51.   Paulo de Oliveira Lopes, who also works on the zoning project, said that without the Brazilian government contribution, the project would collapse.

52.   Smaller families mean that the Brazilian government can invest more in such basics as sewers and utilities.

53.   Sources said it was because of the sensitive talks with the Brazilian government over a deal that would allow Pang to be charged with murder in addition to arson.

54.   So far, the Brazilian government has been cautious about the idea of retaliatory tariffs, and Zoellick warned against adopting them.

55.   Swiss Bank Corp. and NationsBank Corp. won approval from the Brazilian government to acquire local investment banks.

56.   That put the Brazilian government in a difficult situation, he said.

57.   The bill also authorizes the Brazilian government to hire domestic and foreign financial institutions to act on its behalf to help purchase the securities.

58.   The average maturity of all Brazilian government debt is only about nine months.

59.   The Brazilian government also may have been be buying shares to prevent the market from falling in the wake higher U.S. interest rate expectations, one fund manager said.

60.   The Brazilian government had hoped earlier in the year that a surge of exports would help.