Consumer News
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Law requires salons
to warn that it is forbidden to use formaldehyde
in treatments for hair
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Companies are
passing wrong information to consumers
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10 Review of charges
for distribution of energy is in the public
consultation
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23% of the plans
fall short
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3.1 million have
called portability in telephony
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59% of default are
low income
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Abert Congress
discusses the Internet
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About 2 million
consumers block telemarketers calling on the 1
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ABTA: Anatel's
decision on extra point has no immediate effect
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Account-current:
banks can not make moves without the permission
of the client
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Adherence to the
plan is up 23.5% more expensive
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Adjustments to
receive the signal of digital TV in Brasilia can
cost up to $ 500
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Adopt practices
before the readjustment of economic power
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After ten years of
generics, Anvisa advocates increased sales in
the country
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After ten years,
generic reach 18% of sales
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Airlines to pay for
lost baggage and flight
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Alcohol gel is up to
900% more expensive
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All supermarkets
surveyed by Procon are fined for irregularities
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Almost all Internet
users have had problems of consumption, research
shows
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Amended date for
replacement of gallons of mineral water
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ANAC is a public
hearing to discuss procedures for the passenger
service
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Anatel announces
agreement to reduce litigation
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Anatel approves
2.89% increase of tariffs of Embratel
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Anatel approves the
order charging the extra point of cable TV
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Anatel approves use
of broadband by power network
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Anatel asks the
government more resources to monitoring
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Anatel extends for
45 days the decision on release of cellular
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Anatel extinguished
distance to neighboring areas of 446 cities
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Anatel may decide on
Thursday on charge extra point Cable TV
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Anatel postpones
decision on extra point to Pay TV
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Anatel prepares bid
to broaden access to pay TV
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Anatel publishes
standard quenching rate long distance to nearby
areas
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Anatel regulates
advertising and size of letters in phone
contracts
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Anatel regulates
broadband Internet by the power network
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Anatel says it will
curb excessive charging of extra point
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Anatel sets rules
for Internet access
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Anatel wants
broadband in universal service goals
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Anatel wants to
regulate service package
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Anatel: rules for TV
extra point not valid
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Aneel called for
greater equality in electricity tariffs in
Brazil
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ANS announces
increase in ceiling for health plans
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ANS rejects 75% of
preventive health plan
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ANS rejects 75% of
preventive health plan
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ANS: new tests
prioritize prevention
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Anvisa announces new
rules for labeling of drugs
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Anvisa determine
seizure of two lots of counterfeit Viagra
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Anvisa prohibits
sale of kits of medicines
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Anvisa suspending
manufacture, sale and use of liquid soap
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Anvisa suspends
three lots of talc for feet
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Anvisa unregisters
the crossfire Plus and prohibits advertising
nationwide
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Anvisa want tougher
rules for food supplements
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Anvisa: advertising
food will sentence warning
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Attention shopping
for Children's Day
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Attorneys advise
what to do when it falls in the coup of the 'purchase'
disguised loan
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Auctioned property
is not always good business
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Aviation: stamp out
this year
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Bank interest fall
followed by the second month, pointing Procon
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Banks must comply
with CDC, says STF
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Basic Plan: 105%
variation
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Bill will come as
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Block telemarketing
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Boleto collection is
only legal if it is under contract
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Brazilian consumer
confidence rises in May, says Foundation
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Brazilian consumers
have more confidence in the current situation of
the economy than in the future
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Brazilian purchase
without researching
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Brazilian reduces
spending on phone and power
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Brazilian worked
less to buy basic food basket in March
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Brazilians are
saving more
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British Airways will
pay $ 15 thousand for lost mail
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Broad will replace
30 thousand watches
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Broadband grows and
problems abound
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Bula easy to
understand
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Bulls have bigger
letters and will be specific to patients and
health professionals
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Call Center:
headache continues and the only way is to claim
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Campaign "Safe
House" celebrates Day of the Consumer
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Car: credit is very
long-term marketing and reaches few consumers
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Card, cash or check?
Consumer prices should terminate if they are
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Care to Hire
Vacation Packages
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Caution prevails in
spending for the Children's Day
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Cell invest $ 1.1
billion to retain customers
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Central assistance
of Anatel win new number
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Checks: care in time
to meet and receive avoid losses
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Childrens Day
electronics have up to 72% of the value in taxes
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Children's Day: 80%
of parents must spend up to R$ 150 with gifts
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Claro and TIM
respond to flaws in the process by SAC
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Client has
difficulty to open account essential
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Clothing
Manufacturers seek the perfect solution
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CMA will review
proposal that requires disclosure of explicit
financial charges
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Code of Consumer
Protection in the area of health
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Commerce is
optimistic about sales at Christmas
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Commerce is
preparing for an increase of 20% at Christmas
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Commission approves
details of taxes in fiscal note
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Commission approves
proposal for a tax-free CDs and DVDs
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Committee approves
measure prohibiting collection of fees on
accounts with minimum essential
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Companies and
consumers strive for standardization of sizes in
fashion
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Companies must have
proof to fine
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Companies should
facilitate the access of the customer contracts
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Competition for the
customer
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Complaint against
more expensive health
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Complaints against
card fraud grow 43% in the first half, says
association
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Computers can be
more expensive from next year
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Condominium will be
5% more expensive
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Confidence is more
important than cost in online transactions
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Confidence of the
consumer has no new record
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Consortium Service
begins to move
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Consumer confidence
fell 8.1% since September
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Consumer confidence
has the lowest level since 2005
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Consumer confidence
is recovering and is the highest since October
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Consumer confidence
rises 3% in January, but remains low, says FGV
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Consumer confidence
starts 2010 on the rise, says FGV
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Consumer must pay
the bills even with strikes, says Idec
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Consumer protection
against telemarketing search
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Consumer should be
careful with payments during the strike Post
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Consumer who loses
employment is entitled to renegotiate its debt
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Consumer who loses
employment is entitled to renegotiate its debt
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Consumers believe
that the fuel sector is where it is practicing
cartel
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Consumers can
complain, pharmacy, reactions to medications
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Consumers fill
stores in the 1st day of number portability for
mobile phones
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Consumers only buy
on site without security, if it offers 30%
discount
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Consumers pay more
taxes after the tax substitution
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Consumers should be
careful not to be indebted to products with low
IPI
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Consumers should pay
attention to over-payments
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Consumption of milk
powder can help in the household budget
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Consumption of
non-durable goods up 19% in 1st half, says
survey
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Contracts have to be
clear about mobile marketing, says Anatel
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Costs of public
services may be reduced
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Cots must have the
guarantee stamp
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Covenants in crisis
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Credit card and
telephone complaints lead in Procons in 2008
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Credit sucks money
from the consumer
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Credit up to 60%
cheaper
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Customer purchase
car damaged vehicle and receives zero
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Customer shall
require repair of defective product
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Damage caused by the
grid will have new rules
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Daylight saving time
generates savings of $ 4 billion, says Minister
of Mines and Energy
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Deadline for
consumers save receipts for accounts may fall to
2 years
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Dealers increase
stock car with the back of the IPI
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Default consumer
falls 5.1% in August, indicates Professionals
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Default should grow
especially in payments of long-term
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Defaults up almost
9% with crisis and unemployment, says
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Delay in care is one
of the main complaints against health plans
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Delivery of product
by appointment
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Despite the crisis,
brazilian remains consumed in bars and
restaurants
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Difference of
consumer profiles and market developments
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Diploma: private
colleges can not charge for the standard diploma
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Director of the AIDS
program reviews "abuse of power" manufacturers
Cocktail
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Discounts of up to
30% in building materials
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Doctors are fined
for illegible handwriting in revenue in PR
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Documentation
resident may devalue or even lead to loss of
property
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Double advantage
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Downloads in the
boundary between legality and piracy
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Drip-drip of water
makes money from residents go to drain
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Drop in production
of cell is around 30%
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Drugs may be
adjusted from 5.9% from March 31
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Eating away from
home may cost a third of the gain
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Education pulls in
high of 0.69% cost of living in São Paulo in
January, says Dieese
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Efficient public
service is guaranteed by law
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Electricity sized
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Establishments are
responsible for damage caused by Valet
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Establishments will
have to disclose nutritional values of foods on
the menu
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Exchange of cell
without fine
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Exchange of health
plan without grace is worth
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Extra point is still
in the account
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Faced with
alternatives to traditional telephony, market
discusses the need for recovery rate (1)
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Faced with
alternatives to traditional telephony, market
discusses the need for recovery rate (2)
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Failure to provide
telephone service giving entitlement to discount
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Falling dollar does
not reach the consumer's pocket
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False advertising:
cars with zero interest are more expensive than
expected
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False brokerage
customers left without compensation
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FGV: consumer
confidence is historically low
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Fight for size wave
ends up in court
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Find guarantor will
be more difficult
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Fish Week encourages
the consumption of fish
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Fixed: consumer
complaints are already known by Anatel
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Fixed: increased
competition could push consumer prices down
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Food: products with
prohibited prohibited substance
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Forbidden Ressaca
Kit
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Former Health Plan:
know when best to change
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Foundation Procon-SP
autu Telefonica
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Free only in
appearance: free cards charge other fees
consumer
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Freedom to change
the plan
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From Monday, the
portability of cell phones comes to Rio
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Gas cylinders will
be adjusted by 15%
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Government is
implementing measures to stimulate competition
in the industry card
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Government measures
to accelerate heat consumption
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Government prepares
to back the telecommunications
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Government reduces
prices for generic drugs
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Government's
proposal to regulate cards should be completed
in 30 days
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Growing number of
complaints against advertisements
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Hair without
formaldehyde
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Health plan for only
$ 50
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Health plan,
coverage is denied the biggest complaint
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Health plans can no
longer limit the service
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Health plans under
review
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HEALTH: Brazil will
have two leaflets at the end of the year
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Heavy rains may
impact bill, but consumers will not feel the
immediate effect
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Here's what to do
when your car is damaged in a parking lot
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Holiday without
poisoning
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Holidays: consumers
may suspend services to cable TV when you travel
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House approves the
positive list
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HP is recalling
laptop batteries
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Idec was against
charging different prices for sale on the card
or cash
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Implementation of
Positive Credit is a healthy way, says Acrefi
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Importers of compact
fluorescent lamps invest in equipment for
measuring quality (Part I)
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Importers of compact
fluorescent lamps invest in equipment for
measuring quality (Part II)
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In April, consumers
may change their health plan without further
grace
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In February, basic
food basket is more expensive in all regions of
Brazil, points Fipe
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In less than a week,
100 thousand consumers already blocked
telemarketing
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In one month, 36
thousand phone lines were registered in blocking
telemarketing
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Increase from 2.89%
in inter into force on Wednesday, 18/03
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Increasing
complaints against TV subscription
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Infant water and
syrup is suspended advertisement
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Inflation official
moves to 0.48% in January, says IBGE
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Inmetro want to end
up with fragile glasses
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Ipardes points fall
in the price of the basket Nutrition
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IPC-S accelerates
and closes in January with a high of 0.83%
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Ipea requires worst
of the crisis has passed and that economy will
grow 2% this year
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IPEM / Pr gives the
first numbers of "Operation Summer 2009"
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IPEM / PR review is
part of Operation Summer 2009
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Ipem an eye on the
fuel pump
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IPEM reported 11
posts in SP by irregularity in the fuel pump
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Ipem terminating
operation "Children's Day" with the seizure of
illegal products
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Ipem-SP conducts
Operation Hello Doctor to monitor hospital
supplies
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Justice requires
telephone test signal before selling 3G service
»
Law antifumo divided
opinions in SP
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Law of Associations
enter into force and allows groups to purchase
services
»
Law protects against
misappropriation
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Law requires that
plans cover vasectomy and tubal enter into force
»
Lawyer detailing
rules for portability of health plans
»
Lawyer gives
guidance to consumers clean the name
»
Learn how not to
fall into blow when selling or buying a car
»
Learn what your
rights if the car out with zero defect
»
Leaving the new
rules to change the health plan without grace
»
Low debt outside the
negative list
»
Malpractice grow
231% in six years
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Market cellular
should first fall since 1990
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Measure not stop
using credit cards
»
Measure or prohibit
different rates for cell phone calls
»
Medications have
increased in scale by 5.9%
»
Meeting at the
Federation of Agriculture discusses sale of
bananas by weight
»
Misleading
propaganda for the purpose of the Public
Prosecution Service
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Mobile and fixed
were the top complaints in Procons in 2008
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Mobile broadband is
available to 62% of Brazilians, says study
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Mobile broadband is
the fastest growing
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Mobile client gets
offers
»
More Brazilians
began in 2009 less indebted than last year
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More than 48
thousand asking blocking telemarketing
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More than 600
thousand health plans have readjustment of 6.76%
authorized
»
More than half of
the ears not working right, survey shows
»
MP moves action
against Anatel
»
MP moves billion
dollar action against Telefónica for failures in
service
»
MP wants to set a
time for Anatel decision on charging the extra
point
»
MPF Anatel sets
deadline for deciding on extra point
»
MPF seeks ban on
sale of soft drinks H2OH! and Aquarius Fresh
»
MPF want fast foods
no longer sell toys
»
Net keeps charging
the extra point to Pay TV
»
Networks argue that
fast food was not notified
»
New law tightens
time limits for tenants - Part I
»
New law tightens
time limits for tenants - Part II
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New rules allow
exchange of health plan without loss of grace
»
New rules for
consortia
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New rules for
pharmacy can take power of consumer choice
»
No background checks
rise 20% in 1st two months, pointing Serasa
»
Not always repair of
electronic worth it
»
Note on drug Raptiva
»
NSA announces new
rules for this fourth change of health plan
»
NSA launches service
for consumers to compare health plan
»
NSA Web site will
compare health plans
»
Number of mobile
subscriptions continues to grow in the country
»
Number portability
arrives in five DDDs this second
»
Number portability
will be available for all Brazil
»
Number portability:
936 thousand requests for exchange
»
Number portability:
operating exempt rate of migration, but some
charge up to $ 20 for new board machine
»
Ong action moves
against screening for cars
»
Operation Breakfast
resent curd, yoghurt and margarine
»
Packaging of drugs
will be more informative
»
Parents should look
for items to hire school transport safety
»
Path of stones for
those seeking a new TV but is confused (1)
»
Path of stones for
those seeking a new TV but it is confusing (2)
»
Patients may return
to hospital until 2 years after aesthetic
operations
»
Pesticides of the
consumer to the table
»
Phones with Wi-Fi
will reach 90% in 2014, says study
»
Pitfalls in exchange
for the number
»
Plan and tailor
mobile
»
Plan required to
update data
»
Plastic surgery
package tours can be financed by consortium
»
Point will be
charged extra, say pay-TV
»
Police and Anvisa
and remove the illegal drugs market
»
Poor quality is the
main reason for people not to buy pirated
products
»
Portability changes
relationship between customer and company
»
Portability needs
will not have the same effect of number
portability
»
Portability should
reach 1.3% of phones in 2010
»
Portability: before
changing operator, check prices and plans
»
Portability: Mobile
account for 64% of applications for migration
»
Porting begins
tomorrow
»
Postal strike ends
in most states
»
Power companies will
have less time to reimburse loss of consumer
»
Prescription plan is
not to be due
»
Pressure cookers are
going to win quality seal Inmetro
»
Price for Children's
Day exceeds average inflation
»
Price of 3G handsets
is a barrier to the expansion of mobile
broadband in Brazil
»
Price of appliances
must fall 6% in the coming days
»
Prices fall more and
IGP-M rate is less since 2005
»
Prices fell on
average 6% in supermarkets after reduction of
the ICMS
»
Prices of drugs may
drop to 9% reduction in ICMS
»
Procon campaigns for
consumption
»
Procon Celpe and
take questions about payment of the light of
this month
»
Procon fine
breweries by advertising on use of protective
seal
»
Procon opens
registration for registration of telemarketing
block
»
Procon register 27
thousand phone not to receive telemarketing
calls
»
Procon releases
report on rates of claims
»
Procon reported 90%
of food businesses audited in 2008
»
Procon warning about
care in the purchase of property
»
Procon warning
consumers about a bank rate
»
Procon-GO seizes
expired products
»
Procon-PR points
difference of 80% in the price of chocolate in
Curitiba
»
Procon-SP notes
difference of up to 97% in the price of toys
»
Professionals:
Search for consumer credit drops in August
»
Proposal for credit
cards will be released today
»
Prosecutor denies
the bank leasing contract abuse
»
Prosecutors and the
process Alerj Oi
»
Purchase of property
under construction.
»
Rapporteur proposal
includes internet for new rules for pay TV
»
Rate landline 1%
more expensive
»
Rates for local
connection and telephone subscriber rate will
reset
»
Reassessment of
pesticides: 10 years of protecting the
population
»
Recall beer Harp -
Procon-SP gives advice on consumer rights
»
Recall: understand
what is and what are the rights of consumers
»
Recast code divides
experts
»
Record Seizure of
drugs serves as a warning to consumers
»
Reduction of ICMS
now beginning to assert
»
Reduction of IPI
cars and machinery will not be extended
»
Reduction of the IPI
increased sales of appliances by 20% in two days
»
Reform without
headache
»
Regardless of
loyalty, customer can turn off the carrier
without penalty
»
Remedy for psoriasis
is collected by a laboratory in the U.S.
»
Rent with guarantor
already lost to safe and high-trait
»
Reported on in Toys
From Easter Eggs
»
Residents must
participate in the life of the condominium, if
they want to spend less
»
Return value paid
more for light must be sought in court
»
Review RAQ for
companies that maintain fire extinguishers
»
Rice and beans are
cheaper in crisis
»
Rice and beans leave
basket cheaper
»
Rules for
advertising of infant foods are inadequate, says
lawyer
»
Rules of social
tariff of energy have changed. See the comments
of Idec
»
Sale GVT can embed
advantages for consumers
»
Sale of counterfeit
products increased by 60% in season
»
Sale of pirated
medicine grows and comes to the pharmacy
»
Sale of the AIDS
test is illegal, alerts Anvisa
»
Sales of generic
drugs grows 19% in first quarter
»
SC Department of
Public creates online tool for calculation of
early discharge of loans and financing
»
School can affect
income children, experts say
»
Seal in seat becomes
mandatory from April
»
See 10 tips to
control your budget
»
Sellers insist
differentiate prices by type of payment
»
Senate approves bill
that requires health plans to cover family
planning activities, such as surgery for
vasectomy and tubal ligation
»
Smooth performance
not hurt the pocket at the time of tag
»
SP antitelemarketing
of Law enter into force in April
»
Specialized is
different from authorized
»
Speedy back on sale
today
»
Spend less with
lighting bill renewal of equipment (Part 1)
»
Spend less with
lighting bill renewal of equipment (Part 2)
»
Spending at home:
the signing of combo TV and Internet have grown
140% in 2008
»
Standard of
portability does not solve problems for
consumers, says Idec
»
STJ defines security
measures to pre-dated
»
STJ prohibits health
plans to limit the value of the insured's
treatment
»
Suspension or
failure to provide public service: consumer
rights
»
Tax of IPEM-SP and
seizing banned automotive seat for children
»
Technicians IPEM in
2009 are less irregularities in agricultural and
veterinary than in 2008
»
Telephony leader
claims
»
Teles ignore the
advice of users
»
Tenants launch
program to help control spending
»
Test finds benzene
in soft drinks in seven products
»
The burden of fees
in relation to rent
»
The controversy of
the 10% of the waiter says the Code of Consumer
Protection?
»
The dioxin is
poisoned by products and medicines
»
The shock of finding
your data on the Internet
»
To buy properties in
the plant, consumer has the right to choose the
funding
»
To water more
expensive in Rio
»
Trade is confident
with Children's Day
»
Trade stock is
waiting for the return of the IPI
»
Triple the
investigations of Internet crimes in the MPF in
Sao Paulo
»
TV requires
migration to more expensive packages
»
TVs over 32 inches
will need digital converter
»
Under criticism, the
portability of health plans are regulated - Part
I
»
Under criticism, the
portability of health plans are regulated - Part
II
»
Understand how the
work of consumer protection bodies
»
Understand how to
operate the insurance shopping "out of sight"
»
Upper class is most
affected by global crisis points FGV
»
Use of vitamins do
not help prevent prostate cancer, studies show
»
Vacuums: agile and
practical
»
Virtual attendance
to the consumer will also be subject to
regulation
»
Virtual seller is
arrested for illegal drugs in Goiânia
»
War of promotions
»
Welfare of the
family is priority of use of Class C, says study
»
Wheat: reduction of
import tariff to avoid increase in derivatives
»
Will put on the
cylinder?
»
Wind energy benefits
to consumers, study shows
»
With all the right
»
With all the right
»
With high
temperatures, sales of fans in trade grows 324%
»
With MP 466,
consumers do not get rid of the extra spending
bill
»
With trading,
consumers still find discounts on settlement