Brazil and Israel have declared their intention to triple their current of trade, to more than US3 billion, during the current visit that the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pays to the country. “We will triple trade between Israel and Brazil by 2015” Paulo Skaf, president of the Federation of Industries of the [...]
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Brazil’s ruling party nominates president Lula’s hand-picked sucessor
The Brazilian ruling party has nominated president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hand-picked sucessor and chief of staff as its candidate to replace him in the elections on October 3rd. If elected, Dilma Rousseff (PT), 62-year-old, an economist who has never run for office, would be the first female president. The opinion polls has shown [...]
Brazil acts to combat corruption
Following years of intense international pressure, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, finally, sent to Congress a bill aiming to crack down on companies that bribe public officials. Under the proposal a company caught bribing domestic or foreign public officials could even be shut down. The bill would also prevent individuals convicted of fraud [...]