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http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/09/brazil.slavery/index.html#cnnSTCText
- In this article, It explains how Brazil's government is trying to eradicate slave labor. 40,000 Brazilians don't get real wages and can't leave their distant work camps. A lot of less-fortunate Brazilians who live in the plumbs and slums or other poor areas end up like this because they get recruited by a recruiter known as a "Gato" or "Cat". They are talked into working on a distant place, and when they are away from their home and families, workers are vulnerable to all sorts of abuses, such as being told they owe money for transportation, food, housing and other services.
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Sources: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ddf5d0a8-ce3b-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddf5d0a8-ce3b-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss&_i_referer=&ftcamp=rss; http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1257436175_320.html?asrc=RSS_BP_KABPDATAMINING; http://www.traveldocs.com/br/govern.htm; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federative_Republic_of_Brazil#Government_and_politics

Brazil's Political issues
The form of Government in Brazil is Federative Republic, it has 26 states and a federal district. Voting is compulsory for those whose age is between 18 to 65 years old. All members of the executive and legislative branches are directly elected, while the Judicial officials are appointed after passing the entry exams. Federative Republic is much similar to Democratic Republic, with a presidential system. The president's term lasts for four years and they can get re-elected for a second successive term or the voters can vote for another qualified candidate. The president gets to appoint the Ministers of state, who assist in governing. Their current president is Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/09/brazil.slavery/index.html#cnnSTCText
- In this article, It explains how Brazil's government is trying to eradicate slave labor. 40,000 Brazilians don't get real wages and can't leave their distant work camps. A lot of less-fortunate Brazilians who live in the plumbs and slums or other poor areas end up like this because they get recruited by a recruiter known as a "Gato" or "Cat". They are talked into working on a distant place, and when they are away from their home and families, workers are vulnerable to all sorts of abuses, such as being told they owe money for transportation, food, housing and other services.
-“Brazil’s finance minister has sparked speculation the government will introduce further capital controls after he said foreign exchange markets were giving the Brazilian real an “exaggerated” valuation”
-“Brazil has imposed a 2 per cent tax on FII inflows. Brazil found that FII money was threatening to create an asset bubble, which has all along been the Indian experience and apprehension too. After all, the Indian bourses have been driven by the FII money”
Sources: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ddf5d0a8-ce3b-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddf5d0a8-ce3b-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss&_i_referer=&ftcamp=rss; http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1257436175_320.html?asrc=RSS_BP_KABPDATAMINING; http://www.traveldocs.com/br/govern.htm; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federative_Republic_of_Brazil#Government_and_politics

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There are a lot of environmental issues in Brazil. Some of these issues include Deforestation in the forests destroys the plants and animal habitats it resulted to endangering of many plants and animal species in such areas, Illegal wildlife trade, Air and water pollution, Land degradation, Wetland degradation, Oil spills, And water pollution caused by improper mining activities.
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Brazil's Environmental issues
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There are a lot of environmental issues in Brazil. Some of these issues include Deforestation in the forests destroys the plants and animal habitats it resulted to endangering of many plants and animal species in such areas, Illegal wildlife trade, Air and water pollution, Land degradation, Wetland degradation, Oil spills, And water pollution caused by improper mining activities.
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Brazil is trying its best to eliminate these issues regarding their environment by joining and cooperating in organizations/agreements like Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling.
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and environment-friendly.

Sources: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Current_environmental_issues_in_Brazil

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There are a lot of environmental issues in Brazil. Some of these issues include Deforestation in the forests destroys the plants and animal habitats it resulted to endangering of many plants and animal species in such areas, Illegal wildlife trade, Air and water pollution, Land degradation, Wetland degradation, Oil spills, And water pollution caused by improper mining activities.
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Brazil is trying its best to eliminate these issues regarding their environment by joining and cooperating in organizations/agreements like Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling.
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The country is still in the process of making their environment better and making it more cleaner and environment-friendly.

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