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Following years of intense pressure from the agribusiness sector, Brazil's parliament has approved destructive reforms to the country's forest protection. President Dilma has just 9 remaining days to veto this hatchet job before it becomes law. With the world watching, which side of history will she choose to be on? Will her legacy be Amazon ruin? Or, will she demonstrate courage and act on behalf of future generations?
This article appeared in the New York Times today.
YOU can urge President Dilma to do the right thing for Brazil, the Amazon and the planet.
Take action now by signing this petition, tell her to veto the new Forest Code!
More at the linkFollowing years of intense pressure from the agribusiness sector, Brazil's... more
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NOTE: Monsanto could be ordered to pay back an estimated 6.2 billion Euros to Brazil's 5 million soya farmers. A judge in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has already ordered the suspension of the payment of royalties on Monsanto's GM seeds this year. And the verdict envisages backdating the reimbursement of royalties to the 2003/2004 season. If Monsanto ignores this judgement, the firm will incur a daily penalty of 400,000 Euros. Monsanto will appeal but an appeal brings the risk that this decision by a state tribunal could be extended nationwide.
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Court decision concerning Monsanto in Brazil: Grower associations win legal action against biotech giant … more
Daniel Coelho Barbosa
TraceConsult, April 2012
http://db.zs-intern.de/uploads/1335221694-MediaInfo_Monsanto_Royalties_Braz_ENG_...
[Daniel Coelho Barbosa is an agribusiness analyst
working in Germany and Brazil]
(1) Brazil, Monsanto and a dispute over royalties worth 6.2 billion euros
On 4 April 2012, the courts of Brazil's southern‐most state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the
way of a preliminary injunction, suspended the collection of royalties on GMO soy seeds by Monsanto.
The ruling by Judge Giovanni Conti also provides for the reimbursement of license fees paid (so‐called royalties) since the harvest campaign 2003/2004, as the business practices of seed multinationals Monsanto violate the rules of the Brazilian Cultivars Act (No. 9.456/97).
According to Neri Perin, the attorney of the farmers associations of Passo Fundo, Santiago and Sertão, who filed a class action suit in 2009, the claim lodged may lead to an advantage for up to five million farmers in Brazil and could mean for them a reimbursement of about 6.2 billion euros.
The Brazilian soybean farmers question the regulations prohibiting them from withholding seed for a renewed planting (after a first planting for which they have paid royalties) and from giving or exchanging seed under public programs.
Monsanto has been accused of unlawful and abusive collection of royalties on seed and soybeans of the Roundup Ready (RR) cultivar. Until the ruling, royalties were required not only for the entire soybean crop, but also for soybean seed, that was retained from the previous harvest.
The farmers recognize that Monsanto is entitled to royalties when they buy soybean seed, but they demand the right to plant again the GM soybean seed they purchased and to sell this production, as food or feed, without another payment of license fees.
Subsequent joint plaintiffs have arisen: FETAG, the organization of farm workers from Rio Grande do Sul, and the farmers associations of the towns of Giruá and Arvorezinha...
Daniel Coelho Barbosa
Agribusiness AnalystNOTE: Monsanto could be ordered to pay back an estimated 6.2 billion Euros to... more
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Mariana van Zeller investigates Brazil's bold new initiative to transform Rio de Janeiro's dangerous slums (called favelas) before the country hosts the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.Mariana van Zeller investigates Brazil's bold new initiative to transform Rio de... more
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Oscar-winning film star Colin Firth today launched a major Survival International campaign to save ‘Earth’s most threatened tribe’ – the Awá of the Brazilian Amazon.
The centerpiece of the campaign is a short film, featuring an appeal by Colin Firth and music by Grammy-winning composer Heitor Pereira.
The Awá are a small tribe whose territory has been invaded by a vast army of illegal loggers, ranchers and settlers. Astonishing graphics on the campaign website show the devastating destruction of the Indians’ forest – which is happening faster than any other Amazon tribe.
Illegal settlers have reached just 30 minutes' walk from Little Butterfly's community
© Survival
The situation is now so critical that several Brazilian experts have spoken of a ‘genocide’ and ‘extinction’.
There are around 360 contacted Awá. Many are the survivors of brutal massacres. It is believed that 20-25% more are hiding in the rapidly-shrinking forest, desperately seeking a refuge from the constant destruction.
The campaign aims to persuade Brazil’s Justice Minister to send in federal police to clear out the loggers, ranchers and settlers, and keep them out.
In his appeal Colin Firth says, ‘The Awá’s forest is being illegally cut for timber. When the loggers see them, they kill them. Their bows and arrows are no match for guns. And at any other time in history, that’s where it would end. Another people wiped off the face of the earth, forever. But we’re going to make sure the world doesn’t let that happen…
More at the linkOscar-winning film star Colin Firth today launched a major Survival International... more
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Probe found four Obama officials hired prostitutes in Brasilia nightclub. It comes a week after scandal over the President's Security Staff using prostitutes in Colombia. American marines injured a Brazilian prostitute after throwing her out of an official Embassy car, it was reported today. Romilda Ferreira was left with a broken collar bone, two broken ribs and a punctured lung after the incident in Brazil's capital Brasilia.
The three marines on a U.S. Embassy security team, and an Embassy staff member, were pulled out of the country before police were able to press charges, according to Brazil's Jornal Nacional programme.
The revelation comes a week after ten American Secret Service agents were accused of hiring prostitutes in Colombia prior to president Barack Obama's visit to the Summit of Americas.
The scandal blew up after a prostitute fought with an agent who had slept with her at a Colombian hostel but then refused to hand over the £800 they had agreed upon.
This latest incident, which happened in November last year, came to light after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in Brazil during a Latin American tour, was questioned about it by a Brazilian reporter during a press conference.
According to a Brazilian police investigation, the four U.S. Embassy officials had visited a nightclub in the centre of Brasilia where they had hired a group of prostitutes.
The three marines on a U.S. Embassy security team, and an Embassy staff member, were pulled out of the country before police were able to press charges, it was claimed.
The three marines on a U.S. Embassy security team, and an Embassy staff member, were pulled out of the country before police were able to press charges, it was claimed
One of the Americans and at least one woman left the club by taxi, but Ms Ferreira and another women got into an official U.S. Embassy van with the other three men.
As they pulled away there was a discussion about how much the women were to be paid, and one of the marines pushed Ms Ferreira out of the car, where she ended up being run over by the vehicle...
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The North-East of Brazil is the most densely populated semi-arid region in the world. Low, erratic rainfall and cyclic droughts make farming difficult. For generations, farmers have resorted to excessive use of chemicals and slash and burn agriculture, stripping the soil of nutrients. Now farmers like Irupuan Gomes are trying something new. He is using bush management techniques to rehabilitate the natural ecosystem. Not only is the environment healthier -- but so are his profits.The North-East of Brazil is the most densely populated semi-arid region in the world.... more
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Gloria Coelho was inspired by the neutrinos, volcanoes, 30s, 50s, 60s, 90s and 2012, lightness, transparency, synchronicity, speed, improvisation, unselfishness, originality and independence. TheGloria Coelho was inspired by the neutrinos, volcanoes, 30s, 50s, 60s, 90s and 2012,... more
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Lino Villaventura was inspired by the dark images of painter Francis Bacon. The collection began with pieces contained in formats and gradually, the designs gained mega volumes, built with enormous petticoats. Materials: silk taffeta, silk organza, chiffon, crepe de Chine, jacquard, silk jersey andLino Villaventura was inspired by the dark images of painter Francis Bacon. The... more
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Samuel Cirnansck said that he saw "clothes instead of gems and jewelry in place of clothes." This was the source of his inspiration for his new collection. The silhouettes reminded of a "mermaid tail", long and very long. The fabrics used in collection were organza,Samuel Cirnansck said that he saw "clothes instead of gems and jewelry in place... more
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Animale inspirations were old Russian parts (including heavy jewelry), which also included Tsars, seen by the creative team on a visit to the museums in Europe. The main focus of the brand was ruby red color followed by the burnt red, and visible presence ofAnimale inspirations were old Russian parts (including heavy jewelry), which also... more
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Oestudio was inspired by the individual, the human being in its complex possibilities of existence. The colors ranged from orange, green, black and nude tones. The forms moved between the organic and structured, with draping located in cracks and uneven cuts - likeOestudio was inspired by the individual, the human being in its complex possibilities... more
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Giulia Borges used her inspiration for the new collection from antique dolls and childhood memories "before the enchantment and fear aroused by fantasies and perfection." The color palette had splashes of white, black, fluorescent coral and lime colors all overGiulia Borges used her inspiration for the new collection from antique dolls and... more
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Bianca Marques always had passion for the forms, since the time of being a ballet dancer. She decided to take a break from dancing and try a new challenge - fashion. In 2007, Bianca Marques opened her first studio in Ipanema. The brand split its line into Pret-a-Porter and Bridal Haute Couture inBianca Marques always had passion for the forms, since the time of being a ballet... more
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Alessandra Migani, Brazilian designer of her self-named line Alessa, has gained international attention with her quirky, off-beat and unique prints. She has been described as a conceptual artist over a fashion designer to which, she responds positively. “The image ofAlessandra Migani, Brazilian designer of her self-named line Alessa, has gained... more
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