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David Puente is the anchor for ABC News' "Exclusiva." He regularly reports on immigration and politics in Latin America and the Hispanic community in the U.S.
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April 14, 2008 1:57 PM
Brazil: Civil defense forces have begin to distribute 115 tons of food in the state of Paraiba after floods washed through the state and left 17-thousand people homeless. The northeast of Brazil is a dry, arid area, which has not seen such heavy rain in 30 years.
Rio de Janeiro: A paramilitary group has taken over land, which was to be used to provide housing for low-income families in the outskirts of Rio. The militias have started to construct shops on the land, forcing families who were supposed to be living in these dwellings to go back to living in shacks in the favela close by. The militia groups are made-up of former police officers and firefighters and enforce a vigilante rule to drive out drug trafficking factions in the city.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on a tour focused on ethanol and other bio-fuels, a sector in which Brazil is a global leader, signed a cooperation agreement with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. The agreement will allow Brazil and the Netherlands to work together on the sustainable production of biofuels and to help developing nations establish their own crops to make alternatives to fossil fuels.
Peru-US: The government of Peru says Yale University is holding onto 40,000 artifacts taken from one of the world's most famous archeological sites, and it wants them back. In 1911, Yale alum Hiram Bingham rediscovered the ancient city of Machu Picchu, where he excavated thousands of relics and brought them back to Yale for study. Peru now says the artifacts were only on loan. The two sides sounded like they reached an agreement last year. Yale said it would return 4,000 pieces it had, but now a Peruvian government commission says that's only a tenth of what Yale really has stored away.
Uruguay: More than a thousand people hosted the world’s biggest barbecue to promote the country’s most desirable export--beef. The National Meats Institute, which tracks beef sales overseas, organized the barbecue. The South American country surpassed a Mexican grilling record from 2006 by four tonnes. Beef exports brought in $817 million last year for Uruguay.
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