Paraguayan congress puts price to Venezuela’s Mercosur incorporation

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The Paraguayan political system is willing to consider the incorporation of Venezuela to Mercosur as a full member if there is a “significant gesture or compensation” from the government of President Hugo Chavez, according to congressional sources in Asunción. Read full article

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Fido Dido
what a corrupt little beggar nation.
Feb 05th, 2011 - 07:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Forgetit87
Agreed.
Feb 05th, 2011 - 08:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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riomarcos
The only way Venezuela should be able to join Mercosul, is if Chavez steps down immediately, free and transparent elections take place, and democracy is restored once again.
Feb 05th, 2011 - 05:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Forgetit87
There's not been one election in Venezuela whose fairness has been questioned. To demand that Chávez step down is the same as ignoring the Venezuelan people's will, for they voted for Chávez to be in power and we have no moral authority to tell them to choose differently.
Feb 05th, 2011 - 06:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
Comes in as a 'hybrid regime' according to the latest information -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index

Only Uruguay of the South American nations comes up as a 'Full Democracy'. Brazil's a worrying #47 close to Argentina at #51.
Feb 06th, 2011 - 05:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
Only Uruguay of the South American nations comes up as a 'Full Democracy'.

A nation with more cows than people.

Brazil is a Republic, not a Democracy.
Feb 07th, 2011 - 02:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Forgetit87
@Red ho

As of 2008 civil rights, according to your own scale, were stronger in Brazil than in the UK. In a 0 to 10 scale CR in here got a 9.41 grade; in the UK, 8.82. The two countries seem to be tied, now. Anyway, Brazil, like most other third world democracy, gets lower grades in those kinds of scales, not because of authoritarianism - but because of low democratic cultures (something that is common in countries that have recently emerged from dictatorships or monarchies) and low public participation in politics, something that indicates political apathy. And just for the record, as of 2010 Brazil does better than the US when it comes to Civil Rights. I guess the US has been descending into dictatorship, huh?
Feb 08th, 2011 - 05:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
I guess the US has been descending into dictatorship, huh?

Yes: Ruled by the banking cartel:
Head boss: Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase
Feb 08th, 2011 - 11:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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LOL all europids are funny they talk as if they understood anything and clearly they don't Mercosur without Venezuela is a joke, not only a joke but also a trap to take latinamerica economies to the cleaners.
http://en.mercopress.com/2011/02/04/eu-top-official-visits-uruguay-paraguay-to-advance-trade-talks-with-mercosur
EU asked Paraguay did you get the FD we sent you, president Lugi responded, sure we did and placed it in Argentina by the borders, thank you.
http://en.mercopress.com/2011/02/04/eu-top-official-visits-uruguay-paraguay-to-advance-trade-talks-with-mercosur
http://en.mercopress.com/2011/02/04/eu-top-official-visits-uruguay-paraguay-to-advance-trade-talks-with-mercosur
sure they will deal with armed dealers and colombian drug traffickers but no Venexuela, this europids don't belong in latinamerica when they work for europids.
Feb 09th, 2011 - 06:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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