In Brazil, Bush Announces Ethanol Deal
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The White House hopes the deal will diminish the influence of Venezuelaâs president, Hugo ChÃ¡vez, who plans a rally against President Bush today.
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Brazil and Venezuela pledge closer ties on trade and energy, including the building of a new refinery together.
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America is drunk on ethanol. Farmers in the Midwest are sending billions of bushels of corn to refineries that turn it into billions of gallons of fuel. Automakers in Detroit have already built millions of cars, trucks and SUVs that can run on it, and are committed to making millions more. In Washington, politicians have approved generous subsidies for companies that make ethanol.
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A proposed ethanol alliance that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to forge with President Bush later this week poses both opportunities and risks for the environment, a top U.N. environmental official said Monday.
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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.
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Brazil plans to invest 10 billion  reais ($4.76 billion) over the next 10 years into biotechnology  research involving renewable energy, agriculture and rain  forest pharmaceuticals, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva  said on Thursday.
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By MICHAEL ASTOR  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A proposed ethanol alliance that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to forge with President Bush later this week poses both opportunities and risks for the environment, a top U.N. environmental official said Monday.
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As President Bush nominated Samuel Bodman as the nation&#39;s next energy secretary Friday, the US Department of Agriculture reported more of the nation&#39;s corn crop will be used for ethanol production this year.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 9 -- President Bush sealed a deal with Brazil on Friday morning intended to promote international production of ethanol, opening a six-day tour of Latin America dedicated to renewing U.S. commitment to a region that has become estranged from Washington in recent years.
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Latin America's agricultural giant scored two trade victories Wednesday against rich countries' farm subsidies after the World Trade Organization agreed with Brazil that its farmers have been hurt by government assistance for U.S. cotton farmers and European Union sugar beet growers.
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ANCHORENA PARK, Uruguay  - The United States is prepared to reduce agricultural subsidies but wants to ensure market access for goods, President George W. Bush said on Saturday during a tour of Latin America.
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The president signed into law legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require wider use of ethanol.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 9 -- President Bush announced a new energy partnership with Brazil on Friday to promote wider production of ethanol throughout the region as an alternative to oil, the first step in an effort to strengthen economic and political alliances in Latin America.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 4 (IPS) - The Brazilian government and farmers celebrated a  third triumph so far this year against the farm subsidies shelled  out by the industrialised North after the World Trade  Organisation (WTO) handed down an interim ruling Wednesday that  found that the European Union (EU) is illegally dumping millions  of tons of subsidised sugar on the world market.
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US President George W Bush vows to promote alternative fuel technology, on a visit to Brazil marred by protests.
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SAO PAULO -- As President Bush was flying to Brazil yesterday, thousands of protesters shouting, "Out Bush!" marched down this city's main drag, Avenida Paulista.
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Brazil and Venezuela boost their strategic alliance by signing a range of trade agreements.