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...Political and economic reforms vital to the country's future have little chance of becoming law unless Lula can form a broad coalition from the 25 different political parties in Congress. His Workers' Party (PT) won just 83 of 513 deputies and 10 of 81 senators, which means he must form an alliance with the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), the country's biggest party but one with no clear ideology beyond commanding influence and retaining power. "Lula is going to need the votes of the PMDB to pass his reform projects but the PMDB is the party...
...tough to put a positive spin on the massive eruption of mud that has displaced more than 12,000 people and buried a large swath of eastern Java in roiling, putrid sludge. But PT Lapindo Brantas, the Indonesian mining company widely blamed for releasing the reservoir of pressurized mud following a drilling accident last May, has come up with a novel form of damage control: sponsoring a sinetron, or Indonesian soap opera, on Surabaya TV station JTV. The 13-part series, Gali Lubang, Tutup Lubang (Digging a Hole, Filling a Hole), is a love story set among refugees left homeless...
...when a dike built to contain the mud flow collapsed-the latest in a string of public debacles for the company, which is part of a conglomerate controlled by the family of Aburizal Bakrie, the country's influential Welfare Minister. In the past two months, Lapindo's corporate parent, PT Energi Mega Persada, has unsuccessfully attempted to unload the beleaguered mining business twice: first, to another Bakrie Group subsidiary for the princely sum of $2; then to the British Virgin Islands-based investment firm Freehold Group. The latter deal collapsed last week after a public outcry, with many Indonesians fearing...
...Despite Edwards and Puchtel’s lack of PT on the pitch, Puchtel can still ball on the hardwood. For now, this is the only outlet for his competitive drive, and the only opportunity to somehow remember the limelight of yesteryear...
...storied incumbent with a record approval rating and the loyalty of 45 million poor people who benefit from his wide-ranging assistance programs was always a tall order for Geraldo Alckmin, the candidate of the centrist Brazilian Social Democratic Party. Alckmin benefited when members of Lula's Workers' Party (PT) were caught trying to buy documents to smear electoral rivals. The scandal helped Alckmin eat into Lula's lead and deny him the 50%-plus-one margin needed to claim outright victory in the first round of voting, which gave Alckmin 41.6% to Lula's 48.6%. But that...