2011年6月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazil court mulls Battisti case, Italy bid denied (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:03 PM PDT

Italian leftist activist Cesare Battisti leaves Rio de Janeiro's Federal Court in 2009. Brazil's Supreme Court justices on Wednesday dismissed a request by Italy for the extradition of Battisti but extended their debate on the next steps for the former far-left militant.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Brazil's Supreme Court justices on Wednesday dismissed a request by Italy for the extradition of Cesare Battisti but extended their debate on the next steps for the former far-left militant.


Elite police force arrives in northern Brazil (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:49 PM PDT

AP - An elite police force arrived in northern Brazil on Wednesday to help local law enforcement combat violence aimed at anti-logging and land rights activists in the Amazon rain forest.

Let Them In: How Brazilians Could Help the U.S. Economy (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Tourists from Brazil are the freest spending travelers in the world. So why does the U.S. make it so difficult for them to visit?

Brazil's Rousseff tries to move on after aide quits (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Antonio Palocci attends a signing ceremony of agreements for the construction and improvement of schools using the Acceleration Growing Program 2 (PAC 2) and Paths of School (Caminhos da Escola) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia in this May 26, 2011 file photo. REUTERS /Ueslei MarcelinoReuters - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff struggled on Wednesday to overcome the loss of her most powerful minister, as new questions emerged over who will lead the fight against rising inflation and rebuild her government's strained relationship with Congress.


Brazil Business Today's May 2011 Business Review (PR Newswire)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:01 AM PDT

PR Newswire - Business Review from Brazil Business Today

Powerful Brazil chief of staff resigns after scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:04 PM PDT

Reuters - The most powerful pro-business voice in Brazil's government resigned on Tuesday following a scandal over his sudden enrichment, prompting worries on Wall Street that his departure could herald a leftward drift in economic policy.
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