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...Brazilian officials organizing the film premiere of Lula, Son of Brazil probably weren't thinking of the biopic's subject when they chose the music to be played before the curtain went up. But the subliminal connection with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was hard to ignore: "You're the One That I Want," "I Will Always Love You," the theme to the James Bond and Rocky flicks and then - almost inevitably - just moments before the film began, the uplifting bars of the theme to Superman...
...been that kind of a year for Lula; even in the middle of the worst global economic crisis in 80 years, everything went right for him. His government lowered interest rates to a level not seen in decades, and foreign reserves rose to a record high. Brazil was last into and first out of the recession, and domestic consumption remained high as the gap between rich and poor narrowed at an unprecedented rate. Rio de Janeiro became the first South American city to win the right to host the Olympics. Meanwhile, Lula's opposition flailed aimlessly. His personal popularity regularly...
...Bianchi then fell pregnant with her new husband's child but died in childbirth in 2008. Her husband refused to return Sean to his father, and has been fighting for custody ever since. He and his Brazilian family said the child had spent so long in Brazil that it would be cruel to return him to a father he hardly knew...
...ruled on Tuesday night that that as a signatory to the Hague Convention on the protection of children, Brazil was obliged to return the boy. Governments of both Brazil and the U.S. agreed and Mendes warned in his ruling that if Brazil did not hand him over it would weaken the position of Brazilian parents when arguing cases with other governments...
...Goldman case has caused considerable controversy in both Brazil and the U.S., with the presidents of both nations publicly proclaiming that Sean should be returned to his father. Public opinion, also, has been fervent and divided. Many Brazilians believe the boy should be reunited with his father, but others criticized David Goldman for not visiting his son after he had been taken to Brazil...