Tag: Nelson Jobim

• Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 05:25 UTC

  Brazil ratifies no-support policy for UK military or government vessels linked to Malvinas

  

  Defence minister Arturo Puricelli said Monday that Argentina “has no conflict hypothesis with countries from the region” and thanked the “strong support” from his visiting Brazilian peer Nelson Jobim regarding Argentine sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 06:19 UTC

  Brazil consolidates defence and military links with Argentina and Uruguay

  

  Brazilian Defence minister Nelson Jobim begins this week a tour of neighbouring Mercosur partners where he is scheduled to sign a statement underlining the strategic relation with Argentina, and further on Uruguay’s interest in military cooperation and equipment.

• Wednesday, December 1st 2010 - 22:14 UTC

  Lula da Silva’s 8 years marked by corruption and crime, says a Wikileak cable

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva concludes his eight years in office with a performance marked by open corruption “among his closest political allies”, with a “plague” of vote-buying in Congress and the ruling party, and without having given a reply to the issue of crime.

• Wednesday, November 24th 2010 - 21:21 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: Brazil joins Argentina in criticizing UK’s “unilateral actions”

  

  The Brazilian government questioned UK’s “unilateral actions” regarding the (Falklands) Malvinas Islands and called for the sovereignty “long standing dispute” to reach “as soon as possible a solution”.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 01:50 UTC

  NATO presence in South Atlantic “inappropriate” says Brazil

  

  Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim assured that the Brazilian government would express reservations towards any military plan intending to unite the North with the South Atlantic.

• Monday, August 30th 2010 - 19:28 UTC

  Brazil preparing to act against the strong appreciation of its currency

  

  Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said foreign-based companies operating in Brazil should consider sending some profits home as the exchange rate is unlikely to remain as favorable as it is now.

• Wednesday, July 28th 2010 - 17:48 UTC

  Brazilian military exercise to protect nuclear plants and vast offshore oil deposits

  

  Brazil is holding military exercises along its Atlantic coast with the deployment of 10.000 troops from the three services to ensure the country can protect its nuclear plants and massive offshore oil industry.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 21:40 UTC

  Brazil Will Not Allow Drug Cartels or Armed Groups from Taking Over Paraguay

  

  Brazilian Senate president José Sarney said there are serious risks of a “Colombianization” of Paraguay given the recent actions of an armed group self proclaimed the Paraguayan People’s Army, EPP, and called for strong support for President Fernando Lugo.