We've Advanced In The Construction

My Greatest Desire Is That The Hope That Has Overcome Fear In My Country Will Help Vanquish It Around The World.

Brazil Is In A Solid Position. In The Past, If The United States Sneezed, We Caught Pneumonia. Today, If The United States Sneezes, We Sneeze Too.

We've Advanced In The Construction Of A True Free-trade Area Across South America... What's Needed Now Is Less Rhetoric And More Action.


i Believe That It Is Very Difficult In The World Of Today To Continue With G-8 Only Without Taking In Account The Importance Of Brazil, China, India, Many In The World Economy, Because These Countries Are Great Consumers, Large Consumers, And We're Also Becoming Great Producers, And Also Because We Were Better Prepared Than The Rich Countries For The Nowadays Global Crisis.

Well-fed People Can Enhance Their Dignity, Their Health And Their Learning Capacity. Putting Resources Into Social Programs Is Not Expenditure. It Is Investment.