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2004 -
August 2004
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 Municipal and state
administrators of the Brazilian Federal
Health System are gathering now in Brasília, Brazil's capital,
to discuss the health care given to blacks by the government.
To deal with Brazil's recognized racism, the Lula administration
has created the Secretariat for the Promotion of Social Equality.
by: Juliana
Andrade
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2004 -
August 2004
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Sunday, 01 August 2004 08:54 |
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 Cigarettes top the
list of illegal merchandise sold in Brazil. Around
32 percent of the cigarettes sold there are contraband or counterfeit.
The fiscal harm caused by illegal cigarette sales alone amounts
to US$ 1.2 billion annually. Authorities believe legislation alone
will not solve the problem. Brazilians need a new mindset.
by: Juliana
Andrade
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2004 -
August 2004
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Sunday, 01 August 2004 08:54 |
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 Twenty percent of all
computers used by the Brazilian ministries
are running Linux and other open source software. In a few months
this number should grow to 100 percent. Through its Digital
Inclusion Program Brazil wishes to democratize the use of computers.
Government telecenters are being created throughout Brazil.
by: Leonardo
Stavale
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2004 -
August 2004
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Sunday, 01 August 2004 08:54 |
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 Brazil's Federal Police
are in the midst of a national crackdown on
doleiros, illegal money changers and sometimes trusted personal
bankers. According to police, the doleiros received dirty money in
Brazil and sent it abroad. Part of this money returned to Brazil
as investments after going through off-shore tax shelters,
by: Daisy
Nascimento
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2004 -
August 2004
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Sunday, 01 August 2004 08:54 |
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 Brazil's 1988 Constitution
acknowledges the rights of quilombo
communities, rural villages founded by blacks who were slaves.
There are over one thousand of them throughout the country,
but only 29 have received property deeds. Quilombos have
their own customs, which differ from the rest of Brazil.
by: Pedro
Malavolta
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