Agência Brasil Recife – The State Agency for the Environment and Water Resources (CPRH) has provided Grupo Paulista Vibrapar a license to install a refinery in the Pernambuco state Suape Port and Industrial Complex, the second refinery in the Northeast. The first has been operating in Bahia. The initiative will make the generation of 600
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Agência Brasil Mumbai – The World Social Forum (WSF) started officially on Friday (16) with an opening ceremony marked by harsh criticism to what was called the US imperialist project and the neoliberal policies it has imposed to the world. Aimed at by nine speakers, US foreign policy was held accountable both for the loss
Agência Brasil Mumbai – The World Social Forum (WSF) started officially on Friday (16) with an opening ceremony marked by harsh criticism to what was called the US imperialist project and the neoliberal policies it has imposed to the world. Aimed at by nine speakers, US foreign policy was held accountable both for the loss
Agência Brasil Brasília – In what is being described as the beginning of a new Brazilian industrial policy, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has ordered a 30% reduction in the Capital Goods Tax. That means the tax (IPI) will drop from 5% to 3.5%. The move is also in keeping with the tax reform
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Petrobras reports that in 2003 its total production of petroleum and natural gas rose 12.5%, compared to 2002, going from 1,810,200 barrels/day to 2,036,500 barrels/day. In December total production was up 18.3% over December 2002, going from 1,691,100 barrels/day to 2,001,100 barrels/day. According to the note, production in Brazilian fields
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazil is already the fourth world producer of genetically modified (GM) crops, with around 3 million hectares, of transgenic soy. The United States continue leading the rank, with 42.8 million hectares, followed by Argentina (13.9 million hectares), Canada (4.4 million hectares), Brazil, and China (2.8 million hectares). According to the "Global
Foreign charter flights to Brazilian northeast have shown great increase due to partnership between Embratur, Infraero, and CTI-NE. The main destinations are the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, and Bahia.
