Brazilian president Lula da Silva who steps down next January first could run for a third mandate in 2014, according to cabinet Secretary general Gilberto Carvalho.
President Fernando Lugo called on the Paraguayan political establishment “not to identify Venezuela with President Hugo Chavez” and reiterated support from lawmakers to vote for the incorporation of Venezuela as a full member of Mercosur.
The recent Exponaval 2010 and Transport 2010 exhibit held in the Chilean port of Valparaíso was described as a complete success by the organizers of the event that convened over 150 exhibitors, 34 foreign navies’ delegations and totalling business deals “above 600 million US dollars”.
The incoming Brazilian administration next January first will have to implement a tougher program of savings than President Lula da Silva in 2003 if the primary budget surplus is to consolidate at 3.3% of GDP in 2011, according to economists from the prestigious think-tank Getulio Vargas Foundation, FGV.