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Written by Keite Camacho
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Thursday, 16 December 2004 |
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Slaves
Two teams from the Special Mobile Inspection Group of the Ministry of Labor and Employment freed 90 workers this week who were living in slave-like conditions. In the Airport Ranch, in the municipality of Sinop, in the state of Mato Grosso, 53 persons were discovered living in subhuman conditions. |
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Written by Justin Menza
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Thursday, 16 December 2004 |
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Brazilian stocks closed with solid gains on a modest inflation reading. Brazil's benchmark Bovespa Index jumped 255.30 points, or 1.00%. Stocks managed to brush off morning weakness to end firmly higher, after the central bank decided after yesterday's close to raise the key Selic interest rate to 17.75%, a 50-basis point increase. |
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Written by Newsroom
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Thursday, 16 December 2004 |
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Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio da Silva, encouraged foreign investors to invest more money in Brazil. In an address inaugurating the first expansion phase of the Moto Honda company in Manaus, state of Amazonas, December 14, Lula said that entrepreneurs shouldn't be afraid of the Brazilian market. |
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Written by Edla Lula
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Thursday, 16 December 2004 |
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Brazil's harvest in 2004/2005 should attain 131.9 million tons of grain,
according to the National Supply Company (Conab). This volume represents a 10.7%
increase compared with the 2003/2004 harvest, which came to 119.1 tons. |
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Written by Aloisio Milani
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Wednesday, 15 December 2004 |
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The new commander of the Brazilian troops in Haiti, General João Carlos Vilela, took charge December 15 in a ceremony that marked the general replacement of the UN peace mission contingent. |
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