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Thursday, October 8, 2026
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ECONOMY-LATAM: Brazil Should Spearhead Bail-out of Argentina
Brazil must assume a leadership role in bailing out Argentina in order for its neighbour and partner to overcome the severe crisis crippling it, and for the Mercosur trade bloc to recover, says a current of Brazilian economists.DEVELOPMENT: Civil Society Fights Hunger in Brazil
Hunger is still a problem for a portion of Brazil's population, despite the substantial growth of agricultural output and a mushrooming of poverty-alleviation programmes run by civil society, several of which have provided impressive results.Rescuing the Johannesburg Summit
A campaign is under way to save the Rio+10 Summit, an effort to reconcile North-South relations.SPORTS: Football Consolidates its Expansion into Asia
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) will also celebrate a triumph of its own when the World Cup comes to a close in Japan Sunday: the consolidation of the expansion into Asia of this traditionally western-dominated sport.SPORTS: Arbitrary Arbiters at Football World Cup
Arbitration usually means to resolveECONOMY-LATAM: Jitters Grow as Currencies Depreciate
The steady depreciation of local currencies in Latin America with relation to the dollar is fuelling the insecurity of a region already unnerved by Argentina's agony.ENVIRONMENT: Passing the Torch to South Africa
Securing a commitment from the world's leaders to ensure the success of the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development was the main focus of a three-day seminar in Brazil that ended with the symbolic transfer of the "environmental torch" to South Africa.BRAZIL: Election Campaign Dominated by Market Forces
The economic and financial turmoil shaking Brazil in the run-up to the October elections demonstrates to what extent democracies in the developing world are conditioned by the terms and requirements of the financial market, according to local analysts.ENVIRONMENT: ‘Green’ Police – A Rare Species in Latin America
Legislation defining environmental crimes has expanded throughout Latin America over the last few decades, but enforcement of these new laws is nearly nonexistent.BRAZIL: Drug Use Still Low Compared to Industrialised Countries
Consumption of cocaine and marijuana in Brazil is much lower than in industrialised countries, according to a survey whose results were reported in Brasilia at the start of the Fourth National Anti-Drugs Week.HEALTH-BRAZIL: More Women with AIDS, Disinformation the Culprit
Ignorance about health issues and lack of information are a factors contributing to the rapidly rising infection rates of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, the precursor to AIDS) among women in Brazil.SPORTS: Globalisation of Football Threatens Diversity of Styles
The diversity of football playing styles worldwide is on the road to extinction as a result of the sport's globalisation, manifest in the migration of players and coaches, and in the matches of the World Cup under way this month in South Korea and Japan.POLITICS: Brazil May Gain its First Female Vice-President
Although women's activists in Brazil do not expect October's general elections to lead to a significant increase in the proportion of women in parliament, the country may gain its first female vice-president.BRAZIL: Internat’l Trial Needed for Carajas Massacre – Activists
Pro-agrarian reform organisations in Brazil announced their decision Thursday to organise an international trial for the Apr 17, 1996 massacre of 19 landless peasants by military police in Eldorado de Carajás, in the Amazonian state of Pará./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/FILM-BRAZIL: Albanian Novel Inspires Beauty and Frustration
Brazilian audiences have expressed frustration with the beautiful new film by Walter Salles, inspired by a novel by Albanian author Ismail Kadare, about never-ending vendettas between two families.SPORTS: Football Awakens Patriotism, Creates Heroes and Villains
Football may be replacing war and politics in the creation of national heroes, a phenomenon evident in several of the matches of the FIFA World Cup, under way this month in South Korea and Japan.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Challenges Pending Since 1992 Earth Summit
Brazil can celebrate some progress in the 10 years since the World Summit on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, but the country has yet to meet the principal mandates of that landmark conference.SOUTH AMERICA: Argentine Crisis Spawns Shift in Immigration Trends
Argentina, for decades the main destination of immigrants in Latin America, has now become a source of emigrants. But neighbouring Brazil, the largest country in the region, lacks the economic or legal conditions to welcome surplus labour power from other South American countries.SPORTS: Football’s Popularity Owes to Democracy, Surprises
Senegal's surprise victory over defending champion France in the opening game of the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and the fact that, as of Monday, Africa remained undefeated with respect to Europe, serve as signs that football is democratic and popular, "of the people".
Green' Police – A Rare Species in Latin America
Crimes against the environment mostly go unpunished in the region. Only Brazil has an environmental police force, but its scope and authority are limited.SPORTS: Football Speaks Italian, English or Spanish
The 2002 World Cup is evidence of the increasing flight of talented footballers to Europe, which is "home" to 70 percent of the players who will participate in the championship that kicks off Friday in South Korea and Japan.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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