Tag: Dilma Rousseff

• Monday, March 28th 2011 - 01:09 UTC

  Brazil only country that retains 1979 Amnesty law dictated by the military

  

  Contrary to the rest of Latin American countries, Brazil is the only where an amnesty law sanctioned by the military dictatorship in 1979 remains effective, ignoring a ruling from the Inter American Court of Human Rights, according to jurist Helio Bicudo.

• Saturday, March 26th 2011 - 08:20 UTC

  Brazil’s UN vote on Iran marks first great difference between Dilma and Lula da Silva

  

  Brazil’s vote in the UN Human Rights Council in support of a rapporteur to monitor human rights in Iran, proposed by the US, signals the first great divergence in foreign policy between the current administration of President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor and mentor Lula da Silva.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2011 - 02:44 UTC

  Brazil reiterates significance of Mercosur and strategic relation with Argentina

  

  Brazil reaffirmed the significance of Mercosur for President Dilma Rousseff administration’s foreign policy and underlined the strategic relation with Argentina, Brazil’s main associate in the trade block.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 22:17 UTC

  Brazilian president conditions pending visit to Paraguay

  

  President Dilma Rousseff will not be visiting Paraguay until the Brazilian Congress approves the Itaipú reversal notes which establish a greater compensation for surplus power purchased from Paraguay by Latin America’s energy hungry largest economy.

• Monday, March 21st 2011 - 07:11 UTC

  Obama says Brazil’s transition to democracy an example for the Arab world

  

  President Barack Obama, declaring support for Brazil’s rising global economic clout, said the country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy can serve as a model for pro-democracy movements around the world, including in North Africa and the Middle East.

• Sunday, March 20th 2011 - 07:23 UTC

  Obama praises Brazil but falls short of backing bid for UN Security Council

  

  US President Barack Obama heralded Brazil's “extraordinary” rise on the world stage but stopped short of backing its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

• Friday, March 18th 2011 - 18:55 UTC

  Brazil “could be important partner” for the US, says President Rousseff

  

  Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said that Barak Obama’s visit this weekend strongly consolidates the perception that Brazil “could be an important partner” for the United States, during a press interview.

• Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 18:10 UTC

  Mercosur 20th birthday celebration reprogrammed because of Brazil’s absence

  

  The program of events to celebrate the 20 years of the Treaty of Asunción, the founding block of Mercosur (26 March 1991) will have to be rescheduled because Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff won’t be travelling to Paraguay next 26 March.

• Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 07:28 UTC

  Brazil’s unofficial ‘job-aid’ for President Obama coming visit

  

  Rio do Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral said he expects US president Barack Obama to announce during his trip to Brazil that he supports Brasilia’s aspiration to hold a seat in a reformed UN Security Council.

• Wednesday, March 16th 2011 - 04:23 UTC

  Reviving the US economy and trade relationship, main objectives of Obama’s visit

  

  US President Barack Obama's trip to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador beginning this week is still on, despite fears of a nuclear disaster in Japan and turmoil in the Middle East, officials said on Wednesday.