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Brazil floods strike blow to powerful agriculture sector
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFloodwaters in Brazil have swallowed up soybean fields and farming equipment, cutting off roads,...
Brazil's Lula seeks spending waiver for rain-ravaged Southern state where 85 have died
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCANOAS, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked Congress on Monday to...
Brazil polls show mixed scenario for Lula's approval ratings
Reuters· 5 days agoBrazilian opinion polls released this week show a mixed scenario for the approval ratings of...
Death toll from floods in Brazil's south reaches 143, as rains continue to pour
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoOn Saturday evening the government announced around 12.1 billion reais ($2.34 billion) in emergency...
Brazil’s Historic Floods Create a ‘Katrina Moment’ for Lula’s Presidency
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 3 days ago(Bloomberg) -- When Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew over the floods that have submerged the...
Lula Doesn’t Understand Today’s Brazil
Foreign Policy Magazine· 4 days agoOn March 4, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sent an ambitious bill to the National Congress, aiming to regulate work carried ...
Flood-hit Brazil braces for more chaos under a weekend of heavy rain
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPeople in southern Brazil, already reeling from deadly floods, are bracing for more disruption after...
Brazil officials eye curbs on pension spending, but Lula may resist By Reuters
Investing.com· 6 days agoSenior officials in Brazil's economic team are signaling a need to curb pension spending in order to...
Death toll climbs over 140 in Brazilian floods with no end in sight
dpa international via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe death toll has risen to 143 following the devastating floods in southern Brazil. A further 125...
Under Lula, Doves Are Rapidly Gaining Power in Brazil’s Central Bank
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 6 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Seventeen months into office, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has put his stamp...