Tag Archives: Brazil

Boeing Loses $4.5B Contract With Brazil, NSA Leaks Cited

Posted on January 16, 2014 by DRenegade

Boeing lost out on a $4.5 billion contract with the Brazilian Air Force in what industry insiders consider to be part of the ongoing fallout from revelations of NSA snooping on foreign governments revealed by the traitor Edward Snowden. The … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Germany, Brazil Turn to U.N. to Restrain American Spies

Posted on October 24, 2013 by DRenegade

Brazil and Germany today joined forces to press for the adoption of a U.N. General Resolution that promotes the right of privacy on the internet, marking the first major international effort to restrain the National Security Agency’s intrusions into the … Continue reading →

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Latin American Countries Recall Ambassadors From Spain, France, Italy And Portugal Over Snowden “Neo-Colonial” Flap

Posted on July 13, 2013 by DRenegade

The global fallout from the Snowden affair continues to reverberate following the latest news that four Latin American countries – Brazil, Argentina, Urugay and Venezuela – announced on Friday they would recall their ambassadors from the countries that blocked their airspace to … Continue reading →

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Brazil Protests Return With A Vengeance: Up To A Million Take To The Streets

Posted on June 20, 2013 by DRenegade

Who lives in the land of the free? None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Edward Snowden started to shine the light on the government’s tyranny. Look what ten cents … Continue reading →

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Brazil Bedlam: Largest-in-decades protests sweep country

Posted on June 18, 2013 by DRenegade

From YouTube: Mass protests continued throughout Brazil on Monday, with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators converging in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, the capital of Brasilia and other cities. Protests initially began last week following a government announcement … Continue reading →

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US buyers turn to Brazil for cheap corn

Posted on July 24, 2012 by DRenegade

The US is turning to Brazil for help with corn supplies as low stocks and the worst drought in half a century haunt the world’s leading grain exporter. Meat companies including top pork producer Smithfield Foods have arranged to ship Brazilian corn … Continue reading →

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Why Is Obama Going to Brazil?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by DRenegade

President Obama  is taking a working vacation to Rio de Janeiro with his family. I question the timing of this trip based on current events and his low approval ratings. Here is his reasoning: I’ll begin my trip by visiting Brazil … Continue reading →

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