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LABOUR-BRAZIL: Minimum Wage Hike Set to Clear Final Hurdle
The Brazilian parliament is expected to increase the minimum monthly wage -- a long-frustrated demand of leftist parties and trade unions here -- to 180 reals (94.50 dollars) from Jan 1, as part of efforts aimed at curbing poverty and social inequality./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/FILM-BRAZIL: Diversity Consolidates Industry Upswing
The variety of good films targeting audiences that are themselves diverse stands out as a trait that could fortify the latest upturn of the Brazilian movie industry.POLITICS-BRAZIL: Female Candidate at Crest of ‘Red Wave’
The second round of municipal elections in Brazil Sunday amply confirmed the continued growth of the left, which chalked up its most resounding victory at the hands of a female candidate.POLITICS-BRAZIL: Mayoral Races Become Votes on Urban Models
The mayoral elections in Brazil's major cities this Sunday will give voters a chance to choose between candidates as well as urban development models and governing styles, which largely pit candidates of the ideological left against the right.LABOUR-BRAZIL: Workers Rekindle Fires of Wage Fight
Trade unionists began a 1,000-km march Monday in Sao Paulo to demand a minimum monthly wage the equivalent of 95 dollars, underscoring the expanding pressure for higher salaries throughout numerous sectors in Brazil, including the military.SPORT-BRAZIL/EU: Football’s Informal Economy Under Fire
Brazil and the European Union (EU) are pursuing initiatives to bring the big business deals of football within the framework of labour, tax and financial laws that govern the formal economy.ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Third Nuclear Plant Gains Support
Despite resistance from environmentalists, Brazil looks pretty well set to complete its third nuclear power plant, as urged by industry experts and business leaders at a congress on nuclear energy here.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: State Banks Put Privatisations Back on Track
Brazil's privatisation process is set to get back on track Friday with the auction of the Parana State Bank (Banestado), after the process was derailed last year by resistance to the sales of banks, power and sewerage companies.ECONOMY-LATAM: Tourism Reflects, and Fuels, Global Disequilibrium
Although South America registered 15.4 million tourist arrivals in 1999, it would have to increase the number of visitors by 50 percent to reach the total that Paris alone receives every year.SCIENCE/AGRICULTURE: Brazil Narrows Technological Divide
Brazil has demonstrated that the requirements of agriculture, under fire from pests and international competition, can drive developing countries to reduce the technological divide separating them from the industrialised world.POLITICS-BRAZIL: Indians Make Strides in Elections; Not So, Women
The representation of indigenous people rose threefold in Brazil's recent municipal elections, while women made little progress even though they were favoured by a law requiring parties to reserve 30 percent of their lists for female candidates.POLITICS/SPORT-BRAZIL: Lawmakers to Investigate Football Misdeeds
Brazilian football is slated for parliamentary investigation following reports that at least 55 million dollars went to various national clubs in the trading of players to teams abroad, without the money ever being subject to Brazil's taxes.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Corruption – A Major Hurdle to Growth
Graft is one of the biggest hurdles to development in countries like Brazil, severely curbing their potential for economic growth, warn economists here.POLITICS-BRAZIL: Left Makes Strides in Local Elections
Brazil's left, headed by the Workers Party (PT), posted a good showing in Sunday's municipal elections, winning the mayor's offices of several large cities, and setting itself up in good stead as the favourite for the run-off for the mayorship of Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city./REPEATING FOR POINTS NEEDINGMUSIC-BRAZIL: A Magical Guitar Falls Silent
Baden Powell, a Brazilian guitar genius who enchanted the world especially Europe died in late September, leaving behind a vast musical legacy./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC-BRAZIL: A Magical Guitar Falls Silent
Baden Powell, a Brazilian guitar genius who enchanted the world - especially Europe, died in late September leaving behind a vast musical legacy.POLITICS/RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Indians Opt for Electoral Route
Some 350 indigenous people are running in Sunday's municipal elections in Brazil, more than four times the number of candidates representing native communities in 1996.TRADE-MERCOSUR: Sugar Accords Blocked by Social and Energy Issues
The difficulties confronting Latin America's Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) in adding sugar to its free trade regimen are rooted in the problems afflicting its member countries, such as expanding poverty in Argentina and an energy deficit in Brazil.WOMEN/POLITICS-BRAZIL: Quota Law Falls Short
Women account for just 19.14 percent of the candidates for Sunday's municipal elections in Brazil, despite a law requiring political parties to reserve 30 percent of their electoral lists for women.COMMODITIES-BRAZIL: Oil Prices Shatter Trade Surplus Dream
Rising oil prices on the international market are aggravating Brazil's already difficult go at achieving a trade balance as it records a deficit this month, marked by a sharp increase in imports.MEDIA-BRAZIL: Gov’t Limits Sex, Violence on TV
Brazil's Justice Ministry has begun to enforce a new resolution aimed at reducing the exposure of children and teenagers to scenes of explicit violence and sex on TV.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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