Brasilia- Brazilian Federal Police arrested 13 mayors accused of looting 117 million dollars in public money, authorities said Wednesday.

Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to start a four-day visit this week to the Netherlands and the Czech Republic on a tour focused on ethanol and other bio-fuels, a sector in which Brazil is a global leader.

Brazilian presidential spokesman Marcelo Baumbach said Monday that Lula will tell European leaders that bio-fuels are "a cleaner alternative that causes less harm to the environment."

Lula's official visit to the Netherlands is scheduled to start Thursday. The Brazilian president plans to visit The Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam and will meet with Dutch Queen Beatrix and Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.

Rio De Janeiro, Feb 13: French Presi

Mumbai: Praj Industries Ltd has formed a joint venture with a Brazilian company Jaragua E

New Delhi, Nov 28: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiary ONGC Videsh has bagged two blocks in Brazil, namely deepwater Block 470 in the highly prospective Espirito Santo basin and shallow water Block 1413 in another highly prospective Santos basin, amid stiff competition from International companies.

Earlier, Agência Nacional do Petróleo (ANP), the regulatory agency of Brazil, had announced the opening of Brazil Round 9, in which, 271 blocks, distributed among nine basins, totalling almost 73,000 km² in deepwater, shallow water and onshore were on offer.