Brazil

Brazil Close To Outlawing Discrimination Against Gays

25 May 2012

Brazil close to making discrimination against gays a criminal offense, punishable by up to five years in prison.

Brazil's leader vetoes portions of new forest law

25 May 2012

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff used a line-item veto Friday to send back parts of a congressional bill that loosened the nation's benchmark law protecting the Amazon rainforest -- a veto the government said would prevent increased deforestation.

In Brazil, a showdown over rainforest deforestation

25 May 2012

Brazil's president is scheduled to sign a reform package today that could retroactively legalize the deforestation of millions of acres in the Amazon.