Brazil shaken by largest protests in 20 years

associated press BRASILIA, 18 JUNE: Only one game into the Confederations Cup, and Brazil is already talking about a possible matchup with Spain. A day after the Spaniards enjoyed an easy victory over Uruguay in its opener, the Brazilian players ...

Brasilia, Jun 18 (EFE).- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday "the voice of the street must be heard" and that large crowds of protesters demanding better public services have "sent a direct message" to the nation's leaders. Despite ...

BRASILIA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Tuesday unveiled a new mining regulation bill that outlines how royalties will be distributed. The bill calls for metals-producing municipalities to receive 65 percent of the ...

BRASILIA, Brazil -- A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology. The commission is led by evangelical pastor Marco Feliciano of ...

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By Alonso Soto BRASILIA (Reuters) - Moody's Investor Service says it will become more difficult to justify its "positive" outlook on Brazil's investment-grade credit rating if the country remains in the grip of weak economic growth and its debt ...

BRASILIA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday called for immediate and far-reaching change in the structure of global governance, to give emerging nations greater decision-making power in organizations such as the ...

BRASILIA--The world will have high levels of liquidity for quite some time, but the Brazilian central bank will be ready to intervene in currency markets if volatility gets too intense, said Brazil's central-bank president Alexandre Tombini on ...

Brasilia: Nigeria kicked off their Confederations Cup campaign with a predictably facile 6-1 victory over a game but painfully limited Tahiti side. Nnamdi Oduamadi helped himself to a hat-trick, Uwa Echiejile struck twice with two deflected ...