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Brazilian gangs use children to do the dirty work

By Alain at 04/06/07 06:48

Barely out of their teens, Brazilian children are welcomed into the drug gangs to the do the dirty work as their prison sentences are shorter when they are caught.

Original source: Spiegel Online. Child Soldiers in the Drug Wars

Brazilians drink the left over coffee

Brazilian's are enthusiastic coffee drinkers, second only to the United States in terms of quantity, but quality is a different story, as all the best coffee is exported.

Original source: New York Times. In a Coffee-Mad City, the Bitter With the Sweet

Italian terrorist captured after 30 years in Brazil

Italian police celebrated the capture of Cesare Battisti in Rio recently. He is reputedly a cold-blooded killer and left wing terrorist who has evaded capture for almost 30 years.

Original source: Guardian Unlimited. Brazil holds runaway Italian terrorist of 1970s

Police battle gangs for control in Rio's slums

Police and militia groups, who have wrested control of many of Brazil's slums, regularly fight pitched battles in Rio's poorer quarters.

Original source: Washington Post. In Rio's Slums, Militias Fuel Violence They Seek to Quell

Bush hosts Brazilian head at Camp David.

Praising their joint initiative for more open global trade as "the most compelling part of the opportunity to work together", President Bush welcomed Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to Camp David, the first head of a Latin American country he has ever hosted there.

Original source: Yahoo News. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070331/ ap_ on_ go_ pr_ wh/ us_ brazil_ 4;_ ylt=Ajmac. LZGkQqC4AJVp8PFLRP_ 8wA, anchor: Bush, Brazil leader talk trade, ethanol]

President decries air controllers' actions as unacceptable

The Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, himself a previous union leader, said it was unacceptable for the air traffic controllers to act in the way they did, causing chaos that left thousands of travelers stranded across the country.

Original source: Yahoo News. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070401/ ap_ on_ bi_ ge/ brazil_ air_ traffic_ 9;_ ylt=AoGUsVMg876rbOs75tF5TndP_ 8wA, anchor: Brazil airports are chaotic post-strike]

Air traffic controllers bring flights to a halt

Thousands of passengers were stranded across Brazil as a result of the protest by air traffic controllers which grounded all take-offs in the country.

Original source: Bueno Aires Herald. No flights in Brazil as controllers protest

Embraer's profits slide 12% for 2006 year

Sharply hit by the weakness of the dollar, Embraer the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, reported that 2006 profits had slid by 12 percent for the year.

Original source: Yahoo News. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ afp/ 20070323/ bs_ afp/ brazilaerospacecompany_ 070323202258;_ ylt=AjdeE1425hZjyCNh1jpn0vxP_ 8wA, anchor: Brazil's Embraer posts 12 pct profit drop for 2006]

Environmental lobby gets port shut down

The decision to close down the controversial soy export terminal owned by by Cargill Inc on a legal technicality, was seen as a major victory for the environmentalist lobby.

Original source: Yahoo News. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap/ 20070325/ ap_ on_ bi_ ge/ brazil_ amazon_ port_ 2;_ ylt=Amy6pI1hVJu1VMk. kp0TRUpP_ 8wA, anchor: Brazil shuts down Cargill's Amazon port]

Leading brewer to buy local beer company

Brazil's leading brewer announced that it would buy local beer company Cintra for $150 million. AmBev already owns close to 70 percent of the country's beer market.

Original source: Yahoo News. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ nm/ 20070328/ bs_ nm/ brazil_ ambev_ dc_ 1;_ ylt=Av4tp4oqSW6PcHo_ Ex0Dy6dP_ 8wA, anchor: AmBev to invest $2.4 billion in Brazil over 5 years]