Brazil

• Thursday, December 16th 2010 - 03:31 UTC

  Brazil expects to reach UN Millennium Development Goals by 2012

  

  The Brazilian government announced Tuesday that the country has seen a solid drop in childhood malnutrition which, together with the social progress achieved in other areas, meets the criteria under the U.N. Millennium Development Goals for the eradication of extreme poverty.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2010 - 23:25 UTC

  Brazil world’s fifth economy by 2016, anticipates Lula da Silva

  

  On presenting a review of his eight years in office, Brazilian president Lula da Silva forecasted that Brazil would become the world’s fifth economy by 2016. He also underlined that under his administration combating hunger had become a “national cause” and for him a personal pride.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2010 - 23:00 UTC

  Inter American Court ruling serious human rights set back for Brazil

  

  In what is considered a historic ruling the Inter-American Court of Human Rights from the Organization of American States held the Brazilian state responsible for the forced disappearance of 62 alleged members of the Araguaia guerrilla movement- a small armed band of communists and Trotskyites crushed by military operations between 1972 and 1974.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2010 - 17:46 UTC

  Brazil has become “unavoidable partner” in the global decision-making process

  

  Brazil has the necessary conditions, and authority, to actively participate in the current international transformations as the world moves away from the “traditional governance mechanisms”, and for which Brazil, India and South Africa have become “unavoidable partners” in the decision making process.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2010 - 06:48 UTC

  Brazilian president-elect will work for stronger Mercosur institutions

  

  Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff will attempt to strengthen Mercosur institutions and establish a protagonist dialogue with United States, according to the presidential advisor on international affaire Marco Aurelio García who has been confirmed in his post.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2010 - 02:24 UTC

  Billions in Venezuelan infrastructure projects for Brazilian corporations

  

  Bridges, highways, petrochemical, steel and power plants, aqueducts, agriculture, livestock and abattoirs, shipyards and even simple cable cars are among Brazilian major corporations’ contribution to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez construction of “Socialism XXI century”, according to Fernando Portela president of the Brazilian/Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

• Sunday, December 12th 2010 - 23:51 UTC

  Brazil successfully launches and recovers rocket to test micro-gravity experiments

  

  Brazil announced over the weekend it has successfully launched a medium sized rocket developed in the country which included several micro-gravity test instruments all of which were rescued from the sea following an 18 minutes flight.

• Saturday, December 11th 2010 - 06:17 UTC

  Brazil’s consumer inflation 0.83% in November, highest monthly level in 5 years

  

  Brazil's consumer inflation (IPCA) reached 0.83% in November, the highest monthly level in more than five years. November 2009 the index was 0.41% and last October 0.75%. The pace of price rises has not been this fast since April 2005, when it reached 0.87%..

• Saturday, December 11th 2010 - 00:34 UTC

  Brazil’s Embraer moves into the defence and security industry

  

  Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer on Friday unveiled a new subsidiary to focus solely on the defence and security industry, in a further move beyond from its core civil aviation business. The company said in a statement its new Embraer Defence and Security unit will be headed by Chief Financial Officer Luiz Carlos Aguiar.

• Friday, December 10th 2010 - 05:54 UTC

  Lula da Silva supports Assange and asks what about freedom of expression?

  

  Brazilian President Lula da Silva defended Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks.org website that published more than 250,000 of U.S. diplomatic cables sent to or from embassies around the world and asked where are those rabid defenders of freedom of expression.