2010年3月9日星期二

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


US seeks talks to avert trade war with Brazil (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:23 PM PST

US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (C) leaves the Brazilian Trade Ministry after meeting with the Brazilian Trade Minister Miguel Jorge, in Brasilia. Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariffs for US cotton subsidies the WTO ruled as discriminatory.(AFP/Adriano Machado)AFP - Visiting US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariffs for US cotton subsidies the WTO ruled as discriminatory.


Obama criticized for Mexico, Brazil sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:30 PM PST

Reuters - Republicans and business groups on Tuesday criticized President Barack Obama's administration for failing to resolve a cross-border trucking dispute nearly one year after Mexico slapped retaliatory duties on about $2.4 billion worth of U.S. exports.

AP Interview: Silva says Iran sanctions dangerous (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:34 PM PST

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, looks on during an interview with The Associated Press, in Brasilia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Lula da Silva warned that U.S.-proposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Brazil's president warned Tuesday that U.S.-proposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war, and said he will make his own efforts to head off further conflicts — an example he said shows his country's growing global prominence.


Brazil has 'a lot of friends' in row with US: senator (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:52 AM PST

US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (C) leaves the Brazilian Trade Ministry after meeting with the Brazilian Trade Minister Miguel Jorge, in Brasilia. Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariffs for US cotton subsidies the WTO ruled as discriminatory.(AFP/Adriano Machado)AFP - A US senator on Tuesday warned advocates of escalating a trade dispute with Brazil that the South American giant would have "a lot of friends" around the world if Washington took such action.


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