ANBA covered the arrival of a new group of Palestinian refugees in Brazil. To them, the country, due to the generosity of its people, is the land of hope. The third group, which landed this Friday in the southeastern Brazilian city of São Paulo, is comprised of 11 single men and three families, including five children.
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Agência Brasil* Pretoria (South Africa) – The final document of the Second Summit of Ibsa, the group that brings together India, Brazil and South Africa, presented today (17), defends the reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, but asks for priority for the return to negotiations of the Doha Rounds, which forecast the elimination
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazil to have official representation in Burkina Faso. The Official Gazette has published the decree establishing the Brazilian Embassy in the African country today (15). The decree was published on the same day Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took his first trip to Burkina Faso. The embassy will be
Next week, the Brazilian president will take his seventh trip to the African continent. He will travel to Burkina Faso, the Republic of Congo, Angola, and South Africa. The government is interested in strengthening economic ties, especially in the fields of energy and mining.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian minister of National Integration, Geddel Vieira Lima, will participate in the event Open Days – European Week of Regions and Cities, to be held from today (8th) to next Thursday (11th), in Brussels, Belgium. By invitation of the minister at the European Commission, Danuta Hubner, Geddel Vieira Lima will
The visit of Palestinian parliament member Abdullah Abdullah to Brazil, this week, has generated initiatives from Brazilian politicians for the peace conference to take place in Washington, in November, to result in effective advances for Palestine. They intend to organise a meeting in the sidelines of the conference for politicians of social movements. In São Paulo, Abdullah visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
Ânuar Nahes is going to use his experience as coordinator for follow up of Summit of South American – Arab Countries affairs to represent Brazil in Doha, the capital of Qatar. He intends to stimulate investment, trade, aerial transportation and partnerships in the area of gas. Yesterday the diplomat visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber, which was also visited by the new person in charge for follow up of Summit affairs, ambassador Arnaldo Carrilho.
The president of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, invited the president of Brazil to take part in a conference for peace in the Middle East, which should take place in the United States in November. Abbas also thanked Brazil for having received Palestinian refugees. The two met yesterday, after the opening of the UN Assembly in New York.
Agência Brasil* New York – The Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said yesterday (25) that, for the first time ever, the Doha round is close to reaching a conclusion. He also claimed to be convinced that the agreement shall be closed still this year. "There has already been a change in the behaviour
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called yesterday (25), at the 62nd General Assembly of the United Nations, in New York, for developing countries to promote joint actions against global warming. Lula mentioned biofuels as a new energy option and said that they may also generate income in regions of the world like Latin America, Asia and Africa.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will have a meeting this Tuesday (25), in New York, with the president of the National Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. The two will meet at 11:00 am, as part of the parallel agenda for the heads of state attending the
They were forwarded to the states of São Paulo (SE) and Rio Grande do Sul (S), where they will receive IDs and passports, and will also have access to public health and education services. Two other groups will be brought in the following months, totalling 117 people.
Rachid Talbi Alami, minister-delegate to the prime minister of Morocco, was met yesterday, in Brazilian capital Brasília, by the vice president of Brazil, who is acting president due to an international trip by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He has come to ask for support from Brazil for Morocco to host an international exhibition in 2012. The fair is organised by the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE), of which Brazil is a member.
