A report from the International Labour Organization shows 115 million children worldwide are performing hazardous work, a figure that represents nearly half of all child labourers (215 million).
Author: Agência Brasil
Good weather conditions and high prices should drive the national grain crop toward a new record. The Statistics Institute forecasts a harvest of 161.2 million tonnes, 7.8% more than last year.
According to the Ten-Year Energy Expansion Plan, the oil industry will receive 67% of the funds to be invested in the energy sector in the next ten years.
The Brazilian government will integrate international efforts to seek practical and peaceful solutions for ending the crisis in the Middle East and North Africa.
The estimated investment in expanding the country’s power generation capacity is US$ 119.4 billion until the end of the decade, according to a government survey.
The rate of growth concerns the first three months of 2011 compared with the last quarter of 2010. The expansion was driven by the agricultural sector.
Plano Brasil sem Miséria (Poverty-Free Brazil Plan) was launched this Thursday by the Brazilian government. It provides for 16 people to be rescued from abject poverty by 2014.
Ruling of the Foreign Trade Chamber covers computer items, telecommunications items, capital goods and vaccines.
Loans granted by the World Bank to Brazil will nearly double in the next 12 months, as announced last Wednesday (1st) by the president of the institution, Robert Zoellick. He is now visiting Brazil.
The Brazilian trade balance showed a surplus of US$ 3.5 billion in May, according to the Ministry of Development.
The airports of Guarulhos, Viracopos and Brasília will be assigned to the private initiative. Enterprises will be responsible for management and new construction work.
The index dropped by 2.1% when compared with March and 1.3% when compared with April of last year, according to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.
International emissions of greenhouse gas hit an all-time high last year, posing a threat to the global warming targets.
Brazilian Minister of Finance claims that emerging countries must adopt more prudent macroeconomic policies in order to limit the capital flows. He considers the 4.5% growth rate as good for Brazil.
