Posted on November 2, 2009 by Brazil Institute
Bradley Brooks-The Associated Press, 11/02/09
A military investigation into Brazil’s deadliest air disaster reached no conclusion on blame, but officials said Saturday that pilot error rather than mechanical failure was the more likely cause.
A separate police investigation into the 2007 jetliner crash that killed 199 people blamed government and airline officials and recommended charges against 10 [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2009 by Brazil Institute
Andre Penner-The Associated Press, 11/02/09
More than 1.5 million evangelical Christians joined Brazil’s annual “March for Jesus” on Monday, an event sponsored by a church whose leaders recently returned after being imprisoned in the U.S. for money smuggling.
Now in its 17th year, the march unites faithful from hundreds of evangelical churches and attracts dozens of Christian [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2009 by Brazil Institute
Patrícia Campos Mello-Estado de São Paulo, 11/02/09
The United States improves its proposal to sell 36 F-18 Boeing fighter jets to the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira). If the Brazilian government buys the 36 jets from Boeing, Embraer will automatically receive a contract to produce and assemble the wings for 58 Super Hornet [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2009 by Brazil Institute
Patrícia Campos Mello-Estadão de São Paulo, 11/02/09
According to Ellen Tauscher, the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security of the United States, the fighter jet sale would help deepen the relations between the United States and Brazil.
The sale of F-18 Boeing fighter jets to the Brazilian Air Force will strengthen the ties between [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2009 by Brazil Institute
Reuters, 10/31/09
Brazil’s government is working on a broad overhaul of the country’s currency laws following a strong runup of the nation’s currency this year, the president of the central bank said in an interview published on Saturday.
Henrique Meirelles told the O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper that the change was necessary because “Brazil built up [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2009 by Brazil Institute
Garry Duffy-BBC, 11/01/09
There are more people of African descent in Brazil than in any country outside the African continent itself, but the higher you go in Brazilian society the less evidence there appears to be of that reality.
Critics say part of the blame lies with a system which has often failed to provide equality of [...]
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