Brazil gives Amazon dams go-ahead
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Brazil gives an initial green light to the construction of two hydro-electric dams on the Amazon River.
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France is ready to transfer technology to Brazil so that an attack submarine, helicopters and the Rafale fighter plane can be built there, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday.
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Brazil will combat rising deforestation in the Amazon by sending extra federal police and environmental agents to areas where illegal clearing of the rain forest jumped dramatically last year
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Brazilian government released federal budget figures Friday showing an unprecedented primary budget surplus of 10.9 billion reals (&#36;3.8 billion) in August, putting Brazil well ahead of performance targets set in a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil has reached a deal with  the U.N. atomic agency to allow inspections of its uranium  enrichment plant that protect its nuclear technology, Brazil's  ministry of science and technology said on Wednesday.
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Brazilian officials expressed optimism Wednesday that they would reach agreement with United Nations inspectors over the country's contested plans to enrich uranium.
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Brazil's president said Monday that his nation's booming ethanol business won't hurt the Amazon rain forest, dismissing criticism that increased production of the alternate fuel could lead to deforestation.
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URUCU, Brazil  - A tower of orange flame rises  above the Amazon jungle, firing the energy goals of the  Brazilian government.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Burning of the Amazon and  other forests accounts for three quarters of Brazil's  greenhouse gas emissions and has made the country one of the  world's leading polluters, a long-delayed government report  showed on Wednesday.
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged on Monday support for Brazil's bid to join an expanded United Nations Security Council in a boost for the Latin American nation's ambitions to increase its geopolitical influence.
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Burning of the Amazon and other forests accounts for three quarters of Brazil&#39;s greenhouse gas emissions and has made the country one of the world&#39;s leading polluters
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MARACAIBO, Venezuela  - Brazil coach Dunga on Friday declared Argentina as favorites to win the Copa America final against his team on Sunday.
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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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Burning of the Amazon and other forests accounts for three quarters of Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions and has made the country one of the world's leading polluters, a long-delayed government report showed on Wednesday.
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Vast tracts of rainforest in Brazil are to get a new status to protect them from unsustainable logging.
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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.