Yahoo! News: Brazil

Amazon deforestation on the rise (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 07:25 PM CDT AP - Amazon deforestation jumped 69 percent in the past 12 months — the first such increase in three years — as rising demand for soy and cattle pushes farmers and ranchers to raze trees, officials said Saturday.

Brazil intel agency accused of illegal wiretaps (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 04:18 PM CDT AP - Brazil's national intelligence agency will investigate accusations that its agents tapped the phones of top government officials including the president of the Supreme Court, officials said Saturday.

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