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Tax on Financial Transactions - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09SAOPAULO624

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• "Brazil re-imposes - a two percent - tax !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "on - financial transactions - IOF - for revenue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "but also in order - to curb appreciation - of its currency - Real !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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G-20 Summit on Financial Markets - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08BRASILIA1427

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• "Brazil's objectives - at the summit on financial markets - and the world economy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "include making a - strong statement - about the urgency !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of global - financial reform !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and encouraging reforms - such as stronger financial - disclosure standards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "greater - prudential regulation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and increased limits on - "shadow banks"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "Lula - speaks of the need for a - global regulatory framework !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "the administration blamed - actors - within the USA !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Taxation of international Flows - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04BRASILIA1756

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• "Brazil - in coordination with France - is preparing a set of proposals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "for new mechanisms - to finance - international development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "health - and anti-hunger efforts - primarily through the UN agencies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the financing mechanisms - focus largely - but not exclusively !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "on taxation - by national authorities of - international financial flows !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and arms sales - proceeds will be forwarded to the - UN development agencies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "other financing mechanisms - include a - carbon emission tax !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and the promotion of - socially-responsible - investment funds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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fighting Hunger - US cable - 2004:  LINK ¤ 04BRASILIA1835

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• "thirty heads-of-state - accept Lula's invitation - to a meeting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "in advance of the UNGA - of the United Nations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to explore ways - to increase - development finance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

 

 

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• "foreign ministry's - Patriota - and Farani - say "Lula recognizes"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

 

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• "that fighting hunger on a - sustainable basis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

 

 

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• "implies a broad - development agenda !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

 

 

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• "the initiative aims - to increase both - the level - and predictability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "of development financing - above - and beyond - current levels !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "by identifying new - financing sources - these monies should finance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "the work of the - UN development agencies - which work within !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "the framework of the - UN Millennium development goals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

• "the US embassy was against - taxation of international flows !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07BRASILIA1952

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• "the Brazilian delegation - expressed both - public - and private disappointment !"

 

 

 

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• "the representatives - of the United States - should discuss climate !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and the USA should be prepared - to assume mandatory obligations !"

 

 

 

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• "to reduce - greenhouse gas emissions !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the ambassador - Everton Vargas - and the under secretary for policy - from the ministry of exterior relations - said !"

 

 

 

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• "you can only have - leadership - when you - in fact - do something !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and not only reciting - of the old rhetoric !"

 

 

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• "there should be - new ideas - and a global goal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

Tax on all Financial Operations - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08SAOPAULO12

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• "Brazil issues a decree - to increase the - tax !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "on financial transactions - IOF - a tax on a variety !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of financial transactions - including credit - foreign exchange !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "insurance - and stock purchases !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the increase is a fixed - 0.38 percent - on all financial operations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "currency exchange operations - foreign exchange from service revenues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "goods - services - and spending abroad - using credit cards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "industry - largely lobbied - against it !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quilombo Communities - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08SAOPAULO119

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• "the Quilombo communities - which are Afro-Brazilian !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "communities - want equal treatment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

Plan for a sustainable Amazon - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08BRASILIA750

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• "environment minister - Carlos Minc - announces the ideas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "for the - Amazon rainforest - setting a goal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of - "zero deforestation" - rate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "creating an environmental - national guard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and significantly increasing - penalties - for environmental crimes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Agenda for Trade Negotiations - US cable - 2003: LINK ¤ 03BRASILIA1066

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• "Lula - wants to include - social issues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "in the trade - negotiations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "employment - environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "small - and medium enterprises !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "poverty - family agriculture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and - cultural values !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"