Mercosur institutionalization and image lifting, High Commissioner targets

Thursday, May 12th 2011 - 22:18 UTC

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Institutionalization of Mercosur and changing its public opinion image are the main issues Brazil’s Samuel Pinheiro Guimaraes plans to address, at his new post of Mercosur High Representative-General since February. Read full article

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GeoffWard
“but now we know that while there must be tolerance, trade must not be allowed to go off the rails”. (Ref: Argentina)

“what matters is not following the rules but economic growth” (Ref: Argentina)

“we need to . . . . complete the accession of new Mercosur members”.
“All the countries who want to should join” .
“My vision of Mercosur is not technical but political” (Ref: Venezuela)

http://www.politicaexterna.com/16310/wikileaks-eua-brasil-de-20-novos-documentos-patriota-is-a-definite-improvement-over-his-predecessor-the-anti-american-and-obstructionist-samuel-pinheiro-guimaraes

Just read these Wikileaks on Brasil (give yourself an hour or so, it's worth it), and admire the detailed understanding of the people and the issues that Ambassadors etc acquire for the briefing of their governments.

The link (above) gives a pretty insightful description of Guimaraes, the new Sr. Mercosur.
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