Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• Haiti on agenda of Caribbean-Brazil summit (AFP)
• Official: Abuse victims receive threats in Brazil (AP)
• Brazilian premier defends controversial dam plans (AFP)
• In Earth Day setback, Brazil OKs dam that will flood swath of Amazon (The Christian Science Monitor)

Haiti on agenda of Caribbean-Brazil summit (AFP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 03:58 PM PDT AFP - The continuing plight of Haiti as it recovers from its devastating January earthquake will headline the first Brazil-Caribbean summit next Monday, Brazilian officials said.

Official: Abuse victims receive threats in Brazil (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:42 PM PDT AP - A Brazilian official says that three former altar boys allegedly sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest have received threats and are under police protection.

Brazilian premier defends controversial dam plans (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 08:25 PM PDT AFP - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has thrown his weight behind a controversial dam project which has drawn fierce opposition for threatening Amazon tribes and wildlife.

In Earth Day setback, Brazil OKs dam that will flood swath of Amazon (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:33 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Environmentalists preparing to celebrate Earth Day received a hefty setback this week when the Brazilian government gave the green light for plans to build the world’s third biggest dam that will flood a large swath of the Amazon rainforest.

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