Brazil's Senate approves Venezuela in Mercosur

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

Source: Reuters UK

^{Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:18pm GMT}

BRASILIA, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate on Tuesday approved Venezuela's request to join the South American trade bloc Mercosur despite concerns over President Hugo Chavez's restraints on democracy.

The Senate voted 35-27 in favor of Venezuela joining the 18-year old customs union. The proposal must now be approved by Paraguay's parliament before Venezuela can join. Paraguay is the only other member country that had not yet approved it.

At stake are huge investments and trade with the OPEC nation and potentially Venezuela's geopolitical ties to the region. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has lobbied hard for Venezuela to the join the group that is made up of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia are associate members.

The Lula administration has been eager to expand Mercosur as a counter-balance to trade interests of industrialized nations.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN1523614120091215

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This is good.

The wailing and gnashing of teeth that's sure to be posted here will also be good to watch. :popcorn:

[Peace Patriot]

1. The first line of this article should read...

BRASILIA, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate on Tuesday approved Venezuela's request to join the South American trade bloc Mercosur despite FALSE, BULLSHIT, "BIG LIE," CORPO-FASCIST PROPAGANDA over President Hugo Chavez's restraints on democracy.

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But I think I would faint if we got that much truthfulness from Rotters & brethren.

[Vidar]

2. K&R.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. That took a while. nt

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. Center-right opposition stalled it to hell and back. They never had the votes...

...so it was inevitable that it would pass eventually. Which it did.

[Judi Lynn]

6. Brazil will never miss those clowns after they do what's right and drop dead!

Looks like they've been so depressed since their military dictatorship gave up the ghost.

This is great news.

[ChangoLoa]

8. center-right opposition in Brazil and military dictatorship are in the same group for you?

like Sarney?

...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

5. Kick to annoy the RWers. -nt

[ChangoLoa]

7. Finally.

But we still need the Paraguayan Senate to approve it... won't be easy.

[EFerrari]

9. Mika may get work out of this.

lol