Tag: Chavez

Brazil V. Venezuela: The Inevitability of Latin American Polarization

For any political scientist, economist and historian who may not be entirely familiarized with ...

Brazil’s Lula Wants Obama to Discuss US Military with Him and Colleagues

Fresh concerns over Colombian plans to grant US troops access to its military bases ...

Venezuelan Proposal to Limit Freedom of Press in South America Alarms Brazil

To the already charged agenda of South America's Unasur summit, which opens this Monday ...

Venezuela in Mercosur: Problem Is Not Country But Chavez, Says Brazilian Senator

Talking about the admission of Venezuela into Mercosur, the president of the Brazilian Senate ...

Brazil Lula’s Refusal of a Third Term Sends Message to Caudillo Chávez

With the Brazilian presidential election approaching in October 2010, potential candidates have started to ...

Brazil Senate Expected to Approve Venezuela’s Entry into Mercosur

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday, May 26, his colleage ...

Brazil’s Lula Praises Obama and Asks Latin America to Be More Self-Reliant

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said, at the end of the Summit ...

Gathered in Brazil 5 Presidents Tell the US: “We Told You So”

Not all the action was in Switzerland. While bankers and politicians were meeting last ...

In Brazil, Morales Calls on LatAm to Expel US Envoys to Force End to Cuban Embargo

Evo Morales, president of Bolivia, who went to Brazil for a summit of 33 ...

Oil Rich Venezuela and Brazil Get Ready for War. But Against Who?

In recent years President Hugo Chávez has become Washington's ultimate Latin American nemesis, with ...