Chavez in Brazil to Officially Join Mercosur
Hugo Chávez was to meet with Mercosur leaders in Brasilia Tuesday to formalize Venezuela’s entrance to the bloc – a...
July 31, 2012Topic
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Brazil 2012 Municipal Election Campaigns
The 2012 Brazilian municipal elections will not take place until October but this year’s elections have already taken on national...
July 17, 2012
Brazil Interest Rate Cut as Growth Slows
Brazil cut its Selic rate to a record eight percent Thursday, in an attempt to boost an economy that has...
July 17, 2012
Outcome Unclear as Rio+20 Ends: Daily
The Rio+20 Outcome Document has been approved with a general “renewing of commitment” to sustainable development, greener economies and the...
June 23, 2012
Protests Pressure Rio+20 Leaders: Daily
A number of different protests have taken place around Rio de Janeiro as the Rio+20 Summit nears its climax.
June 22, 2012
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, 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, 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
Brazil Forestry Code Part-Vetoed
President Rousseff has vetoed part of the controversial Forestry Code legislation which regulates how much of Brazil’s Amazon region must...
May 29, 2012