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How Brazilian “Cats” Make Slavery a Thriving Business in Brazil

Last week the local papers reminded Brazilians of the signing of the Lei Áurea ...

Greenpeace Calls Deforestation in Brazil a National Shame

Greenpeace reacted with condemnation and outrage to the new Amazon deforestation figures released by ...

Inspection Not Enough to Stop Amazon Deforestation, Says Brazil Minister

The number of cleared areas in the Amazon went up 6% in one year, ...

Brazil’s Informal Market Is Up, But Sector’s Income Is Down

Between 1997 and 2003, the number of informal companies in Brazil went up from ...

Brazilian Firms to Stop Buying Goods Involving Slave Labor

Brazil’s Pact for the Eradication of Slave Labor, announced yesterday, has already gathered 60 ...

Brazil Reaches Out to Companies to End Slave Labor

To eliminate workers exploitation is the objective of the National Pact for the Eradication ...

Brazil’s Harvest to Shrink Due to Drought and Freezing

Brazil’s 2005 agricultural harvest may reach 116,341 tons. This is the fourth estimate for ...

For ILO, Half of Brazilian Workers Are in the Informality

The International Labor Organization (ILO) considers worrying the situation in Brazil where there is ...

Brazil’s Gol Next Flight: Uruguay

Brazilian no-frills airline Gol will be flying to Uruguay and Paraguay beginning in the ...

Brazilian Greens Quit Lula’s Coalition in Protest

The Brazilian Green Party, which has a cabinet minister and seven seats in the ...