11.   Portugal Telecom has targeted Brazil for expansion and is conducting the deal through its Brazilian subsidiary Telesp Celular.

12.   Schering AG said it may seek a court injunction against a government order suspending sales of all products made by its Brazilian subsidiary.

13.   That approach benefits Ford, General Motors and Fiat, which have Brazilian subsidiaries.

14.   The Brazilian subsidiaries of Ford Motor Company and Fiat announced Friday that they would cut back production in an effort to shrink their inventories of unsold vehicles.

15.   The Brazilian subsidiary of Ford Motor Company announced Thursday it will suspend production for two weeks because of a scarcity of parts.

16.   The Brazilian subsidiary of German automaker Volkswagen on Friday said it would study ways to eliminate child labor from the chain of production used to manufacture its vehicles.

17.   The Brazilian subsidiary of German pharmaceutical giant Schering AG on Friday suspended sales of all seven brands of birth control pills it manufactures, Globo television reported.

18.   The Brazilian subsidiary of German pharmaceutical giant Schering AG, resumed production Monday of its birth control pills after nearly three weeks under a government-ordered suspension.

19.   The Brazilian subsidiaries of Ford Motor Company and General Motors said on Friday they would halt production in an effort to shrink their inventories of unsold vehicles.

20.   The government Thursday lifted its two-month ban on sales of a popular contraceptive produced by the Brazilian subsidiary of German pharmaceutical giant Schering AG.