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At least 81 killed in São Paulo gang attacks
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with senior ministers following four days of gang attacks in São Paulo that had claimed the lives of at least 81 people, prompting calls for action to address the country’s gangs and lack of public safety.
Bush plan to beef up border patrols under fire
President to address nation
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Bolivian nationalisation leaves Lula in disarray
The summit of more than 50 Latin American, Caribbean and European leaders last week was hardly Brazil’s finest hour. Where once it would dominate such events, this time it found itself reacting to an agenda set by Bolivia, the continent’s poorest state.
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Hugo Ch?vez?s challenge amounts to a widely shared belief in Latin America that liberal democracy is an inappropriate vehicle for social reform, writes David Lehmann of the Latin American Studies Centre at Cambridge University.
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