MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Falkland Islands hosts a delegation of Brazilian congress advisors

A delegation of political advisors from the Brazilian Congress is currently in the Falkland Islands. The group is accompanied by Andrew Ford First Secretary FCO Brasilia.

 The group includes Gustavo Bernard, Political Advisor for Senator Ana Amelia of the Brazilian Senate. He has a specialization in Strategy and International Negotiation from the University of Brasilia (UnB).

Senator Amelia belongs to the Progressive Party and represents the most southern state of the union, Rio Grande do Sul. The PP belongs to the ruling coalition that supports President Dilma Rousseff. The Senator is a member of the Regional Development and Tourism and Human Rights Committees.

Celia De Morais is Political Adviser for Senator Luiz Henrique at the Brazilian Senate and Clarita Maia Simon is Legislative Adviser, Brazilian Federal Senate.

Senator Luiz Henrique da Silveira belongs to Brazil largest political party PMDB and represents the southern state of Santa Catarina. PMDB is the main support of the ruling coalition of President Rousseff. The senator is a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense and of the Constitution, Justice and Citizens committees.

Another member of the delegation is Joanisval Brito Goncalves, Senior Legislative Counsellor for International Relations and Defence Issues at the Senate of Brazil.

Last year Brazil came out strongly in support of Argentina on the matter of the Falkland Islands and criticised British military exercises in the Islands.

The visit follows one arranged in September for a group of members of the Panamanian National Assembly. (PN)