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Thousands protest in Brazilian cities
Brazilian cities on Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the ...
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Another round of protests in Brazilian cities
Protestors march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Protests in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities, were set off by a 10-cent hike in public transport fares, have clearly moved beyond that issue to tap into widespread frustration in Brazil about a heavy tax burden, politicians widely viewed as corrupt and woeful public education, health and transport systems and ...
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Thousands protest on Brazils streets
Tens of thousands of people marched through Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, as protests spread over rising public transport prices and the cost of staging the 2014 World ...
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Make-or-break Brazil test for Mexico
Italy , leaving them with little room to manoeuvre. Another reverse here coupled with an Italian win over the Japanese will see them exit the competition. They face a stiff test against a side that is slowly but surely coming together under Luiz Felipe Scolari and intent on making further progress in front of their fans in Fortaleza. Jose Manuel de la Torre's side emerged with a 2-0 win ...
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Tens of thousands return for further fare hike protests across Brazil
South America Mass protests continued throughout Brazil on Monday, with tens of thousands of demonstrators converging in Sao Paulo and several other cities, sparked by a 20-cent increase in bus fares. Protests began last week following a government announcement of an increase in public transportation costs, which brought out students and young workers and led to more than 250 arrests. ...
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EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks hurt as Batistas OGX MMX tumble
* By Asher Levine and Danielle Assalve SAO PAULO, June 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks fell on Monday, dragged down by a decline in shares of oil producer OGX and mining company MMX, both controlled by billionaire Eike Batista, whose holdings have suffered a sharp sell-off this year. OGX declined 15.46 percent, while MMX dropped 14.38 percent, pulling the Bovespa stock index 0.49 percent into ...
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Tens of thousands protest Confed Cup costs in Brazil
People take part in a protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 17, 2013. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major Brazilian cities Monday protesting the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup and higher public transport costs, police ...
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Brazil warns against soccer protests
Brazil warned on Monday that it will not allow ongoing nationwide protests against higher public transportation fares and the use of public funds to disrupt international football tournaments."We will not allow any of these demonstrations to disrupt the events which we have pledged to host - the Confederations Cup and (next year's) World Cup," Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo ...
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Protests build in Brazil as discontent spreads
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a growing protest that is tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. The marches, organized mostly through snowballing social media campaigns, blocked streets and halted traffic in more than a half-dozen cities, ...
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Latinamerica and Mercosur priorities of Brazil foreign policy ratifies Rousseff
President Dilma Rousseff ratified Latinamerica and Mercosur as Brazil’s foreign policy priorities, but at the same time emphasizing the ‘excellent relations’ with the United States and the European ...
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Populorum Progressio Foundation backs community self-help projects in Latin America
The administrative council of the Populorum Progressio Foundation, the papal charity that funds self-help projects for the poor in Latin America, will hold a meeting in Arequipa, Peru this week to discuss plans to help indigenous and rural communities and ease the dramatic inequalities in the societies of the region. The Populorum Progressio Foundation works under the auspices of the Pontifical ...
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Worse Not Better For Brazil ETFs
ETFs , or a group of similar funds, too much. We try to be fair, equal-opportunity critics and givers of complements. Brazil ETFs such as the group's marquee name, the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund ...
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Brazil warns against disrupting Confed games
Brazil warned Monday that it will not allow ongoing nation-wide protests against higher public transportation fares and the use of public funds to disrupt international football tournaments. "We will not allow any of these demonstrations to disrupt the events which we have pledged to host -- the Confederations Cup and (next year's) World Cup," Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo said. ...
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Brazils Poor Pay World Cup Penalty
Editor's Note: This is an expanded edition to the piece that appears in the July issue of The Progressive. On June 15, the opening day of the Confederations Cup in Brazl -- a warmup to the World Cup -- thousands protested across the country against the amount of money being spent to host these mega-events. With signs that said "We don't need the World Cup" and "We need ...
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After Euro Balotelli confirms worth in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO - If last year's European Championship was the moment Mario Balotelli revealed himself to a global audience, this year's Confederations Cup is shaping up as confirmation that he is a force to be reckoned with on the international stage.And if Italy appeared hesitant at times to heap too much pressure on Balotelli in Poland and Ukraine, that's no longer an issue.The ...
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Italy celebrates Brazilian style at the beach
RIO DE JANEIRO - Italy players celebrated their Confederations Cup win over Mexico with a relaxing morning at the beach in RioNearly the entire Azzurri squad spent the morning after its 2-1 win relaxing on the sand, swimming amid large waves and playing beach volleyball - despite intermittent rain,Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon led the way with his wife and two children, crossing the street from ...
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Ogilvy Brazil Scores Promo Grand Prix for Soccer Teams Organ Donor Campaign
CANNES, France-Ogilvy & Mather in Brazil, which had an enormous success this spring with its "Real Beauty Sketches" campaign for Dove, picked up a Grand Prix here tonight in the Promo & Activation Lions contest for a completely different ...
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Brazil protesters vow hold biggest demonstration yet against 10-cent transport fare hike
A protestor waits to the police action in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday June 16, 2013. Brazilian police have dispersed a small protest against a public transport fare hike that broke out in front of Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium ahead of the Mexico-Italy soccer match during the Confederations Cup. (AP Photo/Nicolas ...
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Scandal in Paraguay for Illicit-Arms Trafficking and Trade
Asuncion, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) A scandal broke today in Paraguay after the denunciation of an important international trafficking and illegal trade of heavy armament that involves private businesspeople and a Defense-Ministry department. A confrontation among shareholders of a private weapon-and-ammunition supplying company caused that one of them demanded a legal inspection, which allowed ...
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The 10 Most Powerful Businesswomen In Brazil
powerful woman in the world . As the CEO of Petrobras, the largest company in the Southern Hemisphere by sales ($144 billion) and market value ($120 billion), she will play a key figure in the company's development of oil trapped in the Campos Basin in the Atlantic, one of the world's most promising oil ...
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Investors Dump Cos Owned By Brazil Billionaire Batista
Eike Batista is on the wane. The cool, publicity loving Brazilian billionaire can't convince investors to stick around. His companies lead the list of stocks investors have dumped most on ...
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Brazil mining bill to test Rousseffs relationship with investors
Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:45pm EDT * Bill seen doubling mining royalty to 4 percent * Govt. expected to set up new mining regulator * Some future rights likely to be sold at auction By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, June 17 (Reuters) - Brazil, the world's second-largest producer of iron ore and a major producer of key metals, plans to unveil a bill overhauling its 46-year-old mining law on Tuesday in ...
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Brazil Protests Crescendo as Tens of Thousands Take to the Streets
Tens of thousands will march in Sao Paulo later Monday as protests against rising bus fares, soaring poverty, and scant public services in Brazil reach fever ...
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Global funds head to Middle East Latin America
Global funds head to Middle East, Latin America . JUNE 18, 2013 03:00. . While foreign capital is flowing out en masse from Asia and Latin America due to the U.S. Federal Reserve ...
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Brazil protests a blip or the making of a movement
Protests across Brazil have grown larger as inflation and economy woes mount.Though the protests were sparked by a bus fare increase, they now face the challenge of rallying behind a common ...
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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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