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Clashing Visions of Conservation Shake Brazils Presidential Vote
2014-10-04 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: As the fires rage, the helicopters of the environmental police at this outpost in the Brazilian Amazon cannot even take off some mornings because the sky is so thick with smoke. The plumes, sent up by the burning of the forest to clear land for cattle grazing, have grown so vast this year that astronauts have photographed them from the International Space Station. From the podium at the United Nations to declarations on the campaign trail, President Dilma Rousseff is celebrating Brazils protection...
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Brazil's 700-MHz auction falls flat
2014-10-01 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Telefonica, America Movil and TIM secure 700-MHz spectrum in Brazil; Oi does not take part.
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From A Village In The Amazon To The Cusp Of Brazil's Presidency
2014-09-18 21:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Marina Silva, Brazil's former environment minister, tells a story about when she had her environmental awakening. She was young, the daughter of poor rubber tappers, living in her isolated community in the Amazon with seven siblings. Suddenly, building crews showed up outside her door, paving a road in the middle of the forest. The men didn't only bring a means of transport to the outside world - they also brought a malaria epidemic that killed two of her sisters and two other relatives. "It...
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Brazil's Rousseff moves to limit damage from Petrobras scandal
2014-09-09 02:48:01| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
President Dilma Rousseff sought to shield her re-election bid from a new scandal at state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA by asking prosecutors on Monday for any details involving officials in her government. Brazilian magazine Veja reported on Saturday that a jailed former executive at Petrobras named Energy Minister Edison Lobao and two dozen other politicians as people who received kickbacks from the company's contracts.
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Brazil's richest man earns $1.3-billion on Tim Hortons deal
2014-08-30 05:27:46| Beverages - Topix.net
Jorge Paulo Lemann, centre, poses during the inauguration of The Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies at Illinois, in Champaign, Ill., in this handout photo taken in October, 2009.
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