Brazil President to Lead Poverty Crusade
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A grade school dropout and ex-factory worker, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vividly recalls his struggle to survive in Brazil's backwoods and urban squalor. Now, Silva hopes to lead a global crusade to help the world's needy.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva struggled to avoid a run-off in Sunday's presidential election after public disgust over corrupt politics eroded his support in the final days of campaigning.
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Brazilâs newfound economic stability and changes in lending laws are for the first time making it possible for the countryâs working poor to buy their own homes.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Stacks of dirty money nabbed in a botched smear campaign covered Brazil's front pages on Saturday as polls showed for the first time that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could be forced to a second round run-off.
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SAO PAULO -- Just weeks after Pope Benedict XVI denounced government-backed contraception in a visit to Brazil, the president unveiled a program yesterday to provide cheap birth control pills at 10,000 drug stores across the country. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the plan will give poor Brazilians "the same right that the wealthy have to plan the number ...
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Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf hopes to boost relations with Brazil and its neighbours on his first tour of the region.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looked almost certain to face a run-off election after a string of corruption scandals turned many voters against him in Sunday's presidential election.
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Brazil's president called Tuesday for a U.N. Security Council that reflects "today's reality," ahead of a meeting with Japan, India and Germany to press for permanent seats on the powerful body.
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The power of rich nations needs to be reined in, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tells the World Social Forum.
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Brazil will send additional peacekeepers to help restore order in Haiti and boost the 4,000- force to 5,500, a top government official said at a summit of Latin American leaders.
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The leaders of France and Brazil on Monday warned that poverty leads to violence and urged the international community to find ways to narrow the gap between rich and poor, casting a spotlight on the more than 1 billion people living on less than &#36;1 per day.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed solidarity on Friday with the families of some 200 people killed in Brazil's worst air crash and promised a thorough investigation in an effort to blunt criticism of his handling of the disaster.
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Brazil's president pledged a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed as many as 200 people in a televised address Friday that aimed to blunt criticism of his response to the country's deadliest aviation accident.
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Latin American leaders wrapped up a two-day summit Friday with a pledge to help rid Haiti of political violence and grinding poverty, dispatching a top Brazilian diplomat to the country on a mission to form a rescue plan.
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Despite a corruption scandal in his party, Brazilians are set to reelect President Luiz Ign&#225;cio Lula da Silva on Oct. 1.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil made progress in its  ambitious plan to hand out land to poor peasants in 2004, but  still fell short of goals aimed at narrowing chronic wealth  inequality, government data released on Wednesday show.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that Brazil will budget about $540 million over eight years to complete its nuclear program, including uranium enrichment and possibly building a nuclear-powered submarine.