2010年10月2日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


New polls show Brazil election may go to runoff (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 05:29 PM PDT

Brazil's ruling Workers' Party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff waves to the crowd during campaign rally in Sao Bernardo do Campo October 2, 2010. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff's lead narrowed in two polls released on Saturday on the eve of the presidential election, raising the prospect she may be forced into a runoff against her main rival.


Paraguay's Lugo to Brazil for urgent treatment (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 04:35 PM PDT

AP - Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, who is battling cancer, has left his No. 2 in charge while he travels to Brazil for an emergency procedure to treat an infection.

Mix of sadness, triumph as Brazil's Lula makes his exit (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:56 PM PDT

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets supporters upon his arrival at ABC metalworkers labour union building, before a campaing rally in support of Dilma Rousseff in Sao Bernardo do Campo, some 25 kms south of Sao Paulo. Lula displayed both triumph and melancholy as he stumped for his chosen successor on the eve of elections marking the beginning of the end of his term in office.(AFP/Mauricio Lima)AFP - Brazil's outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva displayed both triumph and melancholy Saturday as he stumped for his chosen successor on the eve of elections marking the beginning of the end of his term in office.


Brazil's Silva seeks to cement legacy in election (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 11:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 26, 2009 file picture, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva look at their reflections in a mirror before a news conference at the Alvorada palace in Brasilia. Silva is one of the loudest moral voices of the developing world, boldly lashing out at what he considers economic and political injustices rich countries hand down to the developing world and hammering away at what he says is a global trade system favoring wealthy nations. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)AP - The emcee's voice begins rising to a crescendo rivaling that of any Las Vegas ring announcer, a yell driving through a dense tropical rain that concisely explains what Brazil's adored president means to his nation.


Bazil's Petrobras expands capitalization to 71.6 bln dollars (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:49 AM PDT

A Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras petrol station in Sao Paulo in September 2010. Brazil's state-run oil giant Petrobras has expanded its offer of new shares by more than three billion dollars, bringing the total to 71.6 billion dollars -- the largest capitalization in history.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Brazil's state-run oil giant Petrobras has expanded its offer of new shares by more than three billion dollars, bringing the total to 71.6 billion dollars -- the largest capitalization in history.


Brazil Likely to Elect First Woman President (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:46 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 2 (IPS) - The woman likely to be elected president of Brazil, Latin America's giant, either on Sunday or in an Oct. 31 runoff, is idealistic but pragmatic and has a reputation as a tough, seasoned administrator.

In Brazil, Lula's Heir Prepares for Power (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:50 AM PDT

Time.com - Dilma Rousseff is running for president on the promise of changing nothing. The problem is that Brazil faces challenges that even the popular Lula ducked
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