The Brazilian Newsdesk Comes Down With a Case of Preguiça

The dossier scandal: media mudwrestling at its most fascinatingly repulsive; Thai coup deals Brazilian bourses a blow; Carrefour beats Wal-Mart to the church of the consumer credit;  BNDES shifts gears; Central banks notes big gringobuck inflows and progress in the war on the Cayman Island bank account; Petrobras will open plants in Venezuela, but Chavez's "devil" crack goes unreported; plus the newsdesk idolizes Macunaíma, and Los Tigrrrres del Norrrte ...