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Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining  Map of Para Brazil| The area, covering 46,000 sq km, straddles the northern states of Amapa and Para, and is thought to be rich in gold, and other minerals | |
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| Jun.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio state declares 'public calamity' over finances
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| Dec.18 |
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Brazil's pro-austerity Finance Minister Joaquim Levy replaced President Dilma Rousseff has replaced her finance minister as Latin America's largest economy struggles to recover from recession
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| Apr.22 |
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Petrobras corruption costs hit $2bn Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras has taken a $2bn (£1.3bn) charge for costs related to corruption
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| Dec.26 |
New England |
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US city sues Petrobras for corruption The US city of Providence, Rhode Island is suing the Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras over investor losses due to a corruption scan...
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| Dec.11 |
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Brazil company executives charged in Petrobras scandal Prosecutors have charged executives from 6 of the country's largest construction firms in connection with a corruption scandal at the state-run...
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| Nov.14 |
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Police arrest 18 in Petrobras raids Brazilian police have carried out a series of raids and arrested 18 people as part of a corruption investigation into the state-run oil firm...
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| Sep.6 |
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Ex-Petrobras director Paulo Roberto Costa claims corruption An ex-director of Brazil's state-run oil company has accused more than 40 politicians of involvement in a kickback scheme over the past deca...
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| Jul.15 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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 BRICS nations to create $100bn development bank Map of Fortaleza Brazil The leaders of the five Brics countries have signed a deal to create a new $100bn development bank and emergency reserve fund
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| Jun.8 |
Sao Paulo |
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 World Cup: Sao Paulo metro strike to continue  | Metro workers have voted to remain on strike for an indefinite period despite an earlier ruling by a labour court calling on them to return to work | |
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| Dec.14 |
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Workers go on strike at delayed World Cup stadium
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Amazon |
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Worker dies in Brazil stadium fall
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| Dec.3 |
Sao Paulo |
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Brazil grounds to miss Fifa deadline
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| Nov.29 |
Sao Paulo |
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Constructors confirm no structural damage to stands at WCup stadium
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| Nov.27 |
Sao Paulo |
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 Two dead at Brazilian World Cup stadium Map of Arena Corinthians Sao Paulo Brazil| A construction accident at the site of the Brazilian stadium that will host the opening match of the World Cup killed two workers | |
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| Oct.25 |
Sao Paulo |
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Brazil city hit by transport protest
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| Oct.18 |
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Fire burns tonnes of sugar in Brazil
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| Oct.2 |
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Work halted on World Cup stadium
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| Aug.16 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador approves Amazon oil drilling
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| Aug.13 |
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Minister concerned by stadium delays
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| Apr.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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'Problems' as Brazil stadium reopens
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| Mar.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio 2016 stadium indefinitely closed
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| Dec.26 |
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  Brazilian economy 'overtakes UK' Brazil has overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy, CEBR, an economic research group, has said
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| Feb.14 |
Ecuador |
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Huge fine in Amazon pollution case| A court in Ecuador has fined US oil giant Chevron a reported $8bn for polluting a large part of the country's Amazon region | |
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| Apr.20 |
Amazon |
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Brazil awards rights to develop dam Map of Belo Monte Brazil| Norte Energia consortium of nine companies has won the right to build a hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Amazon | |
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| Jul.25 |
Paraguay |
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Brazil and Paraguay in power deal Brazil has agreed to triple its payments to Paraguay for energy from a massive hydro-electric dam on their border, ending a long-running dis...
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| Feb.19 |
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Aircraft maker Embraer to cut jobs Embraer is to lay off more than 4,000 employees as a result of the global economic downturn: demand for new planes had dropped
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| Nov.3 |
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Itaú and Unibanco to merge operations Itaú and Unibanco will merge their banking, credit, and insurance operations, creating the largest financial services group in the Southern ...
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| Nov.8 |
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Oil discovery rocks Brazil A huge offshore discovery could raise Brazil's petroleum reserves by 40% and boost the country into the ranks of the world's major exporters
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| May.4 |
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 Brazil to break Aids drug patent The president has authorised the country to bypass the patent on Efavirenz manufactured by Merck, a US pharmaceutical giant
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| Aug.4 |
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 WTO raps EU over sugar subsidies The organization found European Union subsidies for sugar producers violate global trade rules
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| Aug.7 |
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 IMF throws extra $30bn to Brazil The International Monetary Fund is hoping to help pull the country and the region out of crisis
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| Aug.3 |
Argentina |
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IMF to accelerate $1.2 billion loan $1.2 billion loan for Argentina and $15 billion line of emergency credit for Brazil
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| Mar.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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World's biggest oil rig sinks The explosion knocked out a supporting pillar, and the platform tilted and sank in just a few minutes
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| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig State oil giant stepped up efforts to prevent environmental damage after blasts killed 10 workers
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| 2016 |
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| Jun.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio state declares 'public calamity' over finances
| 2015 |
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| Dec.18 |
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Brazil's pro-austerity Finance Minister Joaquim Levy replaced President Dilma Rousseff has replaced her finance minister as Latin America's largest economy struggles to recover from recession
| 2014 |
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| Jul.15 |
Northeastern Brazil |
BRICS nations to create $100bn development bank Map of Fortaleza Brazil The leaders of the five Brics countries have signed a deal to create a new $100bn development bank and emergency reserve fund
| 2002 |
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| Aug.7 |
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IMF throws extra $30bn to Brazil The International Monetary Fund is hoping to help pull the country and the region out of crisis
| 2001 |
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| Aug.3 |
Argentina |
IMF to accelerate $1.2 billion loan $1.2 billion loan for Argentina and $15 billion line of emergency credit for Brazil
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| 2013 |
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| Oct.18 |
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Fire burns tonnes of sugar in Brazil
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| 2008 |
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| Nov.3 |
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Itaú and Unibanco to merge operations Itaú and Unibanco will merge their banking, credit, and insurance operations, creating the largest financial services group in the Southern ...
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| 2007 |
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| May.4 |
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Brazil to break Aids drug patent The president has authorised the country to bypass the patent on Efavirenz manufactured by Merck, a US pharmaceutical giant
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| 2014 |
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| Jun.8 |
Sao Paulo |
World Cup: Sao Paulo metro strike to continue | Metro workers have voted to remain on strike for an indefinite period despite an earlier ruling by a labour court calling on them to return to work | |
| 2013 |
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| Dec.14 |
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Workers go on strike at delayed World Cup stadium
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.19 |
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Aircraft maker Embraer to cut jobs Embraer is to lay off more than 4,000 employees as a result of the global economic downturn: demand for new planes had dropped
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| 2014 |
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| Dec.26 |
New England |
US city sues Petrobras for corruption The US city of Providence, Rhode Island is suing the Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras over investor losses due to a corruption scan...
| 2011 |
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| Feb.14 |
Ecuador |
Huge fine in Amazon pollution case| A court in Ecuador has fined US oil giant Chevron a reported $8bn for polluting a large part of the country's Amazon region | |
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| 2015 |
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| Apr.22 |
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Petrobras corruption costs hit $2bn Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras has taken a $2bn (£1.3bn) charge for costs related to corruption
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| 2013 |
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| Oct.25 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil city hit by transport protest
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| 2014 |
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| Dec.11 |
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Brazil company executives charged in Petrobras scandal Prosecutors have charged executives from 6 of the country's largest construction firms in connection with a corruption scandal at the state-run...
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| Sep.6 |
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Ex-Petrobras director Paulo Roberto Costa claims corruption An ex-director of Brazil's state-run oil company has accused more than 40 politicians of involvement in a kickback scheme over the past deca...
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| 2013 |
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| Dec.14 |
Amazon |
Worker dies in Brazil stadium fall
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| Dec.3 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil grounds to miss Fifa deadline
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| Nov.29 |
Sao Paulo |
Constructors confirm no structural damage to stands at WCup stadium
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| Nov.27 |
Sao Paulo |
Two dead at Brazilian World Cup stadium Map of Arena Corinthians Sao Paulo Brazil| A construction accident at the site of the Brazilian stadium that will host the opening match of the World Cup killed two workers | |
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| Oct.2 |
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Work halted on World Cup stadium
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| Aug.13 |
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Minister concerned by stadium delays
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| Apr.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
'Problems' as Brazil stadium reopens
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| Mar.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio 2016 stadium indefinitely closed
| 2010 |
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| Apr.20 |
Amazon |
Brazil awards rights to develop dam Map of Belo Monte Brazil| Norte Energia consortium of nine companies has won the right to build a hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Amazon | |
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| 2017 |
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| Aug.23 |
Amazon |
Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining Map of Para Brazil| The area, covering 46,000 sq km, straddles the northern states of Amapa and Para, and is thought to be rich in gold, and other minerals | |
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| 2004 |
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| Aug.4 |
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WTO raps EU over sugar subsidies The organization found European Union subsidies for sugar producers violate global trade rules
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| 2011 |
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| Dec.26 |
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Brazilian economy 'overtakes UK' Brazil has overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy, CEBR, an economic research group, has said
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| 2009 |
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| Jul.25 |
Paraguay |
Brazil and Paraguay in power deal Brazil has agreed to triple its payments to Paraguay for energy from a massive hydro-electric dam on their border, ending a long-running dis...
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| 2014 |
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| Nov.14 |
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Police arrest 18 in Petrobras raids Brazilian police have carried out a series of raids and arrested 18 people as part of a corruption investigation into the state-run oil firm...
| 2013 |
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| Aug.16 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador approves Amazon oil drilling
| 2007 |
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| Nov.8 |
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Oil discovery rocks Brazil A huge offshore discovery could raise Brazil's petroleum reserves by 40% and boost the country into the ranks of the world's major exporters
| 2001 |
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| Mar.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
World's biggest oil rig sinks The explosion knocked out a supporting pillar, and the platform tilted and sank in just a few minutes
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| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig State oil giant stepped up efforts to prevent environmental damage after blasts killed 10 workers
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