Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Brazil's president has challenged other world leaders to attend next month's climate talks in Copenhagen to break the deadlock in negotiations to cut greenhouse gas...
Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
A number of events has projected Brazil into the headlines of international news, besides the traditional stories about violence, natural catastrophes or environmental issues. Behind this news-buzz is a deeper sense of the giant Latin American country as having in some elusive but unmistakable way "arrived" as a global player. The emblematic example of the country's new status is probably...
Planck's Constant (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
A number of readers emailed me suggestions on why the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. It really wasn't that Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was a better saleman than Obama, it's just that Rio is an easier product to sell.
Latin America News Review (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti speaks during a news conference at the Presidential House in Tegucigalpa October 29, 2009. Micheletti said on Thursday he was ready to sign a deal to resolve the country's political crisis that could include a return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (HONDURAS POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT) TOP STORY - New Reports Demolish...
Sify (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
, Oct 31 (EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed more than a dozen accords here, including a significant pact on a joint venture for a oil refinery.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The Brazilian Senate's Foreign Relations Committee approved on a 12-5 vote Venezuela's admission to Mercosur (the Common Market of the South) on Thursday. The admission, which had already been approved by Brazil's House of Representatives, will now await President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's final sanction. The subject has caused controversy in the committee: while the Brazilian government wants Venezuela...
Sify (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Rio de Janeiro is capable of hosting a safe 2016 Olympics and the city will show it deserved to win the games.
Diplodemocracia (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The 19-member International Relations Committee will probably go along with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s push to admit Venezuela to Mercosur, as the bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay is known, Jereissati said. The opposition argues Venezuela isn’t eligible because Mercosur’s charter allows only democratic nations to become full members ( full information )/...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit Caracas Thursday to discuss Venezuela's Mercosur (Common Market of the South) membership and energy cooperation with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez. The meeting between Lula and Chavez, seventh in the context of quarterly gatherings, demonstrates the consolidation of an alliance founded on partnership for all-around development, said presidential...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Brasilia - Brazil on Tuesday approved government loans to build or renovate the 12 stadiums scheduled to host games for the 2014 World Cup. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva authorized the Brazilian development bank BNDES to finance up to 75 per ce...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Rio de Janeiro - The government of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday it would release funds to fight crime in Rio de Janeiro earlier than originally planned ahead of the 2016 Olympics. If the rhythm of investment in public s...
Sify (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
A much-anticipated biopic chronicling the early years of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will premiere next month at the Brasilia film festival, organisers said.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chosen candidate won the support of the country's largest political party on Wednesday, giving her presidential bid a much-needed boost.
Sify (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is campaigning illegally by using public funds to showcase his candidate for next year's election, former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso said on Tuesday.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Some Greenpeace activists protested in front of the Brazilian government headquarters on Tuesday, demanding Brazil present a zero deforestation proposal at the upcoming United Nations' Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The activists called on Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula daSilva to present a concrete proposal for tackling the impact of global warming at the UN conference. "Greenpeace...
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