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In response to protectionist measures adopted by the U.S. government in the cotton sector and after winning its case brought to the World Trade Organization seven year ago, the Brazilian government is ready to retaliate against the US and has already prepared a list of products that will be subject to retaliation.
For the fifth straight year, the "Facing Up To Sexual Exploitation of Children During Carnival" campaign was inaugurated by the head of Brazil's Special Secretariat for Human Rights, minister Paulo Vannuchi.
The PMDB, Brazilian Democratic Movement party, Brazil's main political force, reaffirmed its alliance with Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's Workers Party, PT, and closed ranks behind his handpicked candidate for October's presidential election, Dilma Rousseff.
Over 700 thousand Brazilians have lost their Bolsa Família (Family Allowance), a monthly voucher given by the government to the poorest in the country, because they did not update their registrations.
The announcement by the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) to postpone a decision to reduce Brazil's ethanol import duty from 20% to zero means it will take a bit longer for the move to be announced, but not for its impact to take effect once the decision is made.
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