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* Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday traveled to Caracas, to
examine along with her Venezuelan peer Hugo Chavez bilateral
cooperation agreements and attend the inaugural ceremony of the
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
* Another emerging economy, Brazil, has joined China in questioning the
sincerity of the Canadian government's anti-Kyoto Protocol musings at
international climate change negotiations underway in Durban, South
* The Republican Prosecutor, Robero Gurguel, said that "in theory"
Carlos Lupi has committed a crime by being a "ghost worker" for the
Municipal congress of Rio de Janeiro and the Federal Lower house
during 2000 to 2006.
* The Governor of Bahia, Jaques Wagner (of Dilma's worker's party) has
stated the need for the expulsion of Carlos Lupi from the post of
Minister of Labor.
* The Brazilian trade surplus dropped to US$ 583 million in November,
the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade
announced this Thursday (1st). In October, the surplus was much
higher, at US$ 2.355 billion.
* Brazil moved aggressively to shield its economy from a widening global
financial crisis on Thursday, taking a flurry of measures to boost
consumption and investment in Latin America's biggest country.
* Major emerging economies will offer cash to help resolve Europe's debt
crisis so long as they gain influence at the IMF and Europe does more
to address its own problems, Brazil's economy chief said on Thursday.
* Four out of the Five hydroelectric projects being built by Brazil in
Peru might be halted due to indigenous protesting pressures.
* Brazil's economy is weathering the global economic turmoil and the
crisis in the eurozone thanks to "solid" economic policies,
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday.
* Tech Data Corp said it would close its Brazilian commercial operations
citing complex tax, legal and regulatory environments, which made it
difficult to generate enough business in the country for the company.
* Infrastructure and integration investments totalling 13.7 billion
dollars in the next ten years to 2022 were announced by the Unasur
(Union of South American Nations) infrastructure chapter this week in
* Presidents Rousseff and Fernandez, while in Venezuela, will meet to
discuss trade, agreements expected.
* Uruguay wants to export most of it's voluminous, high-grade, wheat
harvest to Brazil.
* The state oil company Petrobras gave his Venezuelan counterpart PDVSA
60 more days to provide an investment of 4, 000 million reais ($ 2220
million) for the project of the Abreu e Lima refinery in Pernambuco,
said the director of the Brazilian state Paulo Roberto Costa. Dilma
has ratified, in a visit to Venezuela, Brazil's interest in
bilaterally constructing the Abreu e Lima refinery in the North-East
and of forming the Banco do Sul bank.
* Brazil's oil regulator ordered Chevron to shutdown one of its 10
production wells in the oil major's Frade field, director of the
regulator Magda Chambriard said on Thursday.
* Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc will bid to sell 16 more oil-platform power
turbines to Petrobras after a $650 million contract with the state-run
company almost doubled its market share in Brazil.
* Shell plans to move an ultra-deepwater rig from Brazil to Australia
just a year after it arrived, rig owner Noble Corp (NE.N) said on
Thursday. The Clyde Boudreaux, now working on a $290,000-per-day
contract with Shell off Brazil until next June, will earn $417,000 per
day under the new deal, with a potential additional 17 percent
performance bonus, Noble said.
* The ANP should reveal new ethanol market rules next week, that will be
in effect as of the 2013 cane harvest. Most of the rules focus on
guaranteeing stock, such as the oncoming norm that all distributors
must have always have at least 15 days worth of ethanol stock.
* An operation in seven states in Brazil is currently taking apart a
money-laundering scheme, lead by CV gang leader Fernandinho Beira Mar
who is currently serving in a Federal Prison in the North-East. Over
200 policemen are conducting 20 arrest warrants and 24 search and
seizure warrants.
* A Bank and ATM agency in the Rio Grande do Sul city Tapes has been
breached by criminals travelling in two separate cars. The glass doors
were fired upon with guns and the ATMs blown up with, probably,
dynamite. The entire operation lasted three minutes.
* Police have arrested teh former president of the Rocinha
Pro-Betterment Association for association with the drug trade and
sales of Army-restricted weaponry to the ADA, Nem's criminal faction,
that operated in the favela until recently.
* The Comission of International Relations and National Defense, an
organ of the Brazilian Congress, will convene to debate on the state
of the Armed Forces' scrap-quality vehicles and the budget allocation
to the Armed Forces.
* The President of Brazil's Space Agency, AntA'nio Raupp, has defended
the need of private Brazilian enterprises' participation in the space
Brazil, Venezuela Examine Bilateral Cooperation
Brasilia, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on
Thursday traveled to Caracas, to examine along with her Venezuelan peer
Hugo Chavez bilateral cooperation agreements and attend the inaugural
ceremony of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
Brazil and Venezuela have maintained an innovative cooperation in
economic and territorial planning, urban and agricultural development and
popular housing and infrastructure, states a press release from the
Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Rousseff's visit to Caracas.
Among ongoing initiatives is the technical collaboration project of the
Brazilian Public Savings bank in the functioning of the Venezuelan Great
Housing program, which uses the successful experiences of "Mi Casa Mi
Vida" plan.
The official report states that with the third largest Gross Domestic
Product, Venezuela is an important trade partner for Brazil. Between
January and October 2011, the bilateral trade flow grew by 20.3 percent
compared with the same period in 2010.
During the first 10 months of this year, Brasilia's exports to Caracas
totaled 3.5 billion USD, a 14 percent increase compared with 2010, while
imports reached one billion USD, a 48.2 percent, the Itamaraty release
In addition to the state visit to Venezuela, during her stay in Caracas
the Brazilian president will attend Friday and Saturday the founding
summit of CELAC, with the participation of 33 Latin American and Caribbean
states with an integrationist objective.
Dilma ratifica construAS:A-L-o da refinaria com Venezuela
02/12/2011 - 03h05
Em sua primeira visita oficial A Venezuela, a presidente Dilma Rousseff
ratificou nesta quinta-feira o interesse do Brasil em dois projetos caros
a Hugo ChA!vez: a parceria bilateral para a construAS:A-L-o da refinaria
Abreu e Lima e a participaAS:A-L-o brasileira na formaAS:A-L-o do Banco do
"Vamos construir a refinaria", disse Dilma ao lado de ChA!vez, em
reuniA-L-o transmitida em cadeia de rA!dio e TV.
A mensagem de que estA! tomada a decisA-L-o polAtica de fazer a parceria
da venezuelana PDVSA e a Petrobras na construAS:A-L-o da refinaria Abreu e
Lima, em Pernambuco, ocorre em meio a uma arrastada negociaAS:A-L-o entre
as empresas.
Anteontem, a PDVSA pediu, e a Petrobras aceitou, ampliar por mais 60 dias
o prazo para que a empresa venezuelana entregue aporte de R$ 4 bilhAues
para a refinaria _atA(c) agora paga integralmente pela parte brasileira.
A Petrobras resiste A parceria que foi idealizada em 2005, antes do
achado das reservas nacionais do prA(c)-sal, porque faria a refinaria
dependente de importaAS:A-L-o de petrA^3leo ultrapesado venezuelano.
Ontem, Dilma reafirmou que o Brasil importarA! 100 mil barris de
petroleo/dia para a refinaria.
Por parte da PDVSA, hA! dificuldades para cumprir os compromissos
financeiros do projeto, como as garantias para assumir metade de um
emprA(c)stimo de R$ 9 bilhAues com o BNDES e aportar recursos prA^3prios.
No total, a refinaria terA! um custo de R$ 26 bilhAues.
Dilma tambA(c)m fez outro aceno a ChA!vez ao afirmar que o Brasil deseja
por em andamento o mais rA!pido possAvel o Banco do Sul, instituiAS:A-L-o
multilateral de crA(c)dito proposta pela Venezuela e cuja efetivaAS:A-L-o
vem sendo negociada ao menos desde 2007. O Congresso brasileiro precisa
aprovar a participaAS:A-L-o brasileira no banco.
In his first official visit to Venezuela, President Rousseff ratified on
Thursday Brazil's interest in two projects dear to Hugo Chavez: the
bilateral partnership for the construction of the Abreu e Lima refinery
and the Brazilian participation in the formation of the Bank of the South
"We will build the refinery," said Dilma next to Chavez at a meeting
broadcast on radio and TV.
The message that is making the political decision to make the partnership
between Petrobras and PDVSA in the construction of the Abreu e Lima
refinery in Pernambuco, comes amid a drawn negotiation between the
The day before yesterday, asked PDVSA and Petrobras agreed, extend by 60
days the deadline for the Venezuelan company delivered the contribution of
R $ 4 billion for the refinery _atA(c) now paid in full by Brazil.
Petrobras resists partnership that was envisioned in 2005, before the
finding of the national reserves of the pre-salt, because the refinery
would depend on Venezuelan oil imports ultrapesado. Yesterday, Dilma
reaffirmed that Brazil will import 100,000 barrels / day refinery.
On behalf of PDVSA, there are difficulties to meet the financial
commitments of the project, such as guarantees to take half of a loan of $
9 billion from BNDES and contribute their own resources. In total, the
refinery will cost $ 26 billion.
Dilma also made another nod to Chavez when he said that Brazil wants to
put in the fastest possible way the South Bank, a multilateral institution
credit proposed by Venezuela and whose effectiveness is being negotiated
at least since 2007. The Brazilian Congress needs to approve the Brazilian
participation in the bank.
Brazil says BRICS offer conditional help to Europe
Fri Dec 2, 2011 4:29am IST
(Reuters) - Major emerging economies will offer cash to help resolve
Europe's debt crisis so long as they gain influence at the IMF and Europe
does more to address its own problems, Brazil's economy chief said on
European leaders are scrambling for a definitive end to a spreading debt
crisis that is dragging down global growth and could even spell the end of
the 17-nation euro zone.
Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Brazil and fellow BRICS nations were
willing to boost their funding to the International Monetary Fund to
counter the debt crisis, which is increasingly threatening their own
economic growth.
"It's a big satisfaction for us that this time around the IMF comes to
Brazil not to give us money like in the past but asking us to lend money
to developed nations," Mantega said with a grin, standing next to IMF
chief Christine Lagarde.
Lagarde is visiting Latin America this week to drum up support for more
global cooperation amid growing fears of a global financial meltdown like
that of 2008.
Some Group of 20 officials see increased IMF funding as a potential "grand
bargain" in the making: Euro-zone leaders would commit to credible
deficit-reduction plans and easier monetary policy, while countries with
current account surpluses would pump more money into the IMF.
"The BRICS agreed to add resources to the IMF but that is conditioned to a
continuation of the IMF quotas reforms," said Mantega, referring to the
member countries' voting powers at the global lender.
"And on the collaboration from other countries like the United States and
European countries themselves to contribute more resources to the fund."
Brazil, which has international reserves of $351 billion and has long
sought a bigger say in global financial decision-making, has said it
favors bilateral loans to the IMF to boost the body's resources.
Mantega said the amount of additional contributions had not been
determined and would be discussed with other major emerging economies
including China, Russia and India, which make up the BRICS nations along
with Brazil and South Africa.
He said the BRICS countries could meet before a G20 meeting in February to
decide on additional resources to the IMF.
Brazil, an IMF bailout recipient as recently as 2002, has since enjoyed an
almost unbroken decade of strong economic growth. It has moved swiftly to
protect its economy from the latest global slowdown, announcing a flurry
of new measures on Thursday to boost consumption and investment in Latin
America's biggest economy.
Lagarde praised Brazil's economic management and policies, which she says
had left the country better prepared than many to handle the fallout from
Europe's debt problems.
She called on euro zone nations to put together a comprehensive and rapid
solution to the debt crisis.
"There is no doubt that this situation as it develops is not only
detrimental for that particular part of the global economy but it has
effects also outside," Lagarde said.
She said the IMF's global growth outlook would be "undoubtedly" revised
downwards due to the crisis.
Brazil warns Canada not 'to do less' on climate change
By Mike De Souza, Postmedia News December 1, 2011 1:47
Another emerging economy, Brazil, has joined China in questioning the
sincerity of the Canadian government's anti-Kyoto Protocol musings at
international climate change negotiations underway in Durban, South
Environment Minister Peter Kent has said the agreement a** the only one in
the world that requires countries to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gases
that cause global warming a** is in "the past" while suggesting a full
withdrawal from Kyoto is "an option" in order to pursue a more effective
The head of Brazil's delegation told a news conference Thursday that he
hasn't heard exactly what Canada plans to do, but warned that the richer
countries in the world should not use the Kyoto agreement as a smokescreen
to avoid action to address global warming, share its technological
expertise or provide financial backing to help solve the problem.
"It's very clear that countries that leave the Kyoto Protocol . . . leave
the Kyoto Protocol to do less than they would do in the Kyoto Protocol and
we think this is very bad news," said Ambassador Andre Correa do Lago,
when asked about Canada's position. "We all know that in the (United
Nations) convention (on climate change) and in the protocol, we have to
have developed countries taking the lead."
He also noted that Japan, which has joined Canada and Russia in publicly
stating it would not take on new commitments under Kyoto following the end
of its current commitment period in 2013, has made efforts to honour its
existing commitments. The Canadian government has repeatedly said it would
not try to meet the targets, setting a new goal for 2020, without a plan
to achieve its promised reductions.
The UN convention on climate change, which led to the Kyoto agreement, was
signed in 1992 by the former Conservative government of Brian Mulroney who
agreed with its founding principle that industrialized countries should
make greater efforts than poorer countries to reduce emissions since they
are responsible for most of the accumulated pollution already in the
In the House of Commons, Kent reiterated that Canada was working toward "a
single international climate regime" that would include all major
polluting countries, including China, the largest source of greenhouse gas
emissions in the world.
He has suggested that the Kyoto agreement was a "blunder" because it
failed to require large polluting countries like China and the U.S. to
reduce their emissions and questioned whether Canada has a responsibility
to help emerging economies reduce pollution and adapt to the impacts of
climate change.
Kent's position drew a rebuke from China's lead negotiator earlier this
week, who suggested that the anti-Kyoto remarks were putting the entire
process "in peril."
China's state-owned media agency, Xinhua, also published a commentary
accusing Canada of setting a "bad example" at the talks, and prompting an
"angry" response that united each delegation in their criticism of the
Canadian government's position.
'Em tese A(c) crime', diz Gurgel sobre emprego fantasma de Lupi
01/12/2011 - 16h58
O procurador da RepA-oblica, Roberto Gurgel, afirmou nesta quinta-feira
(1A-o) que trata-se, em tese, de crime o fato de o ministro Carlos Lupi
(Trabalho) ter sido funcionA!rio fantasma da CA-c-mara entre 2000 e 2006,
conforme a Folha revelou no A-oltimo sA!bado.
Questionado por jornalistas sobre o acA-omulo de funAS:Aues no mesmo
perAodo no Legislativo do Rio e no Congresso Nacional, Gurgel respondeu
que basta confirmar que ele recebeu e nA-L-o trabalhou em apenas um lugar
para "jA! configurar crime".
"A pessoa que ocupa um determinado cargo, recebe a remuneraAS:A-L-o e
nA-L-o presta os serviAS:os, isso A(c) uma das formas de peculato", disse
o procurador.
Ele disse que irA! analisar os fatos recentemente revelados pela Folha,
por isso falou todo o tempo em tese.
Gurgel argumentou que a questA-L-o de ter acumulado os cargos pode atA(c)
configurar "irregularidade administrativa" e atA(c) "improbidade", mas
nA-L-o A(c) tA-L-o relevante para a questA-L-o criminal.
"[O crime] pode acontecer tanto isoladamente, se vocA-a tem apenas o cargo
no Congresso, como se vocA-a acumula com outro e em nenhum dos dois hA! a
prestaAS:A-L-o do serviAS:o", finalizou.
Governador do PT sugere que ministro do Trabalho peAS:a demissA-L-o
02/12/2011 - 07h00
O governador da Bahia, Jaques Wagner (PT), disse nesta quinta-feira (1)
que "ficou uma coisa praticamente insustentA!vel" a situaAS:A-L-o do
ministro do Trabalho, Carlos Lupi (PDT). Wagner referiu-se A decisA-L-o
unA-c-nime da ComissA-L-o de A*tica PA-oblica da PresidA-ancia da
RepA-oblica de recomendar a exoneraAS:A-L-o de Lupi. Dessa forma, afirmou,
"de repente o prA^3prio ministro pode [dizer]: `Presidenta, nA-L-o sei se
vai ficar uma coisa... EstA! ficando muito desconfortA!vel. Quem sabe A(c)
melhor eu lhe deixar A vontade'. AA A(c) uma coisa unilateral dele".
Para Wagner, a presidente Dilma Rousseff deverA! dizer A comissA-L-o se
aceita ou nA-L-o o conselho de demitir Lupi. Segundo ele, Dilma pode fazer
isso na reforma ministerial prevista para o inAcio de 2012 ou a qualquer
Se ficar claro que Lupi sA^3 ficarA! no MinistA(c)rio do Trabalho atA(c)
janeiro, no entan to, o governador da Bahia defende que a melhor
decisA-L-o A(c) tirA!-lo jA! do cargo. "AA A(c) melhor sair logo e deixar
nem que for o secretA!rio executivo [do ministA(c)rio] assumir", afirmou.
Jaques Wagner falou sobre o assunto no programa "Poder e PolAtica -
Entrevista", conduzido pelo jornalista Fernando Rodrigues no estA-odio do
Grupo Folha em BrasAlia. O projeto A(c) uma parceria do UOL e da Folha.
Wagner foi eleito governador da Bahia em 2006 e reeleito em 2010. Antes
disso foi trA-as vezes deputado federal, ministro do Trabalho e ministro
de RelaAS:Aues Institucionais do governo Lula.
Questionado sobre possAvel racha na alianAS:a entre PT e PSB, do
governador de Pernambuco, Eduardo Campos, Wagner afirmou que o colega tem
direito de se candidatar ao que quiser, inclusive a presidente da
RepA-oblica. Mas ressalvou que a vice de Dilma, em 2014, pode ser uma
opAS:A-L-o para Campos, apesar de ser natural manter o posto com o PMDB
--partido do atual vice, Michel Temer.
Wagner falou sobre visita que deve fazer a Lula nesta sexta-feira, em
tratamento contra um cA-c-ncer na laringe. Disse que entregarA!
"oferendas, energias positivas" e uma imagem de IrmA-L- Dulce ao amigo.
O governador falou ainda sobre obras em seu Estado, sobre a eleiAS:A-L-o
para prefeito de Salvador em 2012 e sobre sua participaAS:A-L-o na
fundaAS:A-L-o do PSD, partido de Gilberto Kassab, na Bahia.
The governor of Bahia, Jacques Wagner (PT) said on Thursday (1) that "one
thing was practically untenable" situation of the Labour Minister Carlos
Lupi (PDT). Wagner referred to the unanimous decision of the Public Ethics
Commission of the Presidency to recommend the dismissal of Lupi. Thus, he
said, "suddenly the minister himself may [say]: 'President, do not know if
it will be a thing ... It's getting very uncomfortable. Maybe I'd better
leave you at ease.' Here is one sided thing him. "
For Wagner, the President Rousseff should say to the commission whether to
accept the advice to dismiss Lupi. According to him, Dilma can do this in
the reshuffle scheduled for early 2012 or at any time.
If it appears that only Lupi will be the Ministry of Labour by January,
the entan to the governor of Bahia argues that the best decision is to get
him out of office already. "Then you had better go soon and leave or who
is the executive secretary [of ministry] take over," he said.
Jaques Wagner spoke on the topic on "Power and Politics - Interview,"
conducted by journalist Fernando Rodrigues in the Studio Sheet Group in
Brasilia. The project is a partnership of UOL and Folha.
Wagner was elected governor of Bahia in 2006 and reelected in 2010. Before
that he was three times federal deputy minister of Labour and Minister of
Institutional Relations of the Lula government.
Asked about a possible split in the alliance between PT and PSB, the
governor of Pernambuco, Eduardo Campos, Wagner said that his colleague is
entitled to apply to whatever you want, including the president. But he
said the vice of Dilma, in 2014, may be an option for Fields, though it is
natural to keep the post with the PMDB - the party's current deputy,
Michel Temer.
Wagner talked about who is to visit Lula on Friday in a treatment against
cancer of the larynx. He said he will give "offerings, positive energy"
and a picture of Sister Dulce his friend.
The governor also spoke about works in their state, on the mayoral
election of Salvador in 2012 and about their participation in the founding
of the PSD party, Gilberto Kassab, Bahia.
01/12/2011 - 13:09
Global trade
Brazil: US$ 583 million surplus
The countrya**s trade surplus increased in November. In October, the
surplus was US$ 2.3 billion.
AgA-ancia Brasil*
BrasAlia a** The Brazilian trade surplus dropped to US$ 583 million in
November, the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign
Trade announced this Thursday (1st). In October, the surplus was much
higher, at US$ 2.355 billion.
Last month, exports stood at US$ 21.774 billion, at an average per working
day of US$ 1.088 billion, 1.7% less than in October and 23.1% more than in
the same month of 2010. Also in November, imports stood at US$ 21.191
billion, at an average of US$ 1.059 billion per working day. There was a
7.1% increase in the daily average when compared with the preceding month,
and a 21.8% increase as against November 2010.
From January to November, the trade surplus was US$ 25.971 billion, there
was a 75.3% increase over the same period of 2010 (US$ 14.813 billion).
From January to November this year (229 working days), exports reached US$
233.913 billion, averaging at US$ 1.021 billion per working day, a 28.7%
increase over the same period of 2010.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
UPDATE 3-Brazil unveils measures to counter global crisis
BRASILIA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Brazil moved aggressively to
shield its economy from a widening global financial crisis on
Thursday, taking a flurry of measures to boost consumption and
investment in Latin America's biggest country.
The announcement comes just one day after Brazil's central
bank cut interest rates for third straight time to shore up
credit, citing mounting concerns about the impact of the euro
zone debt crisis on the Brazilian economy.
Financial markets rallied on the new measures, with the
Bovespa stock index surging as much 2 percent and the
currency more than 1 percent. Shares in exchange
operator BM&FBovespa jumped more than 7 percent and
retail stocks also gained.
The government of President Dilma Rousseff is seeking to
prevent the global crisis from derailing Brazil's boom, which
has lifted more than 25 million people out of poverty over the
last decade and made the country an emerging powerhouse.
"We won't allow the global crisis to contaminate the
Brazilian economy," Finance Minister Guido Mantega said at a
news conference in Brasilia, adding that the measures aim to
ensure that Brazil's economy starts 2012 on the upswing and
grows 5 percent next year.
The measures, which take effect immediately, encompass a
broad spectrum of the economy, from stock and bond purchases to
tax breaks for domestic manufacturers. They include:
* Eliminating the IOF transactions tax on foreign purchases
of Brazilian stocks
* Eliminating the IOF tax on foreign purchases of corporate
bonds with maturities of more than four years
* A reduction in the IOF tax on personal loans to 2.5
percent from 3 percent per year
* A reduction of the IPI industrial tax on home appliances,
such as stoves, refrigerators, freezers and washing machines.
* A 3 percent tax rebate for exporters of industrialized
* Eliminating a tax on pastas, flour and bread
Analysts said the measures might not be enough to stave off
a deeper slowdown if major economies crumble further.
"If things go from bad to worse in the developed world,
then small tax measures aren't necessarily going to offset
market impact," said David Rees, emerging markets economist at
Capital Economics. "If you see things deepen next year you
could see more measures."
Mantega's prediction of economic growth next year of 5
percent also met with skepticism.
"Five percent, that's off my radar," said Mauricio Rosal,
chief economist for Raymond James in Brazil. "If the economy
grows 3.5 percent, 3 to 3.5 percent next year, that's good.
Mantega said the measures will probably cost government
more than 1 billion reais ($560 million) in lost tax revenue
next year. But he stressed that as the economy gains steam, tax
collection in other areas would likely pick up the slack.
Brazil introduced similar measures in the wake of the 2008
crisis, cutting taxes on household appliances and other white
goods to boost consumption. Those measures helped the country
exit recession swiftly in 2009 and notch a muscular 7.5 percent
expansion in 2010, the fastest growth rate in 24 years.
But they also helped stoke inflation, which closed 2010 at
a six-year high and has sped above a 6.5 percent target ceiling
this year.
Mantega sought to play down concerns that the new measures
could pressure prices further, a perennial worry in a country
with a long history of runaway inflation.
"The government will never let inflation come back," he
said. "At the end of this year, we'll have smaller rates, and
next year it's already guaranteed we'll have less inflation."
He also warned that the government could resurrect tax
measures if speculative inflows pour into the country and boost
the currency, which hit a 12-year high earlier this year.
Brazil is not alone in worrying about the euro zone
sovereign debt crisis, which threatens the future of the
17-nation monetary union.
On Wednesday, The U.S. Federal Reserve, the European
Central Bank and the central banks of Canada, Britain, Japan
and Switzerland said they will offer cheaper dollar liquidity
to starved European banks.Forecasts for Brazil's economic expansion this year have
slid from above 4 percent at the start of the year to barely 3
percent, with some saying the number could go even lower.
Third-quarter gross domestic product figures are due on
Dec. 6, and some analysts say the economy may have contracted
slightly during the period.
UPDATE 1-Tech Data shuts Brazil ops
Thu Dec 1, 2011 4:53pm EST
* Expects to cease ops by Jan 31
* Sees incurring charges of about $22-$25 mln in Q4
* Expects to take impairment charge of about $8-$10 mln
Dec 1 (Reuters) - Tech Data Corp said it would close its Brazilian
commercial operations citing complex tax, legal and regulatory
environments, which made it difficult to generate enough business in the
country for the company.
The Clearwater, Florida-based technology products distributor expects to
incur related charges of about $22-$25 million in the fourth quarter.
It will also record an impairment charge of about $8-$10 million due to a
foreign exchange losses, the company said in a statement. Tech Data will
also record a similar non-cash charge.
The company expects to complete the closure by Jan. 31, 2012 but said it
would continue to serve its Brazilian markets through its Miami export
Unasur plans ten-year infrastructure and integration projects
December 2nd 2011 - 05:36 UTC -
Infrastructure and integration investments totalling 13.7 billion dollars
in the next ten years to 2022 were announced by the Unasur (Union of South
American Nations) infrastructure chapter this week in Brasilia.
Brazilian minister Belchior says the package also includes 80 national
projects Brazilian minister Belchior says the package also includes 80
national projects
a**This represents a solid pace in the integration processa** and will be
presented to the heads of state of Unasur member countries during this
weeka**s summit in Venezuela, advanced Unasur Secretary General Maria Emma
The 13.7bn will be distributed among 31 projects considered a
a**prioritya** by the South American Council on Infrastructure and
Planning, Cosiplan, which met at the Brazilian capital to analyze plans
for the 2012/2022 period.
According to Brazilian Planning minister Miriam Belchior, Cosiplan is
directed basically to support the list of projects belonging to the South
American regional Integration Infrastructure Initiative, IIRSA, which was
originally created in Brasilia in 2000.
IIRSA has investment projects totalling 116 billion dollars of which in
the last twelve years only 12% have been concluded while 30% is currently
under construction and another 305 in a**advanced preparationa**, said the
Brazilian minister Belchior.
The 31 works chosen as priority by Cosiplan belong to projects from IIRSA
and are mainly highways, bridges, railways and fluvial access. It also
includes a high power line linking the Paraguayan capital Asuncion with
the mega-dam Itaipu and a gas pipeline between Bolivia and the north of
Argentina, the only two energy projects approved for the next ten years.
Besides the major 31 trans-national projects,Belchior revealed that there
are another 80 national projects with an a**integration purposea** in
process of development or planned that should also contribute to the
regional infrastructure in the 2012/2022 period.
Belchior said that in spite of global turbulence, South America retains
high rates of growth which enable the region to a**make its integration
homeworka** and address new projects. However financing remains one of the
obstacles since so far only regional multilateral organizations have
contributed: the Andean Promotion Corporation, CAF; the Inter American
Development bank and Brazila**s National economic and social development
bank, BNDES.
Avanzan cosechas de trigo con buenos rindes y alta calidad
Negocios. Industriales brasileA+-os conformes
2.12.2011 -
Las cosechas de trigo estA!n bastante adelantadas, pero con menor grado en
el sur del paAs. Los rendimientos son buenos y la calidad no serA! un
problema en esta zafra. Uruguay apunta a colocar buena parte de la cosecha
en Brasil.
La visita, esta semana, de los industriales brasileA+-os y su conformidad
con la calidad del trigo encontrado en Uruguay, alimenta la esperanza de
los productores locales de poder colocar la mayor parte de la zafra en el
vecino paAs, aunque tambiA(c)n se estA! vendiendo trigo en algunos paAses
Hasta el momento, la calidad que estA! mostrando el grano cosechado es muy
buena, asA como el peso hectolAtrico -sinA^3nimo de la calidad del grano-
y el tenor proteico. Las cosechas estA!n bastante adelantadas en la zona
agrAcola tradicional -ahA se levantA^3 alrededor del 70% del A!rea- pero
vienen un poco mA!s lentas en los departamentos agrAcolas del sur. De
todos modos, otros aA+-os a esta altura reciA(c)n estaban comenzando. En
muchos casos, levantado el trigo, ya se estA!n haciendo encima cultivos de
"El problema de fusarium es menor, aparece, pero muy poco y en algunas
variedades", aclarA^3 Roberto Symonds, integrante de la Mesa del Trigo y
directivo de la Sociedad de Agricultores del Uruguay.
Hasta el momento, los rendimientos -en general- son buenos. "SA(c) de
casos de 5.000 kilos por hectA!rea y otros que estA!n por abajo de los
3.000 kilos por hectA!rea. No creo que varAe mucho el promedio del
histA^3rico, pero va a ser una buena cosecha y probablemente se superen
los 3.000 kilos por hectA!rea de promedio", asegurA^3 Symonds a El PaAs.
Nadie duda que Brasil va a precisar trigo, el problema es que Argentina
tiene un excedente importante y tambiA(c)n quiere colocar buena parte en
los molinos brasileA+-os.
En Uruguay, la Mesa del Trigo realizA^3 un convenio con Abratrigo, que es
la asociaciA^3n de industriales molineros de ese paAs y no habrA!
impedimentos para venderles entre 1.100.000 y 1.200.000 toneladas que
serA! el excedente exportable que tendrA! Uruguay.
SegA-on las estimaciones de la DirecciA^3n de EstadAsticas Agropecuarias
(DIEA) del MGAP se plantaron mA!s de 500.000 hectA!reas con trigo y con
rendimientos por encima de los 3.000 kilos por hectA!rea, Uruguay estarAa
produciendo alrededor de 1.600.000 toneladas, cuando tiene un consumo
interno de alrededor de 450.000 toneladas. Todo el resto es un saldo
exportable que abre la esperanza de los agricultores de cerrar con buenos
RA(c)cord para el paAs
"Es un aA+-o de buena cosecha de invierno, tal vez y sin tal vez, va a
batir el rA(c)cord de la historia del paAs. Los precios tal vez no serA!n
tan buenos, pero la cosecha estA! allA y es por lo menos un puA+-o de
trabajo apresurado y comprometido de mucha gente. LA!stima que la gran
ciudad ni siquiera se da cuenta", comentA^3 el presidente de la
RepA-oblica, JosA(c) Mujica, en su audiciA^3n radial (en M24).
AsA Mujica destacA^3 el trabajo de los "incondicionales, nadie los nombra,
nadie los elogia", pero reconociA^3 que el trabajo de los productores "es
decisivo para el pan de muchos".
Brazil oil agency orders Chevron close a Frade well
RIO DE JANEIRO | Thu Dec 1, 2011 10:38am EST
Dec 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's oil regulator ordered Chevron to shutdown one
of its 10 production wells in the oil major's Frade field, director of the
regulator Magda Chambriard said on Thursday.
Chevron recently capped and abandoned an evaluative well that ruptured in
the field, spewing 2,400 barrels of oil into the ocean, for which the
company was hit with fines from the Brazilian government.
Rolls-Royce Seeks Petrobras Rig Contracts to Boost Brazil Sales
By Rodrigo Orihuela - Dec 1, 2011 11:39 AM GMT-0200
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc will bid to sell 16 more oil-platform power
turbines to Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4) after a $650 million contract
with the state-run company almost doubled its market share in Brazil.
The drive to supply Petrobras with power-generation equipment for offshore
platforms is part of efforts to double sales in South America in 10 years,
Francisco Itzaina, head of Rolls-Royce for the region, said today in an
telephone interview from Rio de Janeiro. The London-based companya**s
South America unit currently has annual sales of about $700 million, he
Brazilian offshore platforms will require about 200 energy turbines in 10
years as Petrobras and other oil producers tap deep-water reserves
including the largest discoveries in the Americas in more than three
decades, according to Itzaina. Petrobras plans $224.7 billion of
investments through 2015 to develop the so-called pre-salt deposits
sitting miles below the floor of the Atlantic trapped under layers of rock
and salt.
Petrobras last month awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to supply 32
natural-gas turbines for eight offshore platforms. The sale boosted
Rolls-Roycea**s market share in the Brazilian market for platform turbines
to about 70 percent from 40 percent, Itzaina said.
Rolls-Royce rose 1.7 percent to 741 pence at 1:28 p.m. in London,
extending this yeara**s gain to 17 percent.
Shell deepwater rig in Brazil to move to Australia
Thu Dec 1, 2011 10:42pm GMT
Dec 1 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) plans to move an
ultra-deepwater rig from Brazil to Australia just a year after it arrived,
rig owner Noble Corp (NE.N) said on Thursday.
The Clyde Boudreaux, now working on a $290,000-per-day contract with Shell
off Brazil until next June, will earn $417,000 per day under the new deal,
with a potential additional 17 percent performance bonus, Noble said.
The rig will spend some time preparing to move in mid-2012 before arriving
in Australia in early October, and the contract will then run until the
end of 2014.
The Boudreaux had been moved out of the Gulf of Mexico as a lack of well
permits earlier this year forced rig operators to deploy some of the
regional fleet elsewhere. [ID:nN27125865]
Noble was the last major Gulf of Mexico rig contractor to move one out
because of the permit shortage, which followed a U.S. regulatory overhaul
in response to the BP Plc (BP.L) oil spill disaster in 2010. (Reporting by
Braden Reddall in San Francisco; editing by Gunna Dickson)
ANP deve aprovar regras para etanol na semana que vem
As novas regras para o mercado de etanol devem ser divulgadas a partir da
semana que vem. A informaAS:A-L-o partiu do diretor da AgA-ancia Nacional
de PetrA^3leo, GA!s Natural e BiocombustAveis (ANP) Allan Kardec Duailibe
Filho. Segundo ele, o projeto sugerido para o setor deve passar por
apreciaAS:A-L-o da diretoria da agA-ancia na prA^3xima semana.
"Se tiver reuniA-L-o da diretoria na quarta, e for aprovado, quinta-feira
entra no DiA!rio Oficial e estarA! em vigor", afirmou, em evento hoje no
PalA!cio Itamaraty. O diretor participou da formulaAS:A-L-o da proposta.
De acordo com ele, entre as aAS:Aues, a ANP sugerirA! que cada produtor
tenha 8% do total de sua produAS:A-L-o em abril de cada ano.
Esta medida valerA! a partir da safra de cana-de-aAS:A-ocar de 2013. Outra
aAS:A-L-o A(c) que as distribuidoras tenham 15 dias de estoques
comprovados "em qualquer dia do ano", conforme frisou o diretor. Esta
A-oltima sugestA-L-o para distribuidoras valerA! a partir de 2012. "Esta
medida A(c) para segurar o preAS:o, de certa forma, atravA(c)s de
estoques", resumiu o diretor, reiterando ter boas expectativas de que as
aAS:Aues sejam aprovadas na semana que vem, pela diretoria colegiada.
"A ANP tem que ver o que diz o mercado. O mercado tem a demanda e a
oferta. E nA^3s temos mais demanda do que oferta hoje, A(c) o que estA!
acontecendo", avaliou. Duailibe Filho preferiu nA-L-o tecer comentA!rios
sobre como as medidas poderiam influenciar o preAS:o da gasolina - que
conta com A!lcool em sua formaAS:A-L-o. "FormaAS:A-L-o do preAS:o da
gasolina A(c) mais complexo, nA-L-o necessariamente impacta (o preAS:o da
gasolina) ou nA-L-o", afirmou.
Em meados deste ano, o governo anunciou um grupo de trabalho para definir
aAS:Aues para regulamentar o mercado de etanol no PaAs. A Medida
ProvisA^3ria 532 tornou a ANP responsA!vel pela cadeia de produAS:A-L-o,
movimentaAS:A-L-o e abastecimento de biodiesel e etanol, incluindo
importaAS:A-L-o e exportaAS:A-L-o dos produtos. As aAS:Aues sugeridas por
Duailibe Filho fazem parte do trabalho deste grupo.
The new rules for the ethanol market should be released from next week.
The information came from the director of the National Agency of
Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) Allan Kardec Duailibe Son. He
said the suggested design for the industry must go through appreciation of
the agency's board next week.
"If you have a board meeting on Wednesday, and is approved Thursday comes
in the Official Gazette and shall be in force," he said at an event today
at the Itamaraty Palace. The director participated in the formulation of
the proposal. According to him, among the actions, ANP suggest that each
producer has 8% of its total production in April of each year.
This measure will be valid from the harvest of sugar cane 2013. Another
case is that utilities have 15 days of inventory proven "any day of the
year" as the director stressed. This last suggestion will pay to
distributors in 2012. "This measure is to hold the price in a way, through
stocks," summed up the director, reiterating have good expectations that
the actions are approved next week by the executive board.
"The ANP will have to see what the market says. The market has the demand
and supply. And we have more demand than supply today is what is
happening," he said. Duailibe Son declined to comment on how the measures
could affect the price of gasoline - which has alcohol in his training.
"Training the price of gasoline is more complex, not necessarily impact
(gasoline prices) or not," he said.
Earlier this year, the government announced a working group to define
actions to regulate the ethanol market in the country Provisional Measure
532 has the ANP responsible for the chain of production, handling and
supply of biodiesel and ethanol, including import and export of products.
The actions suggested by Son Duailibe part of the work of this group.
OperaAS:A-L-o para desarticular facAS:A-L-o de Beira-Mar tem 7 presos
01/12/2011 - 10h54
Ao menos sete suspeitos foram presos na manhA-L- desta quinta-feira
durante operaAS:A-L-o para desarticular um esquema de lavagem de dinheiro
da facAS:A-L-o criminosa do traficante Luiz Fernando da Costa, o
Fernandinho Beira-Mar.
Segundo a PolAcia Civil do Rio, a aAS:A-L-o acontece em cinco Estados: Rio
de Janeiro, SA-L-o Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, ParanA! e Minas Gerais.
Fernandinho Beira-Mar cumpre pena na PenitenciA!ria Federal de MossorA^3,
no Rio Grande do Norte, por homicAdio e trA!fico de drogas.
Mais de 200 policiais civis de corporaAS:Aues locais tentam cumprir 20
mandados de prisA-L-o e 24 de busca e apreensA-L-o. Todos terA-L-o que
responder por trA!fico de drogas, formaAS:A-L-o de quadrilha e lavagem de
A PolAcia Civil do Rio informou que as investigaAS:Aues foram
desencadeadas pelo NA-ocleo de Combate A CorrupAS:A-L-o e A Lavagem de
Dinheiro, e contaram com apoio da Dcod (Delegacia de Combate A s Drogas),
Core (Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais) e Cinpol (Coordenadoria de
InteligA-ancia e InformaAS:A-L-o Policial).
Os investigadores disseram que chegaram aos suspeitos apA^3s analisar 14
retalhos de papA(c)is do traficante Fernandinho Beira-Mar apreendidos hA!
um ano durante ocupaAS:A-L-o dos complexos de favelas do AlemA-L-o e da
Penha, na zona norte do Rio.
Nos bilhetes, os traficantes detalhavam o esquema criminoso de armas e
drogas do conjunto de favelas. Eles tambA(c)m registravam como era
realizado um esquema de lavagem do dinheiro do trA!fico que chegou a
movimentar mais de R$ 20 milhAues, de acordo com a polAcia.
At least seven suspects were arrested early on Thursday during an
operation to thwart money laundering scheme of criminal faction of the
trafficker Luiz Fernando da Costa, Fernandinho Beira-Mar.
According to the Civil Police of Rio, the action takes place in five
states: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Parana and Minas
Fernandinho Beira-Mar is serving in the federal penitentiary in Mossley,
in Rio Grande do Norte, for murder and drug trafficking.
More than 200 police officers of local corporations trying to meet 20
arrest warrants and 24 search and seizure. Everyone will have to answer
for drug trafficking, conspiracy and money laundering.
The Civil Police of Rio reported that investigations were triggered by the
Center for Combating Corruption and Money Laundering, and had the support
of DCODER (Police Drug Enforcement Administration), Core (Coordinator of
Special Features) and Cinpol (Intelligence Coordination and Information
Investigators said the suspects came after reviewing 14 pieces of papers
Fernandinho Beira-Mar dealer seized a year ago during the occupation of
the German complex slum and Penha, in the north of Rio
Tickets in the criminal scheme detailing the traffickers of weapons and
drugs of all the slums. They also recorded how it was made a**a**a money
laundering scheme of trafficking who came to move more than $ 20 million,
according to police.
Assaltantes explodem agA-ancia bancA!ria em Tapes, no sul do Estado
02/12/2011 | 02h30Atualizada em 02/12/2011 | 07h13
Uma agA-ancia do Banco do Brasil foi arrombada no inAcio da madrugada
desta sexta-feira em Tapes, no sul do Estado. O banco fica localizado na
Avenida Assis Brasil, no centro da cidade. Segundo a Brigada Militar (BM),
a ocorrA-ancia foi registrada por volta de 1h30min.
Conforme o relato preliminar de testemunhas, cerca de seis homens teriam
se aproximado em dois carros a** um de cor prata e um preto. Em seguida,
teriam atirado pelo menos quatro vezes contra as vidraAS:as da agA-ancia.
Ao entrarem, explodiram os caixas eletrA'nicos, supostamente com o uso de
dinamite, de acordo com a BM. Pelo menos quatro equipamentos foram
A polAcia foi avisada por guardas noturnos do municApio, os quais teriam
visto a movimentaAS:A-L-o na agA-ancia e, em seguida, ouvido barulho de
tiros e fortes estrondos. A sala de autoatendimento da agA-ancia ficou
destruAda. A aAS:A-L-o durou cerca de trA-as minutos.
Os criminosos conseguiram fugir do local. NA-L-o houve confronto com a
polAcia e nenhum morador foi ferido na aAS:A-L-o. A polAcia encontrou na
A!rea sete cA!psulas de um fuzil de uso restrito do ExA(c)rcito.
De acordo com a BM, as unidades dos municApios vizinhos, como ArambarA(c),
CamaquA-L-, Sentinela do Sul e Cerro Grande foram avisadas e auxiliam nas
buscas. O Departamento Estadual de InvestigaAS:Aues Criminais (Deic) foi
chamado ao local para dar inAcio A perAcia e A s investigaAS:Aues.
Segundo o delegado do Deic, Juliano Ferreira, as poucas informaAS:Aues
sobre a quadrilha dificultam qualquer suposiAS:A-L-o:
a** Por enquanto nA-L-o podemos apontar nem descartar qualquer hipA^3tese.
NA-L-o temos como afirmar se essas pessoas sA-L-o de Santa Catarina,
SA-L-o Paulo ou outro Estado a** disse Ferreira em entrevista A RA!dio
A branch of the Bank of Brazil was broken early in the morning on Friday
in Tapes, in the southern state. The bank is located at Avenida Assis
Brazil, in the city center. According to the Military Police (BM), the
occurrence was reported around 1:30.
According to preliminary reports from witnesses, about six men had
approached in two cars - one silver and one black. Then they would have
shot at least four times against the windows of the agency. Upon entering,
they blow up ATMs, allegedly with the use of dynamite, according to BM. At
least four pieces of equipment were damaged.
Police were alerted by night watchmen of the city, which would have seen
the change in the agency and then heard gunfire and heavy bangs. The room
was destroyed self-service agency. The action lasted about three minutes.
The criminals fled the spot. There was no confrontation with the police
and no villager was wounded in action. Police found seven capsules in the
area of a rifle restricted use of the Army.
According to BM, the units of neighboring municipalities, as ArambarA(c),
CamaquA-L-, Sentinel and Cerro Grande do Sul were advised and assist in
searches. The State Department of Criminal Investigations (Deic) was
called to the scene to start the expertise and investigations.
According to the delegate Deic, Juliano Ferreira, the little information
about the gang complicate any assumptions:
- Not at this point we can not discard any hypothesis. We can not say
whether these people are from Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo or another State -
Ferreira said in an interview to Radio Gaucho.
PolAcia prende ex-presidente de associaAS:A-L-o de moradores da Rocinha
Nov. 2
Policiais da Delegacia de Roubos e Furtos de AutomA^3veis (DRFA)
prenderam na manhA-L- desta sexta-feira o ex-presidente da AssociaAS:A-L-o
PrA^3-Melhoramentos da Rocinha, William de Oliveira. Ele A(c) acusado de
associaAS:A-L-o para o trA!fico e venda de arma de uso exclusivo das
ForAS:as Armadas.
O titular da DRFA, MA!rcio MendonAS:a, disse que a polAcia tem certeza que
William era ligado ao trA!fico de drogas, inclusive participou de venda de
arma para o traficante Nem. "Temos provas suficientes de que ele era
conivente", afirmou.
Ex-lAder comunitA!rio da Rocinha A(c) apontado de colaborar com o trA!fico
de drogas naquela favelaEx-lAder comunitA!rio da Rocinha A(c) apontado de
colaborar com o trA!fico de drogas naquela favela
A polAcia cumpre mandados de busca e apreensA-L-o na casa do traficante
Nem, apontado como chefe do trA!fico da Rocinha.
Ele foi preso no inAcio de novembro, A s vA(c)speras da ocupaAS:A-L-o
policial nas favelas da Rocinha, Vidigal e ChA!cara do CA(c)u, quando
tentava fugir escondido no porta-malas de um carro.-
Police from the robberies and thefts from cars (AFRI) arrested on the
morning of Friday the former president of the AsociaciA^3n Pro Upgrades
Rocinha, William de Oliveira. He is accused of association for the gun
trafficking and sale of exclusive use of the Armed Forces.
The holder of AFRI, Marcio Mendonca, said police are sure that William was
linked to drug trafficking, including part of selling weapons to the
dealer not. "We have sufficient evidence that he was complicit," he said.
A former community leader in Rocinha is appointed to collaborate with drug
trafficking-that favelaEx Rocinha community leader is appointed to
collaborate with drug trafficking in that slum
Police complies with search warrants and arrest the drug dealer's house
Nor, appointed as head of the trafficking in Rocinha.
He was arrested in early November, the eve of the occupation police in the
favelas of Rocinha and Vidigal ChA!cara of Heaven, while trying to escape
hidden in the trunk of a car.
ComissA-L-o discutirA! execuAS:A-L-o orAS:amentA!ria para ForAS:as Armadas
02 de Dezembro, 2011 - 09:25 ( BrasAlia )
A ComissA-L-o de RelaAS:Aues Exteriores e de Defesa Nacional vai realizar
audiA-ancia pA-oblica com a ministra do Planejamento, OrAS:amento e
GestA-L-o, Miriam Belchior, para prestar esclarecimentos sobre a
execuAS:A-L-o orAS:amentA!ria para as ForAS:as Armadas.
A iniciativa do debate, ainda sem data marcada, A(c) do deputado Eduardo
Azeredo (PSDB-MG). De acordo com Azeredo, o objetivo da reuniA-L-o A(c)
conseguir explicaAS:Aues a respeito de notAcias veiculadas pela imprensa
de que estA! havendo sucateamento e subutilizaAS:A-L-o de equipamentos na
Marinha, no ExA(c)rcito e na AeronA!utica, em funAS:A-L-o da escassez de
recursos destinados a essas ForAS:as e ao MinistA(c)rio da Defesa.
a**Ao mesmo tempo, hA! contingenciamento de recursos, pois do corte de R$
4 bilhAues anunciados no inAcio deste ano, apenas R$ 2,2 bilhAues foram
liberadosa**, acrescenta Azeredo.
Segundo os militares, os prejuAzos podem afetar diretamente projetos
importantes, como a compra de caAS:as para a ForAS:a AA(c)rea e a
construAS:A-L-o de submarinos pela ForAS:a Naval. O deputado afirma
tambA(c)m que, em um segundo momento, esse sucateamento pode chegar a
esvaziar as intenAS:Aues brasileiras de obter uma cadeira permanente no
Conselho de SeguranAS:a da OrganizaAS:A-L-o das NaAS:Aues Unidas (ONU).
The Committee on Foreign Relations and National Defense will hold a public
hearing with the Minister of Planning, Budget and Management, Miriam
Belchior, to provide information on budget execution for the Armed Forces.
The initiative of the debate, still no date set, is the deputy Eduardo
Azeredo (PSDB-MG). According to Azeredo, the purpose of the meeting is to
get explanations about press reports that there is underutilization of
equipment and scrap in the Navy, Army and Air Force, due to the scarcity
of resources to these forces and the Ministry of Defense.
"At the same time, there are contingency of resources, because the cut of
$ 4 billion announced earlier this year, only $ 2.2 billion were
released," says Azevedo.
The military, the damage may directly affect important projects like the
purchase of fighter jets for the Air Force and the construction of
submarines for the Navy. The deputy also said that in a second time, this
scrap can come to empty the Brazilian intentions of obtaining a permanent
seat on the Security Council of the United Nations (UN).ComissA-L-o
discutirA! execuAS:A-L-o orAS:amentA!ria para ForAS:as Armadas
02 de Dezembro, 2011 - 09:25 ( BrasAlia )
A ComissA-L-o de RelaAS:Aues Exteriores e de Defesa Nacional vai realizar
audiA-ancia pA-oblica com a ministra do Planejamento, OrAS:amento e
GestA-L-o, Miriam Belchior, para prestar esclarecimentos sobre a
execuAS:A-L-o orAS:amentA!ria para as ForAS:as Armadas.
A iniciativa do debate, ainda sem data marcada, A(c) do deputado Eduardo
Azeredo (PSDB-MG). De acordo com Azeredo, o objetivo da reuniA-L-o A(c)
conseguir explicaAS:Aues a respeito de notAcias veiculadas pela imprensa
de que estA! havendo sucateamento e subutilizaAS:A-L-o de equipamentos na
Marinha, no ExA(c)rcito e na AeronA!utica, em funAS:A-L-o da escassez de
recursos destinados a essas ForAS:as e ao MinistA(c)rio da Defesa.
a**Ao mesmo tempo, hA! contingenciamento de recursos, pois do corte de R$
4 bilhAues anunciados no inAcio deste ano, apenas R$ 2,2 bilhAues foram
liberadosa**, acrescenta Azeredo.
Segundo os militares, os prejuAzos podem afetar diretamente projetos
importantes, como a compra de caAS:as para a ForAS:a AA(c)rea e a
construAS:A-L-o de submarinos pela ForAS:a Naval. O deputado afirma
tambA(c)m que, em um segundo momento, esse sucateamento pode chegar a
esvaziar as intenAS:Aues brasileiras de obter uma cadeira permanente no
Conselho de SeguranAS:a da OrganizaAS:A-L-o das NaAS:Aues Unidas (ONU).
The Committee on Foreign Relations and National Defense will hold a public
hearing with the Minister of Planning, Budget and Management, Miriam
Belchior, to provide information on budget execution for the Armed Forces.
The initiative of the debate, still no date set, is the deputy Eduardo
Azeredo (PSDB-MG). According to Azeredo, the purpose of the meeting is to
get explanations about press reports that there is underutilization of
equipment and scrap in the Navy, Army and Air Force, due to the scarcity
of resources to these forces and the Ministry of Defense.
"At the same time, there are contingency of resources, because the cut of
$ 4 billion announced earlier this year, only $ 2.2 billion were
released," says Azevedo.
The military, the damage may directly affect important projects like the
purchase of fighter jets for the Air Force and the construction of
submarines for the Navy. The deputy also said that in a second time, this
scrap can come to empty the Brazilian intentions of obtaining a permanent
seat on the Security Council of the United Nations (UN).
Programa espacial tem que incluir as empresas nacionais, diz presidente da
02 de Dezembro, 2011 - 09:29 ( BrasAlia )
Presidente da AgA-ancia Espacial Brasileira (AEB), Marco AntA'nio Raupp
defende a inclusA-L-o das empresas nacionais no programa espacial do
governo, "pois os produtos do setor tA-am alto valor agregado e podem
gerar oportunidades de negA^3cios". Ele participou, nesta quinta-feira
(1A-o), da audiA-ancia pA-oblica promovida pela ComissA-L-o de CiA-ancia,
Tecnologia, InovaAS:A-L-o, ComunicaAS:A-L-o e InformA!tica (CCT) do
Ao destacar a importA-c-ncia do valor agregado, Raupp afirmou que "se um
quilo de soja custa cerca de US$ 0,20 e um quilo de uma aeronave em torno
de US$ 10 mil, um quilo de um satA(c)lite custa aproximadamente US$ 50
- NA-L-o podemos enveredar com dinheiro pA-oblico em um programa ambicioso
de construAS:A-L-o de veAculos espaciais sem que haja o envolvimento da
indA-ostria nacional - reiterou ele.
Raupp observou ainda que a participaAS:A-L-o das empresas no setor
"tambA(c)m pode resultar em capacitaAS:A-L-o da indA-ostria para que se
possa competir no mercado global".
Por outro lado, o presidente da AEB concordou com as crAticas de que o
programa espacial brasileiro estA! atrasado em sua implementaAS:A-L-o - o
senador Walter Pinheiro (PT-BA), que participou da audiA-ancia, estA!
entre os crAticos. Raupp disse que, "apesar do esforAS:o dos A-oltimos 30
anos, o programa nA-L-o vem atendendo a muitas das grandes demandas da
sociedade, como A(c) o caso da internet de banda larga para regiAues de
difAcil acesso e o fato de que nA-L-o hA! satA(c)lites brasileiros para
previsA-L-o do tempo".
- Utilizamos satA(c)lites norte-americanos para a previsA-L-o. E muitas
vezes ficamos na mA-L-o - lamentou Raupp.
Ao apontar os problemas da dependA-ancia de satA(c)lites estrangeiros,
Walter Pinheiro lembrou da importA-c-ncia das previsAues meteorolA^3gicas
para o planejamento da produAS:A-L-o agrAcola. O senador tambA(c)m
argumentou que o governo brasileiro "cometeu no passado erros grosseiros
em suas decisAues relacionadas aos satA(c)lites".
Apesar de reconhecer esses problemas, Raupp tambA(c)m citou avanAS:os,
como o desenvolvimento de satA(c)lites para a gestA-L-o de bacias
hidrogrA!ficas e a geraAS:A-L-o de imagens A^3pticas do territA^3rio
nacional que permitem o monitoramento de florestas.
Marco AntA'nio Raupp assumiu em marAS:o a presidA-ancia da AgA-ancia
Espacial Brasileira, que A(c) uma autarquia federal vinculada ao
MinistA(c)rio da CiA-ancia e Tecnologia.
President of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), Marco Antonio Raupp
supports the inclusion of national companies in the space program of the
government, "because the goods have high added value and can generate
business opportunities." He participated on Thursday (1), the public
hearing organized by the Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation,
Communication and Information Technology (CCT) of the Senate.
By highlighting the importance of value-added, Raupp said, "If a pound of
soy costs about $ 0.20 and a pound of aircraft around U.S. $ 10 thousand,
one kilogram of a satellite costs about $ 50 000 ".
- We can not pursue with public money in an ambitious program of building
space vehicles without the involvement of national industry - he
Raupp also noted that the participation of companies in the sector "can
also result in training for the industry that can compete in the global
On the other hand, the president of the AEB agreed with the criticism that
the Brazilian space program is delayed in its implementation - Senator
Walter Pinheiro (PT-BA), who attended the hearing, is among the critics.
Raupp said that "despite the efforts of the past 30 years, the program
does not answer many of the major demands of society, as is the case of
broadband internet access to regions of difficult access and the fact that
there is no Brazilian satellites to forecast time. "
- We use U.S. satellites to forecast. And we are often on hand - sorry
By pointing out the problems of dependence on foreign satellites, Walter
Pinheiro reminded of the importance of weather forecasts for the planning
of agricultural production. The senator also argued that the Brazilian
government "in the past committed gross errors in their decisions related
to satellites."
While acknowledging these problems, Raupp also cited progress, the
development of satellites for watershed management and optical imaging of
the country that allow the monitoring of forests.
Marco Antonio Raupp took over in March as president of the Brazilian Space
Agency, which is a federal agency under the Ministry of Science and
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For Gamers, The Holiday Season Begins Today
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Doc - FFG used to be the North American distributor for the Rackham products AT43 and Confrontation- but they aren't anymore (I don't know why). They are just selling off their previously acquired stock. They are a great deal.
Why is there Confrontation at the FFG sale?
Oh man... if only you guys had business in europe, I would be a happy man!
The Shipping cost to europe are too high otherwise I would grab a couple of games
4 WFRP 2E for 20$ (3 HC), happy days :-)
Thank you... and, curse you for the sale FFG! :-)
Drakon, Cave Troll, Doom and Expansion, 3 Descent figs, LotR Con. and Beowulf.
There goes another $100.00... I might just have to take another look over the weekend to see what else I NEED!
Perhaps some more AT-43?
Just don't tell my wife!
Christmas + Birthday present for myself. Great deals! This has to be one of my favorite parts of the holidays, good deals on great games!
And I just bought Drakon too... ah well, Christmas shopping is now done. Thanks FFG, happy holidays.


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There are a few things in life that I hope to one day be able to continuously splurge on. At the top of my list is anything made by Diane von Furstenberg. I just can't get enough of her stuff, even if I can only indulge my obessession mentally and not physically. I drifted further into dreamland a few weeks ago when I heard that DVF was launching a new home collection.Think pretty tabletop pieces, bedding, and pillows inspired by her iconic printed wrap dresses. Amazing!
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Gwinnett County Transit offers various routes to Mall of Georgia. For more information, please visit www.gctransit.com.
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Shopping bags are available at Guest Services for $1 each. Small bags are available for 50¢. All proceeds benefit at-risk youth via our Simon Youth Foundation.
Simon Kidgits Club
Please visit Guest Services to enroll your child in the Simon Kidgits Club. There is also information at Guest Services about upcoming Kidgits Club events. Annual memberships are just $5!
Soft Seating
Relax and recharge at our Rejuvenation Station located on the lower level outside of Belk. There are also soft seating areas located at the Main Entrance, Dillard's Lower Level, Macy's Lower Level, Belk Upper Level, and in Nordstrom Court.

Stamps can be purchased at Jan's Hallmark located on the 2nd level near Nordstrom.

Stoller rental locations are conveniently located throughout the interior of the mall near our major mall entrances. Stroller rental is just $5, with $1 returned to you with the return of the stroller.
Valet Parking
Valet parking is available weekends at The Village Pavilion next to Barnes & Noble and The Main Entrance. Watch for the signs. See Valet holiday promotion on the Events & News page.
Wheelchairs (Complimentary)
Wheelchairs are available free of charge on a first-come, first-serve basis at Simon Guest Services, Level 1 near Old Navy. Many of our customers utilize this service, and as a result our wheelchairs are in heavy demand, so please understand if we do not have one available at the time you request it. As they are returned, wheelchairs are issued to the next party waiting. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Enhanced Cellular Connectivity
This property features enhanced cellular connectivity that improves the signal strength and brings the cell phone tower inside of the mall.


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I am in the area where we have been hit with below freezing temperatures for several days after having days in the 70's and one day in the 80's. My tulips are now lying over after they were somewhat standing straight yesterday. They have been up and down for a few days now.
I was wondering if anyone has experience with this and can tell me whether these will still be able to be sold as cut flowers once they bloom. Will this affect vase life, etc? Thanks,
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- Posted by flowerfarmer 5/6 MI (My Page) on Tue, Apr 10, 07 at 19:51
We don't know anyone who has ever experienced the weather we have had in the last week after the mild early spring. Farmers here in this region are more accustomed to the brief overnight freezes that sometimes hit in the springtime; however, not this sustained cold and snow. The fruit farmers inland have been hit hard. Along the lakeshore here there is generally a little less damage. So, to answer your question regarding your tulips. Time will tell. We still have another month to go before there's no longer any threat of a return of freezing temperatures. For this reason, many cutflower growers have their tulip crops under protection from the elements. Trish |
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On my way home from Hazratganj, I had to as usual catch an auto rickshaw to get home quick. I always go for the sharing one, its five times cheaper. ;)
I love the evening auto rides - Immersed in my thoughts, enjoying the radio and feeling the cold wind blowing. It also helps me ignore the hustle of '1 savari 1 savari' and overloaded autos.
Lost as I always am, I realize a hand trying to feel my whatever little back is available above the back rest of the auto seat. I glare, not being too sure was it intentional or was it the driver's rash driving. I felt it again. I turn and stare at the guy sitting on the other side of the auto (only 3 fit anyway ), notice him trying to gauge my reaction for the second time by the corner of his eye. "Bhaisahab haath apney paas rakh saktey hai ya auto rukwao aapkey liye" The over stuffed auto with six passengers (all male), excluding the driver, stare too, and the hands went back, slightly uneasily placed on his lap.
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Almost immediately after their 1998 launch, however, Kohler and Hotz needed $1.5 million more to cover 1999 operating expenses. Fortunately, they found additional help in the form of angel funding from two former Pittsburgh Steelers: Carnell Lake, a Pro Bowl safety now with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Rod Woodson, a defensive back now with the Baltimore Ravens. Such high-profile investors cleared a path for the company to score with other investors.
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