48 Tons of Stolen Copper and Aluminum Seized

Metal Stolen From Electrical and Telephone Companies

CAMPINAS, Brazil – Police seized 48 tons of copper and aluminum wire stolen from electrical and telephone companies in an operation on Thursday, reported EPTV on Friday.

Copper Cable (photo: popsci.com)

Female Meat Packer Wins Dressing Room Suit

Worker was Forced to Parade in Underwear

CAMPINAS, Brazil – A labor court in Sao Paulo has ordered JBS, the owner of Bertin de Lins, one of Brazil's largest meat processors, to compensate a female employee U.S. $38,000 in punitive damages, reports TV Tem network.

Watching 9/11 from Brazil

Yahoo! is asking Americans how September 11 changed them. Below is an account from a reader.

On Sept. 11, 2001, we were watching TV at home in Brazil. Antonio da Costa Santos, the mayor of our city of Campinas in the state of Sao Paulo, had been killed the day before. "Toninho do PT," as we called him, had been elected with about 60 percent of the votes cast and was doing a great job.

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