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Official Bullying Lurks Behind Prep for Olympics in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 2013 (IPS) - As Brazil prepares to host several sporting mega-events, human rights abuses and authoritarian interventions by the authorities are going on behind the scenes, favouring major urbanisation projects and stadium remodelling, a study ...
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EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks rise Brazil up on ECB rates outlook US data
* ECB signals it intends to keep monetary policy loose * US consumer confidence highest in almost six years * Brazil Bovespa gains 0.72 pct, Mexico IPC up 0.11 pct By Asher Levine and Danielle Assalve SAO PAULO, May 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks rose on Friday after a pledge from the European Central Bank to support economic growth through loose monetary policy boosted shares of commodities ...
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Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz of Brazil Force Commander for UN Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo
-moon announced today the appointment of Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz of Brazil as Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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Rain and Cold Disperses Strikers in Bolivia
La Paz, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Rain and cold dispersed today a march of strikers in this capital while road blockings continued and violent incidents were reported in the interior of the country. As verified by Prensa Latina, the demonstrators, on strike for 12 days now, paralyzed downtown La Paz again, threw firecrackers and exploded dynamite cartridges, but the protest lacked the scope and ...
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APL to Implement Rate Hikes in South America Trade
will boost rates for dry and refrigerated cargo in its trade from Asia, Australia, East Africa, the Middle East and West Asia to Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, starting June 1.The hike will be $500 per 40-foot reefer and dry container.Effective June 15, the container ...
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Cosco Set to Boost Asia-South America Rates
will hike rates for all shipments, including refrigerated cargo, in its trade from the Far East to South America's east coast, starting June 14.The increase will be $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container, the carrier ...
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Alberta announces major expansion of trade offices in U.S. India Brazil
Premier Alison Redford announced new foreign trade offices in California, Chicago, Brazil, Singapore and India at the University of Calgary Friday. To the left is university President Elizabeth ...
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New Brazil WTO Director Says Protectionism Waning...Slowly
Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, new World Trade Organization director, says organization is still relevant. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Most Americans don't care about the World Trade Organization, let alone know what it does. But what it does can effect their daily lives, like it or not. When the WTO said that Brazil was in the ...
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No more drug war in Latin America Report explores new ways to fight drugs
A new OAS report looks at alternatives to prohibiting the drug trade, including legal market regulation, reform of the UN drug convention, and smarter ...
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Brazil fighting the good fight?
Brazil’s recent victory in a trade dispute with the US, which was resolved through the WTO is a victory, not just for the biggest economy in South America, but also for developing nations around the world, showing that the mechanisms of the WTO can be used to further their interests – although it will take years of fighting and unrelenting effort…
Brazil’s ongoing dispute with the United States over the subsidizing of cotton for producers in the US, looks like it may soon be resolved, as Brazil recently indicated it would hold off on slapping a range of 102 US goods with sanctions, if the US agreed to certain measures put forth by the South American country. Read more
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