Rousseff Urges More Rio+20 Funds: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has used her speech at Rio+20 to call on developed nations to contribute more funds to...
June 21, 2012Topic
Ben Tavener
Businesses Vital to Rio+20 Success
The agreement and participation of the private sector has been a key ingredient at the UN’s milestone Rio+20 Conference on...
June 19, 2012
No Consensus Yet for Rio+20 Doc: Daily
The final stage of negotiations over the UN’s Rio+20 Outcome Document has ended without achieving a universally-agreed set of goals...
June 17, 2012Belo Monte Protests as Rio+20 Starts: Daily
Around 300 native Indians staged an audacious protest in Altamira, Pará, yesterday, against the building of the Belo Monte hydroelectric...
June 16, 2012
R$400B Investment Awaiting Approval
As sluggish growth in the Brazilian economy continues, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has been criticized for holding up R$400 billion...
June 12, 2012
Police Helicopters in Beach Arrests: Daily
Police officers landed two armored Polícia Civil helicopters on Copacabana Beach to help a group of tourists who were being...
June 7, 2012
Brazil Reacts to Slow Economic Growth
Brazil has implemented a raft of measures in the past few weeks in an attempt to counter the slowdown in...
June 5, 2012
Spain and Brazil Look to Strengthen Ties
King Juan Carlos I of Spain arrived in Brazil this week for high-level meetings aimed at strengthening his country’s economic...
June 5, 2012
Delta Seeks Cachoeira CPI Injunction: Daily
Delta Construção is seeking an injunction from the STF to prevent investigators from the ongoing Cachoeira CPI from gaining access...
June 2, 2012