2012年2月9日星期四

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Threatened Rio cop strike a danger for Carnival (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:27 PM PST

Brazilian police, firefighters and prison guards protest during a rally in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Police are threatening a strike that could prompt violence during this tropical city's popular Carnival bash in spite of government approval Thursday of a staggered, 39 percent raise. But the group's union leader said officers' salaries have been devaluing for decades, and 56,000 officers and guards are willing to walk out in protest if their demands are not addressed. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - Police are threatening a strike that could prompt violence during the globe's biggest Carnival bash in spite of government approval Thursday of a pay raise.


Brazil files injunction against Twitter (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:24 PM PST

AP - A request for an injunction to stop Twitter users from alerting drivers to police roadblocks, radar traps and drunk-driving checkpoints could make Brazil the first country to take Twitter up on its plan to censor content at governments' requests.

Why Is Your Boss Moving to Brazil? (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST

Time.com - How Latin America's Economic Powerhouse is Luring the World's Top Executives
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