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Brazil describes new plan to slow deforestation - 
Brazil plans to boost spending and programs to significantly slow destruction of the Amazon rain forest by 2017, aiming to reduce global warming by slashing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted when trees are burned.
- Found: 1 hour ago

Brazil leader asks God to halt rains, proposes aid - 
Brazil's president asked God to halt the devastating rains that have killed at least 116 people in a southern state and offered new plans on Monday to help tens of thousands of people rebuild ruined homes and businesses.
- Found: 3 hours ago

Brazil flooding death toll rises - 
The death toll from historic floods in southern Brazil continued to creep upward Monday, with 112 reported dead, the state news agency said.
- Found: 7 hours ago

Deforestation cuts for Brazil - 
Brazil's environment minister has plans to reduce deforestation in the Amazon region by up to 70%, as UN climate talks begin.
- Found: 8 hours ago

Brazil May Tap Sovereign Fund to Fuel Economic Growth (Update3) - 
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil may tap 15 billion reais ($6.35 billion) put aside for a yet-to-be-approved sovereign wealth fund to ease the impact of the global credit crisis next year, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said.
- Found: 3 hours ago

Brazil to Slash Amazon Deforestation More Than Half (Update1) - 
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil said it will slash the annual loss of Amazonian rainforest by more than half and clamp down on illegal logging by adding 3,000 officers to help combat climate change.
- Found: 7 hours ago

Brazil May Tap Sovereign Fund to Boost Economy (Update2) - 
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil may tap a 15 billion-real ($6.35 billion) sovereign wealth fund to boost economic growth in 2009 and ease the impact of the credit crisis, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said.
- Found: 8 hours ago

Brazil to Slash Annual Amazon Deforestation Loss More Than Half - 
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil said it will slash the annual loss of Amazonian rainforest by more than half to help combat climate change and clamp down on illegal logging.
- Found: 10 hours ago

Brazil May Tap Sovereign Fund to Boost Economy (Update1) - 
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil may tap a 15 billion-real ($6.35 billion) sovereign wealth fund to boost the economy in 2009, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said.
- Found: 12 hours ago

Brazil pledges to slash Amazon deforestation - 
Brazil vowed yesterday to cut the amount of deforestation in the Amazon over the next decade to less than half the current rate.
- Found 24 minutes ago