Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• Brazilian president, UN chief discuss Security Council (AFP)
• Brazil's 2010 trade surplus lowest in 8 years: official (AFP)
• Brazil's Rousseff quickly tackles spending (Reuters)
• Hackers attack Brazilian government's website (AP)
• A busy first day for Brazil's new president (AFP)

Brazilian president, UN chief discuss Security Council (AFP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:34 PM PST AFP - Brazil's new President Dilma Rousseff and UN chief Ban Ki-moon spoke by telephone about the UN Security Council -- a body on which Brazil has long tried to get a permanent seat.

Brazil's 2010 trade surplus lowest in 8 years: official (AFP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:38 AM PST AFP - Brazil's 2010 trade surplus slipped nearly 20 percent to its lowest level in eight years as surging imports caught up with record exports, trade ministry figures released Monday showed.

Brazil's Rousseff quickly tackles spending (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:50 AM PST Reuters - President Dilma Rousseff's new government moved immediately on Monday to tackle the biggest threats to Brazil's booming economy, vowing new budget cuts, measures to deal with an overvalued currency, and even a tougher line in trade talks with China.

Hackers attack Brazilian government's website (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:14 AM PST AP - Officials say hackers tried to take the Brazilian government's website off the air a day after President Dilma Rousseff was sworn in.

A busy first day for Brazil's new president (AFP) Posted: 02 Jan 2011 06:30 PM PST AFP - Brazil's new president Dilma Rousseff held a flurry of talks with foreign envoys during her first full day in office after succeeding her hugely popular predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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