Some See Quagmire for Brazil Troops in Haiti
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - It all started so  optimistically for Brazil's peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
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Brazil is a largely pacifist country in South America. Our last war was fought against Paraguay in the 19th century, when we pretty much leveled the then enemy country, once the most developed in the region, today a haven for contrabandists and counterfeiters. There were also some internal conflicts througout brazilian history, a bloody conservative dictatorship in the 20th century - though not as bloody as in Argentina or Chile - and today we witness a daily struggle between police forces and drugs and arms dealers, robbers and the like in big cities. That said, most brazilians wouldn't ever imagine our country going to war nowadays. It's just... Not brazilian! The september 11 attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon were a shock for all of us, as it was for most people in the world. Everything stopped as we held our breath in front of our TV sets. Friends called each other asking "Did you see it? I can't believe!". Most people felt compassion for the dead, their families and all americans. On the other hand, many people did not.
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GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 30, 2004 - Rebel fighters tried to deliver food aid and organize their own security patrols in Gonaives, but were turned away by UN peacekeepers who said their weapons weren&#39;t welcome
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The Brazilian government is facing criticism from Latin American countries for its failure to abandon the production of cluster bombs.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Newly surfaced photographs of  a victim of Brazil's 1964-85 military rule have put the  government in a quandary -- how to avoid riling the armed  forces while satisfying rights groups' demands for answers  about the country's "Dirty War."
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Violence and political instability are growing in the Caribbean nation of Haiti. More than seven months after former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled the country, political polarization and economic hardship
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The U.S. believes it can exploit Brazil's penchant for defensive breakdowns, lack of organization and habit of losing its composure when the two face off with a trip to the Women's World Cup finals at stake Thursday.
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UN Brazilian peacekeepers leave their positions near the home of ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide in the suburb of Tabarre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004.
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HELIOPOLIS, Brazil  - Posters trumpeting the Workers' Party plaster scrappy homes in Sao Paulo's biggest slum, where residents see their own hardship tales reflected in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Still unable to put on the show everyone has expected in the World Cup, Brazil got another shaky win and a spot in the second round.
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BELEM, Brazil  - Brazil mobilized some 2,000  troops in the Amazon rain forest on Wednesday to curb death  squads blamed for the deaths of an American nun, a union leader  and two workers in land battles in the last four days.
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By Leonardo Pedro BELEM, Brazil  - Brazil mobilized some 2,000troops in the Amazon rain forest on Wednesday to curb deathsquads blamed for the deaths of an American nun, a union leaderand two workers in land battles in the last four days.
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ANAPU, Brazil -- About 2,000 soldiers headed yesterday to a lawless Amazon rain forest region where an American nun was shot to death last weekend amid escalating violence between peasants and loggers vying for the area's vast natural resource riches.
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By Saul Hudson SAO PAULO, Brazil  - The United States stoppedshort of endorsing Brazil's ambition for a permanent seat on anexpanded U.N. Security Council but did say the country would bea "solid candidate."
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Songs lampooning politicians have always been a fixture of Haiti's carnival, but this year, musicians have a new favorite target: U.N. peacekeepers.
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Officials in Haiti say two soldiers with the UN peacekeeping force in the Caribbean country have been shot and wounded in separate incidents.
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GONAIVES, Haiti - Two United Nations peacekeepers were wounded in shootouts with supporters of Haiti&#39;s ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in the capital and storm survivors in flood-ravaged Gonaives, officials said today.