Brazil International
Dilma Rousseff proposes Referendum on Political Reform - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Dilma Rousseff - proposes a referendum - on political reform !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and a new - 50bn reals - US$ 15bn - public transport programme !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in reaction - to the protest movement - that brought more than !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a million people - on to the streets - and Dilma Rousseff pledges !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to respond - to the demands - of the demonstrators !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Brazilian Protests - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "there has been created a - "new middle class" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "bringing poorer - 40 million people - to unprecedented levels - of income !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the majority - of these protesters - are people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "who have never before - taken part in - political activism !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "or demonstrations - these protests express - in a specific - and rich manner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the emerging cleavage - between the standard conception - of politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and new - democratic forms of - politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is the opening - of a new grammar - for thinking - and acting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "politically - the capture of the streets - marks the return !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and the begin - of the collective capacity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to act - and to create - new political meanings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "our challenges - have changed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and new answers - are in the air !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Fifa - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Fifa - tax-exempt status - at the World Cup !"
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- "as did its - corporate partners ! - ( the Fifa demanded - certain laws ! )"
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New Development Bank - Bloomberg: LINK ¤ BLOOMBERG_________________________________________
- "the BRICS nations - established a - "new development bank" !"
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- "but China - and Russia - had selfinterests !"
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- "the deepest rationale - for new development banks - is the creation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of new - Bretton Woods-type - institutions - that are inclined !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "toward the - developing world - in a sustainable way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( and with no - or reduced selfinterests !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )"
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- "they called for an overhaul - of management - of the World Bank - and IMF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to ensure - global - macroeconomic stability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "mechanisms - and measures - to promote investment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in infrastructure - and sustainable development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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New Development Bank - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the - "New Development Bank" - NDB - says it finances !"
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- "infrastructure - and sustainable development projects - through a US$ 100bn fund !"
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- "the advent of the - new financial bodies - is a signal against the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "past policies - of the World Bank - and the International Monetary Fund - IMF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "many developing countries - are against the - "Washington Consensus" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and do not want - budget austerity - trade liberalisation - and privatisation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Sameer Dossani - advocacy coordinator at ActionAid - says "the new - financial bodies" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "need to demonstrate - a clear committment - to human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "from the outset - if these institutions - are going to be true alternatives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we need a cleaner break - from the past !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "development - must put the - human rights of people - first !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "key - among the finance minister's concerns - are the creation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of a new - IMF facility - for moderate income !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "and the establishment - of international tax - to fight hunger !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "secretary finance ministry - Pereira - says that the IMF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "needs to have a facility - aimed at middle-income countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with a serious rethink - of the focus - of the fund's activities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "more needed to be done - to help out the poor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
US Trade - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05BRASILIA1407
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- "the US embassy wrote - it had worked hard - to educate officials !"
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- "in the Brazilian Congress - about its perspectives - of a free trade agreement !"
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- "in 2005 - the Brazilian Congress - passed the - "Biosafety Law" !"
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- "favorable - to its interests !"
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- "biotechnology products - from research - to planting !"
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- "the US embassy's intensive outreach - was an important catalyst - for the passage !"
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- "the US embassy met with - pharmaceutical companies - Gilead Sciences !"
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- "Abbott Laboratories - and Merck - they reported - on their negotiations !"
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- "with Brazil's - ministry of health - MoH - over its demands !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that they acquiesce - to licensing production - of certain drugs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "they believed - that the US embassy - should pressure the ministry - to moderate its posture !"
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- "the US embassy had lobbied - for biotechnology !"
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- "encouraged the government of Brazil - to work more closely ! - ( opportunity companies ! )"
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- "biotechnology - and genetic resources - are issues - that have divided the Brazilian ministries !"
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- "with the agriculture ministry - for biotechnology !"
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- "and the environment ministry - expressing skepticism - and caution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "on the matter - of agricultural biotechnology - including genetic engineering - GE !"
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- "there is deep set skepticism - about biotechnology !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "especially in the - medical field !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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ultra Deepwater Oil Reserves - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09BRASILIA765
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- "there is a new oil regime - by the Lula administration - of the ultra deepwater !"
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- "pre-salt - oil reserves - with a "bonus" payment - required to the government !"
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- "to win the rights - to a certain block - that bonus paid !"
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- "the proceeds from which - go into a - social responsibility fund !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "when Lula - met with Morales - the latter had emerged - from that session !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "declaring that - he will seek - to buy out - or nationalize !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Petrobras operations - in Bolivia - if that was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "what Morales wanted - then Brazil - will respect his wishes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Lula administration - has compiled an - impressive record !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of fiscal rectitude - routinely posting - primary budget surpluses !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "this performance - has allowed - to reduce its !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "net-debt-to-GDP ratio - from 57.2% - to 51.6% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Brazil exercised its option - to buy back - its Brady bonds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Brazil - also has prepaid - most of its rescheduled - Paris Club debt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Social Inclusion Programs - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09BRASILIA449
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- "Belo Horizonte - has a solid track record !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of innovative - social inclusion programs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in such areas as - participatory budgeting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "fighting hunger - and improving - and reducing - favelas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the US embassy - sought to prevent - passage of a !"
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- "General Assembly resolution - of the Goldstone Report - about Israeli actions in Gaza !"
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- "and urged - that Brazil should oppose - General Assembly action - on it !"
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- "Brazil's - Cunha Oliveira - human rights division - points out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that there is a consensus - in the HRC - UN Human Rights Council !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in support - of Justice Goldstone's - fact-finding mission !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in Gaza - it would be detrimental - to the experts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the HRC should not be undermined - and the Goldstone Report not rejected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
BRAZIL INTERNATIONAL - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ BRAZIL INTERNATIONAL
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