Brazil good at global PR, but loses ground as an IMF group leader

Monday, October 15th 2012 - 07:50 UTC

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A good one and a bad one for Brazil: The New York Times announced on Sunday that it will launch an online edition Portuguese language edition in 2013 given the country’s growing global clout, but on the other hand Brazil’s nine nation constituency at the IMF will lose a member, Colombia that will join Mexico. Read full article

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Captain Poppy
Such unity in South America.
Oct 15th, 2012 - 12:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
This is what you get when you support the wacko's like TMBOA, Chavez & Cuba.
Oct 15th, 2012 - 12:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Brazils legacy [slavery] and still has racial problems today,

Perhaps she should concentrate on dealing with these fallacies before she embarks on world glory,

Otherwise she just may end up along side Argentina at the dole office.

The world is your oyster,
Don’t let others steal it from you.

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Oct 15th, 2012 - 12:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Captain Poppy
Brazil has the opportunity to make itself a leader of more than just SA. But some of the latest manuvers tells the world that she is not ready for be an international leader, just a regional leader.
Oct 15th, 2012 - 01:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
She is soon to host the world cup. and the next olympics,

she must do well in these event.
she must show south america, that it is brazil that leads them. not the pretender next door.
Oct 15th, 2012 - 04:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Captain Poppy
Regardless.......anusface knows inside that she is outclassed by Brazil.
Oct 15th, 2012 - 06:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
Colombia is joining Mexico, because Brazil has it's own Agenda.
Another reason is the language.
Oct 15th, 2012 - 10:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Captain Poppy
So much for unity of sa
Oct 16th, 2012 - 12:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Elena
agreed, Brazil has interest in global proyection which it already has in someway with the BRICS, Colombia isn´t an active participant in mercosur and already has an economic proyect with Peru, Chile and Mexico so I guess it changing groups makes sense.

And well, I guess the problem with southamerica idea is that it´s build over a more old idea the latam concept, Colombia and the majority of spanish speaking countries in Latam are more familiar with the Latam concept than with the southamerican one, this last one build in part by Brazil.

My guess is that Latam region needs a multiparty representation of south,cetral and the caribean region, the economic union I dont see much neccesary but a political one yes it´s, At least for the moment political organizations are in place already, hope they see the neccesity of working more togeter in the future, It´s both neccesary and makes sense given our similar problems.
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