Agência Brasil Brasília – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that the foundations for a new national project were put in place in 2003 and that "now it is up to us to take advantage of this historical opportunity and move ahead with a combined agenda of stable, sustainable growth and social justice." As
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Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The Brazilian Steel Institute (IBS) reports that the sector intends to invest R$4 billion between now and 2007. That comes on top of the US$13 billion already invested in the sector since it was privatized. At the moment, Brazil produces 34 million tons of steel annually. With the new
Agência Brasil Brasília – The board of directors of the International Monetary Fund has approved a US$14.8 billion loan agreement with Brazil. Out of that total, US$6.6 billion is new money and the remaining US$8.2 billion is actually the last tranche of the September 2002 US$30 billion emergency loan agreement that Brazil has not withdrawn.
Agência Brasil Brasília – Yesterday president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the president of the United States, George W. Bush, talked on the telephone for 15 minutes. Bush wanted the conversation in order to compliment Lula on his first year in office and successes domestically and on the international scene. Lula told Bush that
Agência Brasil Brasilia – The Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) has released the following note on the capture of Saddam Hussein: "Brazil considers the capture of Saddam Hussein a moment for reflection on the situation in Iraq and hopes that it will contribute to speeding up the transition process to self-government by the Iraqi people. Brazil
In his third radio talk to the nation, Lula also talked about his recent visit to the Arab countries. "Instead of sitting around here waiting for things to happen, I went to the Middle East and Africa to make them happen. Brazil has to be bolder in fighting for its rights," he said.
Agência Brasil Brasília – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared that the G-20 could create its own free trade area and open it to other countries in development. Speaking to ministerial level representatives of the G-20 who were in Brasilia for a meeting, Lula said that a number of countries are already moving, individually
Agência Brasil Porto Alegre – The Brazilian Association of Travel Agencies of Rio Grande do Sul, state in the south of Brazil, says it expects a 50% increase in tourists from Argentina this summer (which begins in ten days). According to the president of the association, Manoel Juarez Limada Silva, local prices are lower this year
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Brazil had GDP growth of 1.9% in 2002, bringing the GDP up to R$1.3 trillion. The numbers are the latest, revised, results from the government statistical bureau (IBGE), which had reported 2002 GDP growth at 1.5%. The IBGE says that the new numbers reflect more exports and less imports in
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Brazil had GDP growth of 1.9% in 2002, bringing the GDP up to R$1.3 trillion. The numbers are the latest, revised, results from the government statistical bureau (IBGE), which had reported 2002 GDP growth at 1.5%. The IBGE says that the new numbers reflect more exports and less imports in
