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Pepe Escobar: How the West could learn from Lula's way of playing politics

Honduras: Political Crisis and Civil Uprising

The political crisis that began almost three months ago is now at its worst as the de facto government extended the curfew, closed all airports, set roadblocks and threatened to cut off electricity in the whole...

Chile and Brazil strengthen friendly ties

São Paulo, 07-30-2009. Chile and Brazil strengthened their friendly ties as Bachelet and Lula talked in São Paulo. Presidents Michelle Bachelet and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held meetings today at the...

President Lula celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Metal Worke

São Paulo - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva celebrated today (12) the 50th anniversary of the ABC Metal Workers Union he once presided. Accompanied by his former partners during the formation of the most...

Ten killed in Brazilian slum raid

In a raid conducted by about 300 police officers in the slums using armed vehicles and a helicopter in search of drugs, weapons and stolen cars, Police in Brazil have killed at least 10 suspected drug dealers in operations in four slums in the city of Rio de Janiero. " Ten...

Saving The Amazon: Brazil Pledges to cut Amazon destruction in half

A huge step was taken by the Brazilian government on Dec, 1 2008, Brazil's government has pledged to cut Amazon destruction in half. This is a huge acheivement for the environment. According to Roberto...

Brazil: Petrobras' third-quarter profits up 96%

" Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:27:45 GMT Brazil's Petrobras oil company has posted a record third-quarter net profit of 96 percent compared to the same quarter last year.  The profit almost doubled because of increase...

Brazil Congress approves tougher child-porn law

As few other Latin American countries, Brazil has had an awful and failed attempt to improve or prevent the sexual exploitation of minors. Abuses against street children in Brazil were portrayed in acclaimed...

Brazil: rancher claims land US nun Dorothy Stang defended

As Brazilian President Lula received a phone call from just elected Barack Obama, there were signals of greater bilateral relations. However, other issues are in their pending agenda: the unfortunate killing of US...

Brazil: Fire raging in national park

"SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) - Authorities say illegally set fires have consumed 50 percent of a national park in northeastern Brazil. Brazil's environmental agency says about 75,000 hectares (185,330 acres) of forest _...

Latin America better girded for financial crisis

" Mexico City and Sao Paulo, Brazil - As leaders in Washington rushed to stem the growing financial crisis in the United States, Latin American leaders thought they'd be unscathed. Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio...

Peru's cabinet offers to resign over corruption scandal on oil contracts

" © AP 2008-10-09 23:12:57 - LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's remaining cabinet ministers have offered their combined resignation to President Alan Garcia in the wake of an oil-kickback scandal.Sectors of the...

Latin America and the financial crisis (a Cuban perspective)

" Nidia Díaz THE eruption of the global financial crisis, unprecedented since the time of the Great Depression of the 1930s, has occurred in the very heart of the capitalist system, in the center of the U.S....

Chavez calls for advancing in unity while neoliberalism sinks

" • Meeting of presidents of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Brazil in Manaos MANAOS, September 30.—Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez stated here in the Brazilian city of Manaos, during a summit of the...

Brazil poll result mixed for Lula

" Brazil's local elections have brought mixed results for President Luiz Ignacio da Silva's Workers' Party. Almost 130 million Brazilian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and councillors. ...

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