Friday, May 30th, 2008
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court Thursday ruled to uphold a 2005 law allowing research into embryonic stem cells in the country.
The ruling rejected a petition by a group of congress members who questioned the legitimacy of the law an ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Amidst soaring oil prices, Brazil announced on Monday plans to spend at least 5 billion U.S. dollars to develop deep water oil fields, build new ships and hire more drilling rigs.
State-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petr ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Brazilian analysts have adjusted their expectations of an increase in inflation and interest rates for 2008, the Central Bank said Monday.
In a weekly report, analysts expected an increase in this year's Extended National Consumer P ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that South American nations will seek a common currency as part of the region's integration efforts following the creation of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) last week. ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has declared Brazil's federal district and 10 states free from the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the Brazilian agriculture minister said Monday.
"The good news of the day is that the OI ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Brazilian police said Monday that 10 people died in traffic accidents in the state of Rio de Janeiro during the recent four-day holiday.
During Corpus Christi this year, a national religious holiday held from May 22-25, the Federal ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
More than a million gays and transsexuals paraded in Brazil's business capital Sao Paulo on Sunday in what was billed as the world's largest gay march to urge an end to violence and discrimination.
DJs blasted dance music from trucks tha ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Brazilian police said Monday that 10 people died in traffic accidents in the state of Rio de Janeiro during the recent four-day holiday.
During Corpus Christi this year, a national religious holiday held from May 22-25, the Federal ...
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