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DEVELOPMENT-BRAZIL: Agrarian Reform Requires New Economic Model
True agrarian reform in Brazil requires radical economic changes and a broad rural vision that is not limited to agriculture alone, say experts and the Movimento dos Sem Terra (MST - Landless Movement).TRADE: Farm Subsidies – the ‘Apple’ of Discord
Agriculture is taking on increased economic and strategic significance as a bone of contention that reveals the limits of the free market, marked by subsidies that distort international trade and prices.WOMEN/HEALTH: Globalisation Compounds Occupational Ills
Occupational health problems have mushroomed among women, due to their insertion in the labour market in adverse conditions worldwide.RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Disabled Citizens Defend Their Rights with Hammers
A group of physically disabled people in Campinas, Brazil, began destroying the sidewalks of the city's main intersections, defending their rights with each strike of their hammers.TRADE: Seed Companies Hauled Into Court
, Sep 24 - Activists from 30 countries have taken action against the world's biggest life science companies by taking them to court over the question of genetically-modified food which, they say, represents an attempt to free agriculture from the control of a few.HEALTH: Rich Nations Export Hazardous Work to the South
The wealthiest countries are not only getting rid of their polluting industries, generally by moving them to the developing world, they are also getting rid of jobs that are hazardous to worker health.WOMEN/HEALTH: Globalisation Compounds Occupational Ills
Occupational health problems have mushroomed among women, due to their insertion in the labour market in adverse conditions worldwide.DRUGS-BRAZIL: Trafficking Spreads to Gov’t Institutions
The assassination of a Brazilian judge, who denounced his colleagues and accused a state legislator of being a crime boss, is an indicator that drug-trafficking now threatens government institutions.TRADE-LATAM: ‘Eye for an Eye’ Poisons Argentina-Brazil Relations
Tension between Argentina and Brazil continued to escalate this week, with new restrictions on imports adopted by Brasilia in reprisal for similar measures taken by Buenos Aires./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/FILM-BRAZIL: Marathon Festival Opens Doors to World Markets
The Rio Festival is treating more than 100 film distributors like stars as they preview films coming from more than 55 countries.RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Disabled Citizens Defend Their Rights with Hammers
A group of physically disabled people in Campinas, Brazil, began destroying the sidewalks of the city's main intersections, defending their rights with each strike of their hammers.DEVELOPMENT: New Routes Needed to Prevent Another ‘Lost Decade’
The so-called Washington Consensus, which oriented the reforms aimed at the liberalisation of markets, has been buried, and the economy has set out on a search for new routes towards development.ECONOMY-LATAM: Reforms Neither Huge Success Nor Flop, Says ECLAC
Reforms towards the liberalisation of the economy implemented since last decade in Latin America and the Caribbean failed to achieve the desired results, a representative of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) told a gathering of economists in Brazil.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Soy Production Spreads, Threatens Amazon
The expansion of soy cultivation to northern Brazil is a new threat to the forests and biodiversity of the Amazon region, warned a network of 430 non-governmental organisations Friday.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Sao Paulo Smog Starting to Clear
Air quality in Sao Paulo - Brazil's biggest city and one of the largest in Latin America - has improved in recent years, but not enough, according to experts.ENVIRONMENT: Disappearance of Amphibians – a Warning to Humanity
Amphibians are dying all over the world, even in protected areas - a living gauge of the extent of pollution, states the annual World Wildlife Fund International (WWF) report released Thursday in this Brazilian city.BRAZIL: Under Pressure to Take Action in Colombia, East Timor
A visit by the chief of the U.S. army Southern Command, General Charles Wilhelm, has stepped up pressure on the Brazilian government to get involved in the conflict in Colombia.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Drought, Slash-and-Burn Lead to Fire Crisis
Brazil's environmental ministry imposed a 60-day ban on the slash-and-burn technique used by farmers to prepare land for cultivation because of the tens of thousands of fires is now affecting most of the country.INTEGRATION-LATAM: Cities Want to Be Active Participants
Municipalities should have their own forum for participating in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) trade bloc at a decision-making level, in order to help promote an effective integration process that involves the populace and is not limited to the area of trade.RELIGION/RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Time Conspires Against Progressive Church
The death of Bishop Helder Cámara signifies more than the loss of one of the great defenders of the poor for the Roman Catholic Church of Brazil and all of Latin America.IGHTS-BRAZIL: Needed – National Policies on Missing Persons
Although an estimated 204,000 people went missing from their homes and communities last year, Brazil has no national public policies to address the problem, according to a report by the National Human Rights Movement (NHRM).« Previous Page — Next Page »
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