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Thursday, June 6, 2013
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Arms Transfers, News Email, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Exclusive: Brazil closer to Boeing on jets deal after Biden visit |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters |
| Brief: | The deal will involve 36 jets worth about $4 billion, with probable follow-up orders that would greatly increase the value of the contract over time |
Thursday, May 16, 2013
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Indigenous Communities, Land Tenure |
| Title: | Exclusive-Brazil's Rousseff sides with farmers in Indian land fight |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter, Caroline Stauffer Reuters |
| Brief: | Following a technical change to land management rules last week, Rousseff has told her government to refrain from approving new applications for Indian lands for the foreseeable future, |
Friday, April 12, 2013
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Exclusive: Brazil's Rousseff to make rare state visit to U.S. |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters Yahoo! News |
| Brief: | A state visit, which includes formalities such as a black-tie dinner and a military ceremony upon arrival, is usually reserved for Washington's closest strategic partners. |
Friday, April 5, 2013
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Politics And Security |
| Title: | Analysis: Brazil's Rousseff not a slam dunk for re-election |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters Yahoo! News |
| Brief: | The 65-year-old leftist remains the clear favorite but the threat of rising inflation and unemployment, a trio of attractive opposition candidates, and the possibility of an embarrassing logistical debacle at the World Cup mean that Rousseff is less of a |
Monday, March 25, 2013
| Location: | Venezuela |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | U.S. put off by Venezuela's "bizarre" behavior: official |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters |
| Brief: | "We're aware of the electoral environment, but this is kind of above the norm," the official said. "It calls into question whether we're dealing with rational actors." |
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | Witness: What my lonely curtains say about Brazil's economy |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters |
| Brief: | What seems to be happening is a kind of labor-market food chain in which janitors are becoming office messengers, who are becoming taxi drivers, who are becoming car salesmen, and so on. |
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
| Location: | Brazil, Venezuela |
| Category: | Brazilian Foreign Policy, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Exclusive: Brazil wants Venezuela election if Chavez dies - sources |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter, Ana Flor Reuters |
| Brief: | "We are explicitly saying that if Chavez dies, we would like to see elections as soon as possible," one official said |
Monday, January 7, 2013
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | Rousseff's bet - Brazil has atoned for economic sins |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters |
| Brief: | The policies amount to a bet that Brazil's government has earned enough credibility over the past two decades, and the economy has undergone sufficient structural change, to remove some of the safeguards that protected it from disaster |
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | A case study in Brazil's economic troubles |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters (US) |
| Brief: | Stavanger, Norway-based investment fund Skagen says it has lost about $200 million since August because of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's latest intervention in her country's economy. |
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | Factbox: Brazil's economy - Five strengths and weaknesses |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters (US) |
| Brief: | Brazil's economy, until recently a star performer among emerging markets, is now expected to grow barely more than 1 percent this year, piling pressure on President Dilma Rousseff. |
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Arms Transfers, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Exclusive: Brazil delays jets decision until 2013; Boeing ascendant |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters (US) |
| Brief: | The contract to overhaul Brazil's Air Force with more than 36 new fighter jets will be worth at least $4 billion and is one of the most closely watched defense deals in the emerging-market world. |
Friday, September 7, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Corruption, Justice System |
| Title: | Insight: Taking on the "toga-wearing bandits" in Brazil's courts |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters |
| Brief: | Calmon, who serves as a kind of ombudswoman for Brazil's judicial system, said her work was being undermined by "bandits who hide behind their togas" --corrupt judges who, she said, favor special interests and line their pockets. |
Thursday, August 30, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | Brazil's Olympics will be fine. As for the World Cup.. |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters |
| Brief: | While the Summer Olympics will be almost entirely confined to Rio de Janeiro, and therefore easier to manage, the World Cup will take place in 12 cities -- most of which face logistical and financial challenges. |
Friday, July 20, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Arms Transfers, News Email, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Exclusive: Brazil's Rousseff in talks with Boeing for new jet |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters |
| Brief: | It is possible that a cozier relationship with Brazil's government and its biggest aircraft manufacturer could give Boeing an advantage in another, much bigger deal -- a tender worth at least $5 billion for a new generation of fighter jets. |
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | What slowdown? Brazil consumer confidence rises again |
| Author/Source: | Brian Winter Reuters |
| Brief: | No matter how much politicians and executives gripe about stagnant growth, most people on the street are still in a surprisingly cheery mood. |