Brazzil

Besides the .54 cents a gallon Brasil will pay the US for each gallon they export to the US, note that Jed Bush, the President's brother co-founded the Interamerican Ethanol Commission to promote regional ethanol production and convinced his brother to do the deal.

first oil, second war, third = ethanol

A point that I have not seen made about the 54-cent tariff is that it was obviously set so high as to completely exclude imports from Brasil. The fact that Brasilian producers were still able to
export well over 400 million gallons of sugar-based ethanol to the U.S. last year profitably just shows how distorted and artificial the corn and ethanol markets have become in the U.S. due to the
counter-productive federal mandates. Give Brasilian industry credit for at least shaming Congress into not trying to increase the tariff. This issue is so intriguing because the tariff and its associated
interests so clearly carry within themselves the seeds of their own destruction. And, the halo effect for Brasil within the U.S. for standing as an example of efficient production based on best
practices and free trade is amazing when you consider the notoriously bad press Brasil has always gotten from the U.S. media.

It does show the inpotentency of Lula, he couldn't even get a one penny reduction in the tarrif, the news focuses on the expectation that the US will cut pollution and that Brasil will provide the ethanol but not on the fact of the $18 Billion tarrifs to be paid out, that is a lot of reals. Bush was the salesman and Lula was the customerwho wants to pay him to buy his product.. The US gets its fuel and you give awayyour money too. If you were selling something would you expect to pay your customer a fee to buy your product ? the tarrif only benefits the US. Perhaps when Lula is back in the US in a couple weeks he can find something else to gove away and the Brasilians will believe he is doing them good things

Mr. Lula is a complete betrayer and it doesnt amazes anyone with brains his allying with Mr. Bush. Castro and Chavez and argentinians that were stabbed on the back. Lula is a motherf**ker.

It does show the inpotentency of Lula,

It shows what you would like to believe only. Is this the only thing you know about the visit from Bush?

I think he brings a needed element to the world stage. Politicians can be so boring. Nikita K. got attention when he banged the table with his shoe. That´s showmanship. Then they wouldn´t let him go to Disneyland, couldn´t guarantee security in Orange County. He was really upset. Had to stay in L.A.

I loved the "enxofre" comment at the U.N., now that´s news. And he seems well groomed and seems to be having a good time, whereas a friend of mine once asked a guy that knew Fidel Castro pretty well, "What´s he Like?" "Well, he stinks." "I know that, but what´s he like?" "No, I mean you can´t get next to him, he smells, B.O." By contrast, Chavez appears to dress well and has a nice haircut. Not a slob.

I know, we´ve got Barney Frank, Waters, Al Gore, they are always good for a laugh or two, but presidents and prime ministers who are good press, not many. There was Lyndon and his speech at the sterile screwworm factory inauguration, but that was before Dallas. Here in Brazil we have Clodovil. Not really a clod and not really vil, but a lot of fun.

Your silly attempts of making funny comments are starting to get boring. Why don't you give up? You are definetely not the comedian you think you are.

the leftists are bristling over this one... chavez is frothing and has heartburn...che guevarra has not risen from the grave...and fidel is looking at his... the same story continues " more disfunction from the southern continent"...

Are you son of your grandfather? Did your grandfather make a visit to your mommy and then you were born? Yes, that would explain your mental retardation.

Ethanol will work very well combined with water to run Hydrogen Fuel Cells and help get us off our crude oil addiction. Most addicts will never admit that their money goes to crime as well as become the means to undermine stable democracies. Chavez Rojo is just a pimp.

Boy, the comments from you have been vile and mean today. I wonder did you get bitch-slapped by some Brazilian transexual this morning?

I think on balance Lula is doing a good job for you folks with what he has. I think you should be more understanding.

lula betrays the poor ... with every US attack chavez becomes stronger ... one day america will him into a martyr ... viva venezuela ... freedom for palestine

Mr. Chavez may not like the fact that the minute someone says something positive about him, you react negatively. Bad boy. Down.

It also occurs to me that you don´t seem to have much of a sense of humor anyway. I just can´t picture you yukking it up, except in a Beavis and Butthead sort of way. I hope I´m wrong, as I often am, because you need to lighten up a little bit. I hope this has been helpful and not made things worse.

ACTUALLY MOST BRAZILIAN ETHANOL PAYS ALMOST NO IMPORT TAX IN THE USA .......CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU BELIEVE !!!!!

Simply because the U.S. law says :
an import tariff of 54 cents per gallon is assessed on imported ethanol, WITH DUTY FREE STATUS on up to 7 percent of the U.S. ethanol market for imports !!!!!!

Time and again Brazilians demonstrate how poorly they are educated with a lack of general knowledge on the subjects they are referring and talking !!!!!!!!!

This said, if Brazilians dont like the import tax in general, why do they charge around 100 % of import tax on foreign cars, foreign tractors and Personal Computers just to name a few ????????????
Simply because you are NOT COMPETITIVE, and to have a still high but lower import tax rate, you want that 60 % of the pre- mentionned products are built in your country to create
jobs in your country.
Quite funny that some identicals car models are sold retail cheaper in the UK than in Brazil, despite the huge gap in income and workers salaries !!!!


Yessssssss brazil is OBSESSED TO NOT IMPORT......AND OBSESSED TO EXPORT AT ANY PRICE, EVEN IF THAT CREATES POVERTY AND SLAVES ALIKE WORKERS IN YOUR PIG IRONS PRODUCTION, COFFEE BEANS AND IN YOUR SUGARCANE FIELDS PRODUCING BOTH SUGAR AND ETHANOL !!!!!!!!

iN MY OPINION foreign cars, trucks and tractors manufacturers should close their plants in Brazil, set them in China, and let you swim for your transportation of peoples and goods !

the dudess is ovulating, isn't she?

to assure enough ethanol stays in Brazil for consumption. That's why nobody is really upset. When BR production ramps up, after 2009/10, even the US will want to reduce the tariff in order to get all the ethanol it needs (in competition for Brazilian ethanol with Japan, EU, etc.).

If the Brazilian government really wants to improve the standard of living for its citizens, Brasil should invade and silence Chavez in latin America. Brasil is the biggest country in the region. The time has come to not only improve the standard of living for its people, but also to make a stand in world politics. Invading and taking out the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, would improve the standard of living for all Brazilains but it would also make the world stand up and take notice of Brasil as a world powerhouse. The time is now!

Sorry.... but invading other countries is an american specialty. That's why you people are loved evrywhere!

While it´s true that the USA is number one militarily, no question, why would that be the reason that we are loved everywhere? Maybe in Kuwait, Grenada and places like that, but not everywhere. The reason we are universally loved must be our affability. "It´s Nice to be Nice", Father Divine once said. Try it yourself, Costa!!! People will like you!!!!! Have a nice evening....

Rickie....Go talk to someone of your own species!

let's see where this goes
i just hope many jobs are created, and i hope to see citizens more happy
and i hope bush doesnt start another war, the war for ethanol hhahahaha
gee let the arabs rule their land bud, kick their ass but get the fduckadf out

Yeah, when Bush comes.... big protests... when Shove-Ass comes, the 2 bit dictator street thug... where are the protests?

Uuuhhh, the boogie man Bush! What a bunch of idiots infets this planet!

Re: Lets take out Chavez

Brasil can't invade its own favelas, what to spead of taking out Shove-ass in Venezuela...