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Latinamerica and Mercosur, priorities of Brazil foreign policy ratifies Rousseff

Monday, June 17th 2013 - 21:30 UTC
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President Dilma Rousseff ratified Latinamerica and Mercosur as Brazil’s foreign policy priorities, but at the same time emphasizing the ‘excellent relations’ with the United States and the European Union. Read full article

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  • Britworker

    Hmmm, I think that trying to keep a foot in both of those camps is likely to result in her splitting her kippers.

    Jun 17th, 2013 - 09:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    AND, where was that item of world-wide importance:
    Malvinas son Argentina?

    NO, well I never!

    Jun 17th, 2013 - 09:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anglotino

    Two things from this article.

    Latin America has too many overlapping organisations. Most do very little.

    Secondly, seems Brazil should have been a little more active in WW2 and it wouldn't rue the missed opportunity to have been one of the big boys back then.

    Jun 17th, 2013 - 09:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • cornelius

    She presided over the worst foreign policy of Brazil she is an idiot along with the others so call bolivarian “leaders” you put them toghether and you can get 60 IQ

    Jun 18th, 2013 - 09:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GeoffWard2

    '... the Brazilian president emphasized that the country has “extremely qualified relations with the EU and the United States”.'

    Now, there's a weasel-word! ... 'qualified' relations.
    In English it means 'not exactly wholehearted'.
    Perhaps Dilma's use of language is more sophisticated than we think!

    Jun 18th, 2013 - 04:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Math

    @5 Journalists often say she speaks in dilmês, her own demagogic language. LOL

    Jun 18th, 2013 - 06:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GeoffWard2

    Nobody was a greater critic of the prospective Presidenta than me, but she has done better - much better - than I expected.
    She started out her term of office with 'wolves' on all flanks, especially within her own coalition.
    I never really expected her to survive the power-plays; but she has done so, and with a lot of honour intact.
    I can forgive her her 'demagogic language'.

    Jun 18th, 2013 - 06:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Hepatia

    http://en.mercopress.com/2013/06/17/latinamerica-and-mercosur-priorities-of-brazil-foreign-policy-ratifies-rousseff#comment255241: Leaving aside why you think Brazil should have been involved at all in the squabbling if the European powers (I assume that you are referring to the European portion of WWII since I suspect that you are only dimly aware of the Pacific war) I wonder what you can you possibly mean with your bizarre comment. Do you think that Brazilian troops should accompanied German troops across the Polish frontier in 1939? Or do you think that they should have even been more involved and participated in the invasion of Czechoslovakia? And why are you so dissatisfied by Brazil's actual participation in WWII?

    Jun 19th, 2013 - 03:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anglotino

    My country was bombs by the Japanese in WW2.

    Was yours?

    Brazil missed out on a permanent seat in the 1940s. Not my fault. Up to your usual low standards Hepatia.

    Jun 19th, 2013 - 09:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Hepatia

    http://en.mercopress.com/2013/06/17/latinamerica-and-mercosur-priorities-of-brazil-foreign-policy-ratifies-rousseff#comment255775: The US entered WWII as a result of having being bombed by the Japanese.

    I was unaware that the chief qualification for a permanent UN SC seat was having been bombed by the Japanese during WWII. If that's the case then there are a great many countries that should have such a seat.

    It appears that Brazil now has a beef with Japan. The Japanese, being the inconsiderate country they were at that time, neglected to build aircraft of sufficient range to allow them to bomb Brazil.

    Jun 20th, 2013 - 03:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anglotino

    I'm not from the US you idiot.

    Jun 20th, 2013 - 10:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Math

    Brazil is not a serious country since the end of the second reign, when our beloved Dom Pedro II was in charge. If we can't keep a contract with Mexico, we are better out of the big guys clubs, getting out of the picture. No one would take us seriously anyway... only the bigots in more f*cked up ecnomies of South America.

    Jun 20th, 2013 - 12:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ynsere

    Seems Rousseff should have been worrying about bus fares instead of bullying the neighbours. Pity she didn't see the writing on the wall (CFK's wall, that is).The Paraguayans must be laughing their heads off.

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 03:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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