost exclusive concern with trade.COMMODITIES: High Interest Rates Hurt Coffee Producers
A paradoxical combination of small harvests and low coffee prices, which is hurting producing countries, can be explained by the high interest rates in Latin America, according to a business leader in Brazil.BRAZIL: Elections Reveal Decentralisation and Strengthened Left
Brazil's recent local elections revealed the decentralisation of power that resulted from the 1988 constitution, as well as a strengthening of the left.DRUGS: Brazil Rejects US Aid as Derisory
Brazil turned down US aid from the bilateral anti-narcotraffic cooperation agreement, claiming the sum offered was derisory and woulld only be a source of problems.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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