Category Archives: Brazil

Why Brazil’s not buying Negroponte’s laptops

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Why Brazil’s not buying Negroponte’s laptops – thanks to Valleywag

Seems Gilberto Gil’s quibbling about the project’s “spiritual dimensions.” Bless, I know what he means too, though Valleywag seems a tad confused — maybe that’s why they refer to Gilberto by his surname Moreira.

Update — guess I was a little hard on Vallewag, as today (4 Jan 2008) they’ve got the news that Intel has pulled out of the whole deal. Good for Gilberto too, must have been using his ‘spirtuality’ to good effect.

Brazil gets tough on crime, and the causes of crime

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“Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced a plan costing over $3bn aimed at tackling the high levels of crime in the country’s cities. The plan will focus on improving the quality of policing and social programmes and education.” Hmm, something to share with the British Government?


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