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ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Leftist Party Poised for Huge Leap
Next Sunday's election in Brazil, expected to catapult Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the presidency, will also serve as the chance for his leftist Workers' Party (PT) to become the most influential political force in Latin America's giant.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Leftist Party Poised for Huge Leap
Next Sunday's election in Brazil, expected to catapult Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the presidency, will also serve as the chance for his leftist Workers' Party (PT) to become the most influential political force in Latin America's giant.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Fear vs. Hope in Presidential Run-Off
The nearly assured victory of former labour leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second and final round of Brazil's presidential elections Sunday is cause for both apprehension and anticipation, inside and outside the borders of this Latin American giant.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Fear vs. Hope in Presidential Run-Off
The nearly assured victory of former labour leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second and final round of Brazil's presidential elections Sunday is cause for both apprehension and anticipation, inside and outside the borders of this Latin American giant.Eucalyptus Come What May
Despite criticisms from environmentalists, this exotic tree species in full expansion in Brazil, the pioneer in the region for genome research of the plant.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Moderate Stride Forward for Women
Women won 10 seats in the Senate and 43 in the Chamber of Deputies in Sunday's elections in Brazil - a big stride forward, even though women's political representation remains limited.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Moderate Stride Forward for Women
Women won 10 seats in the Senate and 43 in the Chamber of Deputies in Sunday's elections in Brazil -- a big stride forward, even though women's political representation remains limited./ARTS WEEKLY/MUSIC-BRAZIL: Sao Paulo Symphony Rides the Rails of Fame
The Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo is beginning to establish itself as an international hub for classical music, especially with the construction of a symphony hall - considered one of the world's best - in a former railway station./ARTS WEEKLY/MUSIC-BRAZIL: Sao Paulo Symphony Rides the Rails of Fame
The Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo is beginning to establish itself as an international hub for classical music, especially with the construction of a symphony hall -- considered one of the world's best -- in a former railway station.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Time to Decide the Magnitude of Change
Voters in Brazil clearly expressed their desire for change in Sunday's elections, with leftist presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva receiving just short of a majorityof the vote, but it will be up to the Oct 27 run-off to determine the magnitude of the shift in political direction.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Time to Decide the Magnitude of Change
Voters in Brazil clearly expressed their desire for change in Sunday's elections, but it will be up to the Oct 27 run-off to determine the magnitude of the shift in political direction.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Lula Still a Step Away from Presidency
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva easily won Sunday's presidential elections in Brazil, but failed to garner the majority needed to avoid a run-off vote, slated for Oct 27, in nationwide balloting that was bogged down by voters' problems with a computerised ballot.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Leftist Lula Remains a Step Away from Presidency
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva easily won Sunday's presidential elections in Brazil, but failed to garner the majority needed to avoid a run-off vote, slated for Oct 27, in nationwide balloting that was bogged down by voters' problems with a computerised ballot.With around 47 percent of the vote, Lula will face José Serra, 60, candidate of the Fernando Henrique Cardoso government and of the "Grand Alliance" between the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) and the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), two of the country's leading political forces.
ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Time to Decide the Magnitude of Change
Voters in Brazil clearly expressed their desire for change in Sunday's elections, but it will be up to the Oct 27 run-off to determine the magnitude of the shift in political direction.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Lula Still a Step Away from Presidency
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva easily won Sunday's presidential elections in Brazil, but failed to garner the majority needed to avoid a run-off vote, slated for Oct 27, in nationwide balloting that was bogged down by voters' problems with a computerised ballot.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Digital Ballots Slow Voting Process
Although exit polls indicate that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the first round of Brazil's presidential race, the complete computerisation of Sunday's elections slowed the voting process, instead of accelerating it, due to the difficulties many people had in using the so-called electronic ballot boxes.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Digital Ballots Slow Voting Process
Although exit polls indicate that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the first round of Brazil's presidential race, the complete computerisation of Sunday's elections slowed the voting process, instead of accelerating it, due to the difficulties many people had in using the so-called electronic ballot boxes.Lula, the 57-year-old former metalworker, appears to be the hands-down winner in the first round of the presidential race, but until the official tally is announced, it will not be known if a run-off election - slated for Oct 27 - will be necessary.
ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Digital Ballots Slow Voting Process
Although exit polls indicate that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the first round of Brazil's presidential race, the complete computerisation of Sunday's elections slowed the voting process, instead of accelerating it, due to the difficulties many people had in using the so-called electronic ballot boxes.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Pres. Candidates Face High Expectations for Social Action
Preventing Brazil's financial collapse will be the first duty of the winner of the presidential elections, the first round of which is this Sunday, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the lead, but the major challenge of the upcoming four-year term will be to reduce the country's profound social inequalities and poverty.The demand for solutions to these problems will affect whoever wins the presidency, but will be especially burdensome for front-runner Lula, of the leftist Workers Party (PT). He is seen as the standard-bearer of movements that have historically been involved in social justice issues.
BRAZIL: Pres. Candidates Face High Expectations for Social Action
Preventing Brazil's financial collapse will be the first duty of the winner of the presidential elections, the first round of which is this Sunday, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the lead, but the major challenge of the upcoming four-year term will be to reduce the country's profound social inequalities and poverty.BRAZIL: Pres. Candidates Face High Expectations for Social Action
Preventing Brazil's financial collapse will be the first duty of the winner of the presidential elections, the first round of which is this Sunday, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the lead, but the major challenge of the upcoming four-year term will be to reduce the country's profound social inequalities and poverty.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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