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March 9: The WTO has authorized Brazil to impose surcharges on 102 American products totaling 591 million USD. The WTO has approved sanctions up to 892 million USD. The British business daily pape...
April 13: Mortality rates among expectant mothers in Brazil have fallen 68% in thirty years. In 1980, maternal mortality rates stood at 149 deaths per 100,000 people, as compared to the 2010 figur...
April 15: The Brazilian government has appealed to the BRIC organization, the emerging developed economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China, to promote greater reform in the international financ...
April 27: In a visit to Brasilia, Iranian foreign minister Celso Amorim proposed to the Brazilian government efforts to strengthen intergovernmental ties to improve relations among the two nation...
Feb 6: President of Brazil, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (affectionately called "Lula" by supporters) proposes legislation for measures to be taken against corruption within the national government o...
March 17: A statement issued by Palestinian Authority spokesperson Mohamed Edwan states the Palestinian Authority's support for Lula da Silva in attaining the position of Secretary General of the ...
March 28: The Datafolha Polling Index has reported that public opinion of Brazilian president Lula da Silva has reached an unprecedented approval rating of 76%. The Datafolha institute further sta...
April 22: Four Brazilian tourists that had been detained by protesters in southern Bolivia on April 20th were released and have since fled to Chile before their projected return to Brazil. The tou...
May 4: The United States' spokesperson for the State Department, Philip Crowley, issued a statement showing gratitude for Brazil's willingness to engage Iran in negotiations regarding expansion of...
February 20: The Brazilian Worker's Party, the party of incumbent president Lula da Silva, endorsed economist Dilma Rousseff as the party candidate for the imminent national elections this coming ...
Feb. 7 A Brazilian landowner convicted of murdering nun and American national Dorothy Stang in 2007 was recently apprehended. Stang had lived in the Amazonas region of Brazil for thirty years cam...
