Quietly, Brazil Eclipses an Ally

By SIMON ROMERO and ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
Published: July 7, 2008
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil clasped hands here at a summit meeting late last month, as employees of Venezuela’s state oil company raised their fists and shouted Cuban-inspired socialist slogans before the cameras. . . . . .

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By sloopskipper on Jul 7, 2008, 05:08 in Off Topic.

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