Brazil proposes Latin American alliance

Posted by Matt in June 4th, 2008 | no comment

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The creation of a South American Security Council, which would include oil-rich Venezuela, Chile and Argentina, was proposed by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a meeting of 11 Latin American countries held in Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, in May.
The security council would be part of an even larger effort led by Brazil to [...]

‘We Want to Join OPEC and Make Oil Cheaper’

Posted by Matt in May 13th, 2008 | no comment

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 62, talks to SPIEGEL about why Brazil wants to join OPEC, his country’s biofuels program and Europe’s fear of Latin America’s shift to the left. more…

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US Navy Deploys Around Latin America

Posted by Matt in May 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Americas, Military, U.S., American Military Base, Argentina, Brazil, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula, Caribbean Waters, Ecuador, Fleet, Inacio, Latin American, Latin-America, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Lula Da Silva, Mandate, Manta, Navy, Pentagon, President Luiz Inacio Lula, President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

The Pentagon is going to resuscitate its Fourth Fleet, with the mission of patrolling Latin American and Caribbean waters.
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The plan to install a military base in Paraguay, close to Bolivian gas fields, was denounced by Brazil and Argentina. Ecuador has made it known that the American military base installed in Manta until 2009 will not [...]