Raymond Colitt
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 00:00
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged his Iranian counterpart on Monday to engage in dialogue on nuclear non-proliferation but backed Iran's right to develop a peaceful nuclear program
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 00:00
Under Bolsa Familia, poor families receive up to 200 reais ($115) a month, depending on their income and how many children they have. In exchange, children must attend school
Friday, October 2, 2009 - 00:00
A freak tornado and floods last month may be a harbinger of a troubled future for Brazilian farmers, who worry that climate change could severely disrupt production in one of the world's breadbaskets.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 00:00
Brazil's government is facing growing criticism at home over its handling of the Honduran crisis as senior lawmakers accuse it of allowing the ousted president to use its embassy as a political platform.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 00:00
Chavez's government condemned the attack, although Globovision's owners said they suspected the president was behind the incident
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 00:00
Chavez says all three events show that U.S. hostilities toward Venezuela continue under Obama
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela rejected on Tuesday a U.S. government report that said it was not cooperating fully in the war on drug trafficking, saying such accusations had to stop if bilateral relations were to improve
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 00:00
An improved economic outlook in Brazil has boosted the approval ratings of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his preferred candidate in next year's election
Monday, March 16, 2009 - 00:00
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will urge U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday to open talks with leftist governments in Venezuela and Cuba and make aid and development the focus
Friday, January 16, 2009 - 00:00
Lula said he would grant Morales's request for helicopters and other logistics support to patrol the porous frontier that is a major cocaine-trafficking route from the Andes to violence-plagued cities like Rio de Janeiro