For the victims of Brazil's natural disasters

A woman plants a cross on the lawn in front of congress in Brasilia. Relatives of victims of recent floods and landslides in <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO00000132" title="Brazil" href="/topic/intl/brazil-PLGEO00000132.topic">Brazil</a> planted about 5,000 crosses to protest Brazil's public policies regarding help for victims of natural disasters. They demanded the government implement prevention policies for future disasters and begin the reconstruction of damaged cities.

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( Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters / November 24, 2011 )

A woman plants a cross on the lawn in front of congress in Brasilia. Relatives of victims of recent floods and landslides in Brazil planted about 5,000 crosses to protest Brazil's public policies regarding help for victims of natural disasters. They demanded the government implement prevention policies for future disasters and begin the reconstruction of damaged cities.

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