Author: Agência Brasil
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Along with the construction of the P-52 platform, Petrobras has announced it will be moving into the second phase of its support vessel fleet renewal which began in 1999. The plan involves competitive bidding for the construction and freighting of up to 18 support vessels, and the modernization of 21
Agência Brasil Brasília – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that the foundations for a new national project were put in place in 2003 and that "now it is up to us to take advantage of this historical opportunity and move ahead with a combined agenda of stable, sustainable growth and social justice." As
Agência Brasil Brasília – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that the foundations for a new national project were put in place in 2003 and that "now it is up to us to take advantage of this historical opportunity and move ahead with a combined agenda of stable, sustainable growth and social justice." As
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The Brazilian Steel Institute (IBS) reports that the sector intends to invest R$4 billion between now and 2007. That comes on top of the US$13 billion already invested in the sector since it was privatized. At the moment, Brazil produces 34 million tons of steel annually. With the new
Agência Brasil Brasília – The board of directors of the International Monetary Fund has approved a US$14.8 billion loan agreement with Brazil. Out of that total, US$6.6 billion is new money and the remaining US$8.2 billion is actually the last tranche of the September 2002 US$30 billion emergency loan agreement that Brazil has not withdrawn.
Agência Brasil Brasília – Yesterday president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the president of the United States, George W. Bush, talked on the telephone for 15 minutes. Bush wanted the conversation in order to compliment Lula on his first year in office and successes domestically and on the international scene. Lula told Bush that
Agência Brasil Brasilia – The Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) has released the following note on the capture of Saddam Hussein: "Brazil considers the capture of Saddam Hussein a moment for reflection on the situation in Iraq and hopes that it will contribute to speeding up the transition process to self-government by the Iraqi people. Brazil
