2009年8月19日星期三

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Lauded priest in Brazil accused of abusing boys (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 04:10 PM PDT

AP - An Italian priest who ran an award-winning shelter for homeless children in Brazil has been charged with sexually abusing boys for years and allowing visiting foreigners to exploit the children, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Amazon defender quits ruling party in Brazil (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:46 PM PDT

AP - A former Brazilian environment minister who is a famed campaigner to protect the Amazon rainforest from development says she is leaving the governing Workers Party and may run for president next year.

Community service for British tourists in Brazil fraud (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 12:56 PM PDT

British tourists Shanti Simone Andrews(R) and Rebecca Claire Turner, seen here on August 5, 2009, and who were found guilty of attempted fraud for falsely declaring a robbery were given a community service sentence by a Rio de Janeiro judge on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Two young British tourists found guilty of attempted fraud for falsely declaring a robbery were given a community service sentence by a Rio de Janeiro judge on Wednesday.


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