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CARACAS, Monday September 08, 2008 | Update
Amorim: "Brazilian Congress to approve admission of Venezuela to Mercosur"
Economy
Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim considers that "it
is possible and desirable" that the Brazilian Congress will
approve Venezuela's admission to the Market of the South (Mercosur),
the regional trade agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
and Uruguay. Amorim thinks that the entry of Venezuela into
Mercosur would be approved after the upcoming municipal elections
in Brazil.
"I consider that the admission of Venezuela is very difficult
at this moment, because we are on the eve of an election throughout
the country," said Amorim in an interview published on Monday
in Argentinean newspaper Clarín, EFE reported.
"However, I think that the Brazilian Congress will make a
positive decision after the elections in November. It is possible
and desirable," Amorim added.
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05:09 PM. Economy. If any country has cashed in on the Bolivarian revolution, that is Brazil, particularly the private companies of the southern neighbor. Over the past five years, it has been awarded contracts for works to be carried out in Venezuela for over USD 14 billion. This puts it as the first recipient of government-to-government contracts, that is, without bidding, since Hugo Chávez took office.
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