2009年9月18日星期五

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazil's Lula defends South America arms buildup (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:32 PM PDT

AP - Major military weapons purchases by Brazil and Venezuela won't spur an arms race in South America and are necessary to protect borders and natural resources, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday.

Brazil eyes limits on Amazon sugar cane growth (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 05:23 AM PDT

A man cuts sugar cane with his machete in the Usina Bonfim farm plantation in Guariba, Brazil in 2008. The Brazilian government has presented new legislation intended to protect the Amazon from deforestation by banning any new planting of sugar cane, widely cultivated for ethanol production.(AFP/File/Nelson Almeida)AFP - The Brazilian government has presented new legislation intended to protect the Amazon from deforestation by banning any new planting of sugar cane, widely cultivated for ethanol production.


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