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Michelin chief announces new factory in Brazil: report (AFP)

AFP/File – Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Luiz Fernando Beraldi president for Latin America of … PARIS (AFP) – French tyre maker Michelin will build a new factory in Brazil at a cost of hundreds of millions...

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Brazil Gets an Auspicious Visitor

clipped by: brazilnut72 clipper's remarks: ...and not everybody is happy. In fact, it would appear that very few people are happy. Check out the variety of groups that have mobilized to protest his arrival, as listed in the...

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WTO allows Brazil to impose sanctions on U.S. over cotton trade

The World Trade Organization (WTO) decided on Thursday to allow Brazil to start retaliating upon the United Stated for illegal subsidies paid to U.S. cotton producers. The authorization of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body...

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Argentina, Brazil move to solve ongoing trade disputes

The presidents of Brazil and Argentina on Wednesday established a mechanism to solve ongoing trade disputes between the two countries. Under the mechanism, the commercial ministers of the two countries will meet every 45 days...

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BG Group to invest $20 billion in Brazil sub-salt oil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- UK-based BG Group plans to invest $20 billion in Brazil's ambitious sub-sea oil and gas exploration and development projects that are likely to put the country on the map as one of the largest...

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Ford Motor to invest $2.3B in Brazil

5-year project updates, expands production in South America plants Bryce Hoffman / The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2.3 billion in Brazil over the next five years to modernize factories and expand production...

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A Celebration of Fifteen Years of Science and Technology Cooperation

United States and Brazilian representatives met today at the U.S. Department of State to mark 15 years of science and technology cooperation at a U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation. Dr....

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Ford to invest $2.3 bln in Brazil in five years

BRASILIA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The American car manufacturer Ford announced Friday that it would invest 4 billion reais (2.3 billion U.S. dollars) in Brazil over the next five years. The factory in Bahia, northeastern Brazil,...

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Amazon countries to hold climate talks!

Updated on Saturday, November 21, 2009, 10:28 IST Tags:Amazon, Climate Brasilia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling a meeting of eight Amazon countries next week to forge a common stand ahead of next...

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US welcomes Micheletti's temporary step-down in Honduras - Summary

Washington/Tegucigalpa - The United States Friday welcomed the intention by disputed Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti to temporarily step aside during elections, saying it created some breathing space for resolution of the...

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