On January 12, 2013, R7 reported that a new federal justice will take on the task of deciding the final appeals and suggestions of defense attorneys representing those convicted in the Mensalão scandal. Teori Zavascki assumed his post in the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) in November of 2012, after the retirement of Cezar Peluso (and […]
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On January 11, 2013, TNOnline reported that authorities are seeking the family of a 17 year-old girl who says she escaped from a São Paulo prostitution ring, lured to the city after being offered work as a maid. The girl left her family in Jandaia do Sul, a small city in the north of the […]
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On January 11, 2013, Lainfomacion.com reported that the number of homosexuals murdered in Brazil tripled from 122 deaths in 2007 to 336 in 2012. These numbers come from a study done by Grupo Gay da Bahia (GGB), using data from various levels of police. The report also notes that the rate increased 26% from 2011. […]
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On January 11, 2013, Folha de São Paulo reported that Federal Deputy Natan Donadon (PMDB-RO) will not be held in detention immediately, in spite of being convicted in 2010 of a money diversion scheme. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Joaquim Barbosa, rejected Attorney General Roberto Gurgel’s request to send the Deputy to […]
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On January 11, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that Paulo Alexandre Barbosa (PSDB), former Economic Development Minister of the state of São Paulo, was implicated for helping in the scandal that triggered Operation Porto Seguro. Barbosa currently serves as the mayor of Santos, a port city about 80 kilometers from São Paulo. The […]
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On January 11, 2013, Gazeta do Povo reported that Paulo Furiati, ex-mayor of the city of Lapa, in the state of Paraná, was arrested by authorities for his role in a scheme involving bidding procedures in the area of education. The scandal encompassed Paraná, as well as the states of Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina and […]
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On January 11, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that a hacker said to have posted personal information of influential Workers’ Party (PT) members convicted in the Mensalão scandal now has posted sensitive personal information from Brazil’s ex-President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The hacker, using the Twitter handle @nbdu1nder, also posted information on […]
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On January 10, 2013, Diário do Pará reported that a drug dealer was arrested while selling marijuana in the street in Ananindeua, a town about 19 kilometers from Belém, the state capital of Pará. The local narcotics division caught Sandro Anderson de Souza Neves, 36, on the night of January 9. Police also captured the […]
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On January 10, 2013, A Tarde (Bahia) reported that Brazil’s Attorney General requested an investigation surrounding the leader of the Brazil Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) in the Federal Senate, Renan Calheiros, of Alagoas. Calheiros is a stockholder in Agropecuária Alagoas Ltda., responsible for constructing a 700-meter cobblestone path through a federally-protected natural reserve in the […]
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On January 10, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that Brazil’s Attorney General, Roberto Gurgel, made a formal petition Tuesday to send federal deputy Natan Donadon (PMDB-RO) to prison immediately. Donadon was convicted in 2010 of a scheme in which he helped to divert R$8.4 million from state coffers in the state of Rondônia […]
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On January 9, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the Brazil Social Democracy Party (PSDB) welcomed the announcement of an investigation examining the activities of ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Alvaro Dias (PSDB), president of the Federal Senate, said that without a proper investigation, the mensalão could damage the Workers’ Party’s (PT) […]
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On January 10, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the Brazilian Workers’ Party (PT) reacted strongly to announcements that federal prosecutors will pursue information connecting ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the federal Mensalão scandal. Marco Maia (PT), leader of Brazil’s federal lower house, the Câmara dos Deputados, dismissed the testimony of […]
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On January 10, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that a boy was killed this morning after he was run over by a car while escaping from police during an anti-drug operation. The boy, identified as Rafael, was running from police on the far end of the Avenida Brasil, returning from the Nova Holanda […]
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On January 9, 2013, Zero Hora (Rio Grande do Sul) reported that authorities traced bullets involved in the death of Brazilian colonel Julio Miguel Molinas Dias to a pistol owned by policeman Denys Pereira da Silva in the state capital of Porto Alegre. According to ballistics reports, casings discovered at the scene of the crime […]
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On January 6, 2013, Diário Catarinense reported that a journalist from Curitiba, Paraná, fled the country after suffering threats from unknown sources. The threats were received after Mauri König published an article in Curitiba’s Gazeta do Povo criticizing the use of public vehicles by local police commissioners. Earlier this year he created a series of […]
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On January 9, 2013, Campo Grande News reported that a minister of the cabinet of Mayor Alcides Bernal (PP) faces charges for accepting bribes to release reserves from an oil refinery without assessing taxes or declaring the oil to be in the market. Gustavo Freire faces charges of participating in a massive kickback scheme in […]
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On January 9, 2013, Estado de Minas reported that a federal judge of the Third Region of the Federal Regional Tribunal rejected a request by prosecutors to monitor the activities of Paulo Vieira, accused of corruption in a national scandal involving the National Water Agency. Vieira is accused of falsifying technical reports to receive funding […]
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On January 9, 2013, G1 (Globo) reported that a state judge convicted two former police investigators and acquitted a third for their respective roles in a torture and corruption scandal. Alcinda da Silva Portela and José Juvenal Ferreira Lima were sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for allegedly holding a young man, and then releasing […]
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On January 9, 2013, Globo reported that authorities in the state of Mato Grosso arrested a boy found with twelve kilograms of marijuana. Local residents alerted the police after seeing the young man walking through the streets of the area with a weapon. After the boy denied having the weapon, police revisited his house and […]
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On January 9, 2013, Correio da Manhã reported that ex-President Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva will be investigated by federal prosecutors for ties to the infamous Mensalão scandal. Marcos Valério, said to be the chief actor of the scandal and sentenced to 40 years in prison, brought forth the charges. Valério’s testimony, which included charges […]
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On January 5, 2013, Correio do Brasil reported that Kátia Rabello, ex-director of the Banco Rural (Rural Bank), closed a luxurious rural pousada, the Pousada Refúgio do Caracará, suspected of having ties to the Mensalão scandal. There is suspicion that politicians connected to the scandal laundered money at the Banco Rural while staying at the […]
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On January 6, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the pending case against a member of Brazil’s Social Democracy Party (PSDB) in the state of Minas Gerais puts the party in a difficult position, as PSDB represents the opposition in Brazil’s federal government and currently is the strongest force ensuring the continuation of […]
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On January 8, 2013, G1 (Globo) reported that Brazilian Federal Police seized 30 kilograms of marijuana in a suitcase en route from Rio de Janeiro to Fortaleza (Ceará). After the owner abandoned the bag in Fortaleza, the bag was returned to Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro. Federal Police traced it back to its […]
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On January 8, 2013, Gazeta do Povo reported that authorities discovered 43 marijuana plants in a woman’s apartment in the city of Diadema, in the state of São Paulo. She was arrested and charged with drug possession and trafficking. The woman reportedly told police that she believed the plants were tomatoes. The police also questioned […]
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On January 8, 2013, G1 (Globo) reported that authorities seized 2,736 illegal firearms in the Brazilian state of Paraíba in 2012, an increase of 25.6% from 2011. According to Claudio Lima, Secretary of the State’s Public Security Ministry, the number of police operations was decisive in advancing arms control throughout the state. “By taking firearms […]
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On January 8, 2013, Brasil 24/7 reported that a hacker (Twitter name @nbdu1nder) obtained personal information of three Workers’ Party (PT) politicians convicted in last decade’s Mensalão scandal and shared the information on Twitter. Dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers and other information related to PT members José Dirceu, José Genoíno and Delúbio Soares became […]
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On January 8, 2013, Folha de São Paulo reported that São Paulo policemen are no longer permitted to rescue victims of violent crimes, as part of a resolution from the local Ministry of Public Security. The goal of such action is to prevent the police from altering the scene of the crime and to allow […]
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On December 28, 2012, Rondoniagora reported that Rep. Hermínio Coelho (PSD) made remarks regarding the continuing fight against corruption in Rondônia in 2013. In his presentation outlining tasks accomplished in 2012, Coelho vowed a greater moralization of public administration and cited the scandal involving the former mayor of the capital, Porto Velho, leading to the […]
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On January 2, 2013, Diario do Pará reported that local river police seized a collection of weapons and equipment along the Acará River, in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Pará. They also arrested two men suspected of participating in the transportation of contraband using the items seized. The men will have to first […]
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New São Paulo Mayor Names Cabinet Members Connected to Scandals On January 3, 2013, R7 reported that Fernando Haddad, São Paulo’s newly elected mayor, named two men to his staff connected to corruption at the state and federal levels. Oswaldo Napoleão Chaves, new chief of staff for Vice-Mayor Nadia Campeão, and Miguel del Busso, assistant […]
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On January 5, 2013, Diário Regional reported that the Brazilian Federal Police launched an investigation into an illicit spy network believed to be targeting numerous federal officials, including President Dilma Rousseff. Federal Deputy Miro Teixeira (PDT-RJ) was responsible for presenting documents that began the investigation. Federal Police currently are investigating the messages’ potential ties to […]
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BRAZIL: Online Poll Conducted to Determine Most Corrupt Politician of 2012 On January 4, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the July 31 Movement (Movimento 31 de Julho) launched a poll on Facebook to survey public perceptions on the most corrupt politicians in Brazil. Named the Golden Handcuffs Trophy (Troféu Algemas de Ouro), […]
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A new Brazilian penal law prohibiting preventative detention for those under investigation by Polícia Federal has led to a 40% drop in detentions since the law’s inception, according to a January 7 report from Folha de São Paulo. The new law advocates alternative forms of detention, such as the use of monitoring techniques and travel […]
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On January 4, 2013, Globo reported that federal prosecutor Kléber Martins will investigate the path of R$10 million sent to the state of Rio Grande do Norte in order to combat last year’s drought. The government of Rio Grande do Norte declared a state of emergency in April. As of October, 83% of municipalities in […]
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On January 3, 2013, Jornal Nacional reported that José Genoíno, recently convicted on corruption charges related to the Mensalão scandal, was installed as a federal deputy for the new term. Genoíno served as president of the Workers’ Party (PT) from 2002-2005. He will represent the PT once again as a federal deputy from São Paulo, […]
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On December 9, 2012, Globo reported that Brazil’s Polícia Federal concluded Operation Porto Seguro, indicting 23 people linked to various crimes surrounding the current federal government. Among those named were Rosemary de Noronha, chief of staff under both ex-President Lula and current President Dilma Rousseff, and Paulo Rodrigues Vieira, former director of the National Water […]
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On December 31, 2012, O Estado de São Paulo reported that a policeman was shot and killed in Araçatuba. Antônio Roberto Rodrigues Costa, 39, was sitting in his police vehicle when he was shot three times. He pursued the gunmen, but lost control of his vehicle and hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian suffered minor injuries […]
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Brazil’s Northeastern area is suffering its worst drought in decades, a condition which threatens hydro-power supplies in one of the country’s emerging agricultural frontiers. “We are experiencing the worst drought in 50 years, with consequences that could be compared to a violent earthquake,” Eduardo Salles, the agriculture secretary in the northeastern state of Bahia, said […]
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Heavy rains and flooding killed two people, the disappearance of two others, and 200,000 affected in eight municipalities of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, while announcing the weather forecasts more rainfall, reported Friday the Civil Defense. Read Article
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ABSTRACT This paper aims to evidence the cognitive structure of values of customers of regional brand from the South of Minas Gerais and Triângulo Mineiro regions. It aimed to identify perceptions about attributes, consequences, values and connections among these elements through a hierarchical map of values (HVM). The laddering technique helped in the collection, analysis […]
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Brazil may be the first country to end the AIDS epidemic, said a senior UN official in an interview with Folha de Sao Paulo on Saturday. Because the country has extensive coverage for treatment of the disease, “I have no doubt that Brazil is eligible to become the first country to declare the end of […]
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Brazil recognized the “champagne” as a designation of origin, which will limit the use of the term ‘champagne’ for sparkling wines produced in the South American giant. France had formally applied in 2007 to register the champagne at the National Institute of Brazilian Intellectual Property (INPI). The resolution has been produced on the occasion of […]
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Industrialists warned that the recovery in 2013 will depend on the stimulus to the economy launched by the government to take effect, and that the government is endeavoring to take steps to help reduce production costs and increase productivity. Set for a recovery next year and expects growth of 4.1%, after the “lost year” of […]
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The São Paulo Civil Police on Tuesday arrested a gang specialized in stealing luxury watches. But their range, and wiretapping agents have led to regard its members as prime suspects of the assault suffered by José Ruiz-Gallardón Utrera, son of Spanish Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón . was killed in the incident the friend who was […]
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Prices for farmland in Brazil surged by an average 14% a year to nearly quadruple over the past decade, well outpacing inflation and nearly matching gains made by São Paulo’s blue-chip Ibovespa stock index, a new study shows. Improving diets in economies such as China have driven up prices of commodities like soybeans, corn and […]
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Survey released today (27) by the Ministry of Health indicates that 77 municipalities are at risk for dengue, including a capital, Porto Velho. In these areas, where more than 5.7 million people, more than 3.9% of the properties surveyed have mosquito larvae that transmits the disease, Aedes aegypti. In addition, 375 cities are in a […]
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Brazil’s gross domestic product increased by just 0.6% in the third quarter from the second, despite the stimulus and sharp interest rate cuts. Economists in a Reuters poll had expected Brazil’s GDP to increase by 1.5% while a Bloomberg survey put the rise at 1.2%. Agriculture and livestock farming grew the most, at 2.5%, while […]
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The number of black homicide victims in Brazil grew by 29.8 percent between 2002 and 2010, to nearly 35,000, while murders of whites declined 25.5 percent to just over 14,000, the Presidential Bureau to Promote Racial Equality said Thursday. Read Article
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Brazil and Peru are attempting to block online retailer Amazon.com Inc. from acquiring new internet domains using the name of the world’s greatest tropical rain forest. The two South American countries have lodged a formal complaint with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Los Angeles-based nonprofit private organization that oversees the […]
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Guardian.co.uk reported that deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has dropped to its lowest level in 24 years, Brazilian government says… Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has dropped to its lowest level in 24 years, the government said on Tuesday. Satellite imagery showed that 1,798 square miles (4,656 square kilometres) of the Amazon were deforested between […]
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Source Spanish: Clarin According to a study by the Brazil-China Business Council, 44 Chinese companies, both public and private, have invested USD 68.4 billion in Brazil between 2007 and 2012. USD 24.4 billion of the investments are for projects that are still under development. The investments include 60 projects related to natural resources, raw materials, […]
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Three routes identified by intelligence used by narco traffickers to enter and leave Bolivia from Brazil: San Ignacio de Velasco, San Matías, Pto. Suárez. Fruit of the ringleaders of the cartel detection First Command of the Capital (PCC) of Sao Paulo, Brazil, drug force identified three border routes used by traffickers to enter and leave […]
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The chiefs of police in Sao Paulo were replaced on Monday as Brazil’s largest city emerged from a bloody weekend and authorities struggled to contain a wave of violence that has doubled the murder rate in recent months. Sao Paulo state security chief Fernando Grella, who took over the job four days ago, replaced the […]
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Brazil’s low-cost airline Gol announced that it is eliminating the WebJet brand, the rival airline that it took over earlier this year, cutting 850 jobs and reducing domestic capacity in the process. Gol, which initially announced plans to take over WebJet in July 2011, received regulatory approval for the merger last month. After a study […]
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The unemployment rate in Brazil in October was 5.3 percent of the economically active population, down slightly from 5.4 percent in September, the government reported today. Compared with October 2011, when unemployment was 5.8 percent, the reduction was half a percentage point, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The agency added […]
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The Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA) has just released the results of a survey commissioned by Datafolha on indigenous peoples. The survey was done with a universe of 1,222 interviews in 32 villages with over 100 inhabitants, covering 20 ethnic groups who speak Portuguese. The idea was to provide a comprehensive profile […]
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Mr Blair’s consultancy — the Government Advisory Practice — landed a contract worth almost £4million a year to advise the state government of São Paulo, the economic powerhouse behind Brazil’s rapidly growing economy. About £2 million has been earmarked for the travel and accommodation costs and Mr Blair’s fees, according to the Brazilian company that signed […]
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A Brazilian angler died after a fish he had just caught swam down his throat and choked him to death, according to reports. The man was fishing with friends on a beach in Icapui, in Brazil’s northeastern state of Ceara, when he reeled in a small sole fish, according to police. The fishermen then reportedly […]
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Debutante balls have been a custom among upper-middle-class and wealthy Brazilian families. They mark a girl’s transition from childhood to adulthood. Home to around 53,000 people, Mangueira is the most symbolic shantytown so far to be occupied by the so-called ‘pacification forces’. Famed for producing legendary samba artists such as Cartola, Nelson Cavaquinho and Carlos […]
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A bumper grain crop in the Cerrado region helped US livestock farmers when drought hit America’s corn production….As US cornfields withered in drought conditions last summer, Brazil’s once empty Cerrado region produced a bumper crop of the grain, helping feed livestock on US farms and ease a drought-related spike in prices. Read Article
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Ecuador obtained a loan of 90.2 million from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) for the construction of a hydroelectric plant in northern Ecuador, reported Thursday the Ecuadorian Ministry of Strategic Resources. The loan was signed on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro by the head of the ministry, Rafael Poveda, and representatives of the Brazilian entity, […]
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The Brazilian economy suffered a contraction in September from 0.52 percent from August, its biggest drop in eleven months compared with the previous month, as an indicator of economic activity released by the Central Bank. The so-called Economic Activity Index Central Bank (IBC-Br), considered a behavior after gross domestic product (GDP) stood at 142.59 points […]
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Bolivia, Brazil and Peru studying create a common fund to pay rewards to informants who report drug trafficking, said the Bolivian Minister of Government Carlos Romero, who met Wednesday with their counterparts in Lima. The resources for the fund will come from the confiscation of drug traffickers to the implementation in the three countries that […]
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At least 12 people were killed and 15 wounded by a bullet in the last hours in Sao Paulo by a wave of violence that also affects the state of Santa Catarina (South), where criminal gangs torched eight buses. Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin, downplayed the escalating violence that affects the regional capital cities and […]
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BRAZIL: Two Lula Loyalists Head to Prison for Active Corruption Notícias de Hoy reported that the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court sentenced two members of the Brazilian Workers’ Party for their respective roles in the “Mensalão” scandal, conducted under the term of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. José Dirceu, then-Chief of Staff to President […]
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On October 31, Diário de Notícias reported that police discovered a tunnel beneath the São Paulo slum of São Remo, used to transport drugs to students at the renowned University of São Paulo. The tunnel, more than 15 meters in length, was used to transport drugs between traffickers and a refinery, with a third house […]
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Dinero.com reported that Brazil’s economy accelerated in the third quarter compared with the previous one, according to central bank figures, but a weaker activity in September suggests that the road to a solid recovery is rocky. The economic activity rate of the central bank IBC-Br fell 0.52 percent in September from August, seasonally adjusted, in […]
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The Brazilian former Minister José Dirceu was sentenced by the Supreme Court to 10 years and 10 months in prison yesterday for his role in buying votes in Congress under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. n the so-called trial of the century, Dirceu, chief of staff between 2003 and 2005 and one of the […]
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They will be the first foreigners to participate in the agribusiness since 1959 when the mills were nationalized controlled by the U.S. Brazilian investments are growing rapidly thanks to a national credit of “around $ 1000 million, with the port and credits for purchases, maybe a little more, “he explained to BBC News Jose Felicio, […]
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In recent weeks there has been an unusual increase in violence throughout this metropolitan region, where nearly 20 million people. The newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo today calculated that in the last two weeks 142 people died in the region, while the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo the figure rises to 159 victims, not […]
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Brazilian citizen requested since August this year, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), was arrested early Wednesday by members of the sub Ciudad Bolivar of the Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations (CICPC). Rafael Altuve, regional director of the agency, said the capture occurred in the street Pool The Sabanita sector, after a hard work of […]
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Rio de Janeiro. 38% of intercontinental flights that target Latin America come through Brazilian airports, while air traffic to or from Brazil grew 115% in a decade, said the aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Brazilian airports that provide access to Latin America are mainly those of Sao Paulo (26%), Rio de Janeiro (10%) and Brasilia (2%), said […]
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IPSNEWS.NET reported that Brazilian scientists are attempting to clone animals in danger of extinction, like the jaguar and maned wolf, although the potential impact on the conservation of these threatened species is still not clear. The cloning initiative is being undertaken by the Brasilia Zoological Garden in partnership with the Brazilian government’s agricultural research agency, […]
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The Brazilian government will assist the state of Sao Paulo in the fight against organized crime by the violence in this country of 42 million people. ( RadioPL ) The decision to support Sao Paulo was recorded after the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, were holding a telephone conversation with the governor of that state, […]
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In the new temple priest in São Paulo Rossi will have space for 100,000 Catholics to attend Mass and confirmations 20,000 inside and 80,000 outside, following the act by the eight screens that broadcast. A Mass on Friday inaugurated the exhibition. The project, which began 10 years ago, is still unfinished, and the result will […]
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Since October 2011 were issued by the embassy and consulates around one million visas, and end of the year it is expected to reach a record number according to americaeconomia.com. The number of visas issued to Brazilians came to 800,000 from January to September this year, an increase of 16% over the same period last […]
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According to independent.co.uk, Is there anything you can’t buy on the internet? It would seem not… A 20-year-old Brazilian student has reportedly sold her virginity in an auction to raise money for charity. Catarina Migliorini looks set to raise a staggering $780,000 after she sold her virginity to a Japanese man called Natsu. Read Article
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Newspapers accounting for 90% of the circulation in Brazil have abandoned Google News, reported bbc.co.uk. Brazil’s National Association of Newspapers says all 154 members had followed its recommendation to ban the search engine aggregator from using their content. Read Article NEED RELIABLE MEDIA MONITORING, OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE FOR LATIN AMERICA? WE PROVIDE OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AND […]
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A Brazilian man gave his relatives the shock of their lives when he turned up at his own wake at his mother’s home. .bbc.co.uk, reported that the family was gathered around a coffin thought to contain 41-year-old car washer…… Read Article
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Rionegro.com.ar reported that at least eleven dead and six injured was the balance of a registered collective accident yesterday on the road between the mountain city of Teresopolis in Rio de Janeiro, said a Fire Department spokeswoman. “Preliminary information report 17 people attended of which 11 are fatalities,” said agency spokeswoman rescue. The G1 news […]
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The young Heloisa Cristofoli Calixto de Franca only 18 years, died late on Thursday (18) at around 20:00 in the ICU Cemetron in Porto Velho. Heloisa was admitted to the hospital about a week when it comes to dengue hemorrhagic fever, possibly contracted in the city in which she resides, Jaru. Heloisa was a young […]
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An outbreak of Chagas disease reaches the town of Abaetetuba within Para More than 24 cases were reported in the region. One person died. The epidemic could have started because of consumption of contaminated açaí. The mosquito transmits the disease are attracted by the fruit typical of the region. The insect feces eliminates the fruit […]
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Elpais.com reported that authorities in Rio de Janeiro are accelerating the occupation of favelas dominated by drug trafficking, with a view to the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, and that is always dead and wounded. This very morning, during an operation in a favela of Rio capital, five suspected drug traffickers were killed […]
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The company Corporación América Argentina and Brazil announced today Infravix invest 750 million reais ($ 350 million) in the improvements required Brasilia airport before the World Cup in 2014. Both companies Inframérica up the consortium that was awarded the works, operations and management of the airport in the capital of Brazil, and the amount announced […]
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The federal police in Sao Paulo on Wednesday announced the arrest of the president of Google Brazil, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, not to remove YouTube videos of the platform to attack a mayoral candidate for the municipal elections in October. However, “because it is a low-crime offensive potential (…) will not remain in prison,” but […]
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The coral reefs of the northeastern coast of Brazil have been reduced by about 80% in the last 50 years by the predatory logging and urban and industrial waste, according to a report released Sunday, which warns of threat to the ecosystem climate change. Read Article
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Workers of the Brazilian Post and Telegraph (ECT) in 16 states and the Federal District today began a work stoppage indefinitely to demand better pay and replacement of losses. In statement on the strike, the negotiation command of the National Federation of Workers of ECT claims a 43.7 per cent increase in salaries, 200 reais, […]
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Elcomercio.pe reported that the election judge Campina Grande, in the Brazilian state of Paraiba, has issued an arrest warrant against the CFO of Google Brazil , Luiz Edmundo Pinto Balthazar, for ignoring two court orders requiring him to remove a video from YouTube. The video in question is one in which Romero Rodrigues, a candidate […]
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(Prensa Latina) The oil companies Chevron and Transocean Brazil Brazil continue today suspended and unable to participate in the work of extraction and transportation of oil in this country, due to two oil spills in the Frade field. This week, the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) agreed to maintain the suspension of all activities of […]
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Six bodies were found on Monday morning alongside Dutra Highway, linking Rio de Janeiro with Sao Paulo. Were shattered by the blows and stabs received. They also exhibited leaky head shot at close range. The remains belonged to a group of teenagers, including friends, who had gone out to play in a championship kites. Read […]
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The president announced that the National Plan of Banda Larga, the government does its part to bring fast internet and affordable for families, and exemplified that in 2011 state that service reached six million households. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said today that the government is working to expand access to a good internet connection and […]
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Brazilian inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (IPCA), ending 2012 at 5.24 percent, according to market experts forecast released today by the Financial Focus newsletter. The weekly publication of the Central Bank states that this percentage is higher than 5.20 percent of the HICP for this year, last Monday predicted by economists over […]
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lahora.com.ec reported that a single-engine plane crash in the Brazilian state of Goiás today caused the death of its four occupants, the pilot and three young men who had hired a scenic flight, firefighters said Tuesday. The accident occurred around 16:30 local time (19:30 GMT) on Sunday Acreúna jurisdiction, municipality in the southeastern state of […]
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Mercopress.com reported that a battalion of Special Forces (BOPE) from the Brazilian city of Rio do Janeiro started using unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones to air monitor the drugs trade and gangs in shanty towns surrounding the “marvellous city”. The VANTS (Portuguese for UAV) manufactured by the Brazilian Military Engineering Institute with Israeli technology are […]
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Shock Battalion Military Police detonated an explosive left in attempted robbery at an ATM in the town of Amelia Rodrigues, about 80 km from Salvador, which occurred on Thursday (6). The whole area, located opposite the town hall, was isolated. A stick of dynamite was detonated in the middle of the street. The suspects were […]
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The daughter of Bolivian opposition Sen. Roger Pinto, who yesterday met 100 days asylum in the Brazilian embassy in La Paz, said that President Evo Morales is “a prisoner of his own fears and contradictions” in denying the pass that required his father to move the neighboring country. In a letter released yesterday, Denise Pinto, […]
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