2012年2月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Brazil

Brazil police strife threatens biggest Carnivals (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:45 PM PST

Soldiers maintain their blockade of the Bahian state legislature building, where up to 300 striking police officers and their families are holed up, in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. About one-third of Bahia's 30,000 police went on strike a week ago and murders in the capital's metropolitan area immediately spiked, reaching double normal rates before 2,000 troops were sent in Sunday to patrol the city in armored personnel carriers. The striking police officers are demanding pay raises and amnesty for what a judge ruled an illegal work stoppage. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - About 300 striking police officers and their relatives held out Tuesday as soldiers blockaded a state legislature building in northeastern Brazil, and public worker leaders threatened a strike in Rio de Janeiro that could threaten the world's largest Carnival celebration.

Partial collapse of building kills 1 in Brazil (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:46 AM PST

AP - A 13-story building partially collapsed in an industrial suburb outside Sao Paulo, Brazil killing a 3-year-old girl, firefighters said Tuesday.

Brazilian state's death toll tops 100 as police strike (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:52 AM PST

Reuters - A toll of 115 murders and widespread looting, assaults and vandalism in the past week are roiling Brazil's third-biggest city, casting doubts over upcoming carnival celebrations and raising questions about security ahead of the 2014 World Cup.

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