Brazil calls OAS to consider Mercosur and Unasur statements on Paraguay
Brazil considers “important” that the Organization of American States, OAS, takes into consideration the decisions from Mercosur and Unasur relative to the suspension of Paraguay from the two regional groupings.
“We expect OAS members to take into consideration the statements from Mercosur and Unasur, which are democratic countries and committed to promoting democracy” said Brazilian Foreign minister Antonio Patriota on receiving his peer from the Caribbean island of Santa Lucia, Alva Baptiste.
Patriota said OAS was still deliberating about the possible suspension of Paraguay because of the removal from office, following impeachment, of President Fernando Lugo last June 22. The two houses of Paraguay’s congress overwhelmingly voted to have Lugo removed and succeeded by Vice president Federico Franco.
The Brazilian official said he had been in contact with US State Secretary Hillary Clinton over the issue, who stated her deep concern about the “absence of an ample right to defence” for former president Lugo during the impeachment process.
On Wednesday Washington opposed the idea of suspending Paraguay from the OAS and supported a proposal from Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza following his in-situ report of events which led to the political and institutional changes.
“There does not seem to be a reason to suspend Paraguay from OAS”, said Assistant Secretary of State for Latinamerican affairs Roberta Jacobson, during a press conference.
Both Unasur and Mercosur have suspended Paraguay until next year’s election scheduled for April 2013. Mercosur not only suspended the landlocked country but also took advantage and incorporated Venezuela as full member of the group, a request pending since 2006 and only blocked by the Paraguayan Senate, despite the fact all decisions must be taken by consensus from the four full members Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.
The new Paraguayan authorities have also presented a demand before the Mercosur Standing Tribunal for the reestablishment of its full rights in the block and objecting the incorporation of Venezuela.
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Mercosur taking the opportunity to make Venezuela a full member was a disgrace and a mistake. However it could turn out for the best as it will probably cause the collapse of this corrupt political union that was designed to be an economic union.
Interesting though that Brazil still won’t let this go, aspects of this we have yet to learn, I think.
His Presidenta is not pleased with him, and so here he tows her party line.
Is this just because they don’t like the idea a Presidente can be got rid of so easily?
Or something else driving it!
But his words come to show how irrelevant Unasur and Mercosur´s opinions are for the rest of the nations in the AOS.
This has been stated by the government of Paraguay right from the beginning.
Unasur & Mercosur involve just some OAS members...and they must have respect for the opinion of the others out of those bluff gangsters blocks....They have showed that they are stupid & arrogants being more illegal than that sued country.
“NATO”Partners may not have the stamina (economic and socio-political) to maintain their still functioning control over South America, as the events in Paraguay just have indicated, which according to Samuel Pinheiro Guimaraes were welcomed by the U.S., Spain, Vatican, Germany. Germany is omnipresent with political agents throughout South America as the proxy “Trojan horse” of the U.S. - South Americans are always wary of the “Anglos” and still have to be alerted to “cuidado con los alemanes”!!! (You read it here first!)
What type of medication are you on as it clearly isn't helping?
I won't even bother to respond to this drivel.
No wonder many of the countries in South America are as fcuked up as they are, if you are typical of the majority.
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