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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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04SAOPAULO1130 | Two for Two: Brazil's Trade Policy Machine Delivers [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-12 12:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO PGOV KIPR BR |
04SAOPAULO1472 | PT AND PSDB GAIN STRENGTH IN BRAZILIAN STATE OF [...] (U) Polls are leaning towards a PSDB win for mayor in Florianopolis, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The PSDB candidate, Dario Berger, has a 16 point lead over PP/PFL candidate, Chico Assis. State Governor Luiz Henrique da Silva (PMDB) has endorsed Berger and o [...] | 2004-10-22 17:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI BR |
04SAOPAULO1541 | MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS IN THE SOUTH: PT [...] Summary. In Sao Paulo and the South, the PSDB was the big winner and the PT the big loser in the second round of the Brazilian municipal elections on October 31. The PT lost control of the two biggest prizes in the region, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, the second of which the party had govern [...] | 2004-11-01 20:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SOCI BR |
04SAOPAULO1745 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: VISIT OF AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Begin Summary: Special Ambassador John Miller visited Brazil November 29-December 3 to survey Brazilian efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Ambassador Miller found that Brazilian efforts to educate and raise awareness have been outstanding in many areas, but more needs to be done ( [...] | 2004-12-17 17:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | BR ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL TIP |
04SAOPAULO1795 | GOVERNOR ALCKMIN LAUDS RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin told the Ambassador during a December 14 courtesy call that he was confident the country was on good economic and political footing, and said he expected continued healthy growth in GDP and exports in both the state and Brazil during 2005. Al [...] | 2004-12-30 15:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD EINV BR |
04SAOPAULO493 | SPECIAL ENVOY REICH'S MEETING WITH JOSE DIRCEU [...] (C) SUMMARY. White House Special Envoy for the Western Hemisphere Otto Reich met with President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu on Sunday, March 21 at a private residence in Sao Paulo. During the course of the relaxed and open 90-minute conversation, the two touched o [...] | 2004-03-26 12:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CO BL CU VE BR UNHCR US |
04SAOPAULO843 | RACE RELATIONS IN BRAZIL: THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION [...] (U) Affirmative action measures aimed at improving the socioeconomic situation of Afro-Brazilians are fundamental to the "Movimento Negro," or Black Movement. Though affirmative action remains controversial, even among Afro- Brazilians, the controversy itself is drawing public attention to t [...] | 2004-06-04 19:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EINV SOCI BR TIP |
05SAOPAULO1076 | WORKERS PARTY ELECTIONS GO TO SECOND ROUND; LULA [...] (U) Summary: Party leaders are claiming a large turnout in Sunday's internal election of the ruling Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT),while the press is reporting widespread irregularities. Leaders of moderate and leftist factions are trading accusations of fraud. President Lu [...] | 2005-09-20 18:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV ELAB BR |
05SAOPAULO1110 | WORKERS PARTY ELECTIONS FIRST ROUND RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: On September 27, the Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) released the final results of its September 18 internal election. In the race for national party president, Ricardo Berzoini, candidate of President Lula's moderate majority faction (Campo Majoritario - CM) gar [...] | 2005-09-29 14:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV ELAB BR |
05SAOPAULO1158 | CONVERSATION WITH JOSE DIRCEU, OCTOBER 9, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: While transiting through Sao Paulo, Brasilia TDY poloff attended an October 9 lunch with friends at which Federal Deputy and former Lula Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu was present. During their 30-minute conversation, Dirceu shared his views on the political crisis, the future of the [...] | 2005-10-13 19:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV BR |
05SAOPAULO1321 | H2B VISAS: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (U) As noted in Ref A, Brazil has seen a dramatic rise in temporary work visas (H2B) in the last year. The Sao Paulo applicants generally fall into three categories: 1) young, educated Brazilians heading to resorts, ski areas and Indian casinos for several months to make some money (the good),[...] | 2005-12-01 10:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT BR |
05SAOPAULO1344 | BRAZILIAN COPS BUST IMMIGRANT SMUGGLING RING [...] (U) SUMMARY. A year long investigation into immigrant smuggling, dubbed Operation America, resulted in 30 arrests on November 28 and the breakup of a smuggling network responsible for moving 3,500 illegal Brazilians through Mexico to the U.S. each year. The arrests were widely reported in the [...] | 2005-12-07 10:01:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KFRD CVIS CMGT BR |
05SAOPAULO1356 | INCREASED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT SAO PAULO'S [...] (U) Two incidents involving American citizens within the last month at or near Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International airport have highlighted what has already been perceived by many as a significant rise in criminal incidents targeting travelers moving through the airport. In both cases the vict [...] | 2005-12-09 18:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BR CA KCRM SC |
05SAOPAULO1372 | ELDER STATESMAN DELFIM NETTO DISCUSSES PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: PMDB Congressman and elder statesman Antonio Delfim Netto told CG that while President Lula remains personally popular, he needs to start courting the PMDB and the smaller &left light8 parties if he hopes to get re-elected in next October,s elections. Netto said the PSDB/PFL elec [...] | 2005-12-15 13:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR BR |
05SAOPAULO1376 | PT Criticism Creates Dilemma for President Lula [...] Sensitive But Unclassified. Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A senior PT advisor told CG that the party leadership made a mistake in issuing a recent resolution publicly criticizing President Lula's economic policies. The advisor attributed this political blunder to long- standing int [...] | 2005-12-16 13:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PINR ELAB BR |
05SAOPAULO1379 | SAO PAULO CONSULATE FSN ASSAULTED AT GUNPOINT [...] (U) On Wednesday, 12/14/05 at approximately 2130 hours, a locally employed Brazilian staff member was assaulted at gunpoint while stopped in traffic in her vehicle. According to the victim's accounts, 2 males and an elderly female approached her vehicle at a traffic light. One of the males ask [...] | 2005-12-16 17:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BR CA KCRM SC |
05SAOPAULO21 | SERRA'S HONEYMOON CUT SHORT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Jose Serra of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) was inaugurated as Mayor of Sao Paulo on January 1, in a ceremony that took on the tone of a PSDB political festival. Virtually all the stars of the Sao Paulo wing of the PSDB party, including former President Fernando [...] | 2005-01-06 10:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BR |
05SAOPAULO283 | THE TIP REPORT [...] (U) This is version II of the Brazil TIP report, incorporating answers to questions raised by version I, and additional information. This report was a coordinated effort between Sao Paulo and Embassy Brasilia, which supplied much of the new information. 2. (SBU) Begin Summary: Brazil conti [...] | 2005-03-11 10:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF TIP |
05SAOPAULO624 | AMBASSADOR VISIT TO RIO GRANDE DO SUL [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by officers from Consulate General Sao Paulo, visited Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, May 1- 3. During the visit, Ambassador met with the governor and the mayor; toured the modern General Motors and Dell Compute [...] | 2005-05-23 20:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD KIPR EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV PINR BR |
05SAOPAULO872 | BREAK-UP OF LEBANESE DRUG RING IN BRAZIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 17, 2005, the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) broke up a Lebanese-organized drug ring based in Sao Paulo and operating in a number of cites in southern Brazil. 8Operation Tamara,8 (thedate fruit in Portuguese,) involved coordinationwith the German federal police and U.S. [...] | 2005-07-22 11:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | SECRET | SNAR PTER ASEC PGOV ETTC EFIN SOCI BR |
05SAOPAULO875 | AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DEBATE CONTINUES IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary: On June 10-11, government officials, non- profit organizations, educators, interested citizens, and representatives from 20 public Brazilian universities met in Sao Paulo for a two-day nation-wide conference to discuss nascent affirmative action programs in higher education. Man [...] | 2005-07-22 14:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR TIP |
05SAOPAULO920 | SAO PAULO MAYOR SERRA'S SIX MONTH RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: At the conclusion of his first six months in office, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra (Social Democratic Party of Brazil or PSDB) enjoys a more positive public evaluation than any of his 5 predecessors, yet reviews of his performance to date remain mixed. Of his 15 campaign promise [...] | 2005-08-03 20:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KIPR KDEM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR |
05SAOPAULO971 | Sao Paulo journalists discuss corruption scandal [...] Summary: At the end of July/early August, IO Sao Paulo held a series of individual meetings with prominent journalists to discuss the corruption scandal unfolding in Brazil. Various journalists commented that they believe President Lula da Silva (Lula) may not have been aware of the corruptio [...] | 2005-08-16 12:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO BR |
06SAOPAULO1002 | SOUTHWEST BRAZIL: CATTLE CRISIS, POROUS BORDER, AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Consul General (CG) recently visited Brazil's southwestern border state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Meetings with representatives of the cattle ranching sector and government researchers shed light on an economic dichotomy in the Brazilian beef industry today: Drought conditions, market worr [...] | 2006-09-18 13:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD ENRG SENV KPAO EINV ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO1005 | SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: AFGHANISTAN, NATO ROLE, [...] "Relapse In Afghanistan" Leading national circulation daily liberal Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (9/18): "Compared with Iraq, Afghanistan is a kind of garden of delights. The US intervention was successful. The hated Taliban regime was deposed and replaced by a government that acquired le [...] | 2006-09-18 18:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1013 | EUROPE: POPULAR UNREST IN BUDAPEST; UNITED NATIONS: KOFI [...] "Announced Crisis Reflects Increasing Dissatisfaction With Entry in the EU" Leading national circulation daily liberal Folha de S. Paulo's Budapest correspondent reports (9/20): "The tape showing the confirmation that Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany lied about the budget during four [...] | 2006-09-20 10:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1019 | EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: COUP IN THAILAND; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-21 10:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO102 | SAO PAULO VICE-MAYOR GILBERTO KASSAB: PFL INSIDER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge d'Affaires (CDA),accompanied by POLCOUNS, Sao Paulo Consul General, and Sao Paulo poloff, met January 19 with Sao Paulo Vice-Mayor Gilberto Kassab. The 45-year-old Kassab, an influential leader of the state Liberal Front Party (PFL),will serve as acting Mayor through th [...] | 2006-02-01 17:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO1030 | EUROPE: HUNGARY, PROTESTS AGAINST PRIME MINISTER; WESTERN [...] "Western Europe Nations Become Nightmare For the EU" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent remarks (9/22): "Violence has erupted in Budapest against socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.... But there is another and much more important victim of such demonstrations: the [...] | 2006-09-22 13:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1037 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ REGIONAL AND [...] "Oil Threatens Chvez" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (9/25) editorialized: "President Hugo Chvez does not use the richness provided by its nation's oil reserves to prepare Venezuela's infrastructure for the day oil will be over, but to finance a flogging campaign against the US and to wea [...] | 2006-09-27 10:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1038 | WHA PDAS SHAPIRO'S MEETINGS IN SAO PAULO [...] (SBU) During a September 18-21 visit to Sao Paulo to attend the WHA ELO Conference, WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro met with a series of experts on questions of foreign policy, international trade, and socio-economic issues. Private sector representatives painted a gloomy economic picture, noting t [...] | 2006-09-27 16:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL EINV ETRD SOCI ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO1039 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-28 11:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1051 | GWOP: DETAINEES POLICY; SAO PAULO "Retrogradation In The US" [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 11:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1054 | EXPORTS, POPULISM AND OLD ALLIES: A TRIP TO PARANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On a recent trip to the state of Parana just southwest of Sao Paulo, Consul General helped launch a Commerce Department initiative at the Port of Paranagua, which, according to Port officials and the state's governor, is being revitalized into a dynamic commercial sea link for [...] | 2006-10-02 18:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD EWWT EINV SCUL KPAO BR |
06SAOPAULO1058 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BOLIVIA, VENEZUELA; [...] "Instability Increase in Bolivia" Business-oriented Valor Economico editorialized (10/5): "President Evo Morales is engulfed in another wave of political instability. The polarization of forces intensified following the truce represented by the Constituent Assembly election and the referendum [...] | 2006-10-05 13:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1059 | AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES THE USAID-SPONSORED PARAISOPOLIS [...] Ambassador Sobel participated in a September 27 ceremony to inaugurate the USAID Paraisopolis Slum Electrification and Loss Reduction (SELR) Program. Close to 100 people attended the ceremony. In his comments, the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the project itself and the rapport bet [...] | 2006-10-05 13:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR EAID BR |
06SAOPAULO1069 | ALCKMIN AS PRESIDENT: THE END OF IDEOLOGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a friendly and candid discussion with the Ambassador, Joao Carlos Meirelles, a long-term advisor and the current campaign manager for PSDB presidential hopeful Geraldo Alckmin (Ref B),outlined the likely policies of an Alckmin government, as well as the strategy that the c [...] | 2006-10-06 16:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KPLS BR |
06SAOPAULO1071 | MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST; [...] "Geopolitical Bomb" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (10/10) editorialized: "The announcement of the North Korean nuclear test puts the world at risk to the dangers of [nuclear] proliferation. It will be no surprise if, in view of the new geopolitical reality, bo [...] | 2006-10-10 12:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1082 | AMBASSADOR SOBEL MEETS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR IN SAO PAULO [...] (U) Ambassador Sobel met with various business leaders and organizations during his September 26-28 visit to Sao Paulo. Septels report on Ambassador Sobel's meetings on education during this visit and his inauguration of a USAID-sponsored development project. The leader of an important indust [...] | 2006-10-11 12:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR EAID BR |
06SAOPAULO1083 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EDUCATION, U.S. STUDIES IN SAO PAULO [...] During his September 26-28 visit to Sao Paulo, Ambassador Sobel held several meetings devoted to cooperation on education. At a lunch hosted by the Consul General with senior representatives of several major Sao Paulo universities, the Ambassador heard various views on Brazilian higher educati [...] | 2006-10-11 14:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXP SCUL KPAO PGOV ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1088 | MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST; [...] "Bush Has No Trump Card" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (10/13) editorialized: "By saying that the US does not intend to attack North Korea, George W. Bush was unusually and involuntarily transparent.... Bush is trying in vain to disguise the obvious fact that he does not have, either on [...] | 2006-10-13 14:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1105 | RIO GRANDE DO SUL: ELECTION RESULTS REFLECT VOTER [...] (SBU) For the first time in five presidential elections, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva failed to carry Rio Grande do Sul on October 1, losing by nearly 1.5 million votes to challenger Geraldo Alckmin. At the same time, incumbent Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) Governor Germano Rigotto n [...] | 2006-10-17 17:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO1127 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE; WESTERN [...] "Reminiscent of Vietnam" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (10/21) editorialized: "When the US invaded Iraq in March 2003, some analysts dared to compare the action to the US's disastrous intervention in Vietnam. They were immediately called irresponsible, and th [...] | 2006-10-23 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1130 | AMBASSADOR SOBEL'S MEETING WITH SAO PAULO MAYOR KASSAB [...] Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by CG and poloff, met October 17 with Sao Paulo Mayor, Gilberto Kassab, and Municipal Secretary for International Relations, Helena Gasparian. The SIPDIS participants discussed ways for the U.S. and the city to work together on issues of common interes [...] | 2006-10-23 16:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD KCRM BR |
06SAOPAULO1131 | AMBASSADOR SOBEL'S MEETING WITH SAO PAULO GOVERNOR-ELECT [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 18 meeting with Governor-elect Jose Serra, Ambassador Sobel stressed the USG's interest in working with the state government on public security issues. Serra acknowledged that crime is a major challenge facing his administration and that there are many possibil [...] | 2006-10-23 16:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KCRM BR |
06SAOPAULO1136 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: IRAQI STUDY GROUP, SECTARIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-24 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1137 | AMBASSADOR SOBEL'S MEETINGS ON ETHANOL IN SAO PAULO [...] Summary: During his October 4-10 visit to Sao Paulo, Ambassador Sobel met with the new country president of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM),who advised that prospects for new infrastructure investment in Brazil are poor and that the company does not plan to produce ethanol outside the U.S. The [...] | 2006-10-24 12:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG ETRD EINV BR |
06SAOPAULO1143 | BG VIEWS BOLIVIAN GAS CONTRACT AS UNACCEPTABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sao Paulo-based British Gas (BG) Executive Vice President for South America Rick Waddell called DPO on Oct. 20 to discuss ongoing gas contract negotiations with the Bolivian Government. Due to a series of unrealistic demands, Waddell deemed the Bolivian model contract completely [...] | 2006-10-24 19:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ECON BR BL |
06SAOPAULO1152 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: IRAQ AND US MIDTERM ELECTIONS; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 11:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1155 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZIL, PRESIDENTIAL [...] "Lula Reelected" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (10/30) editorialized: "Reelected with more than 60 percent of valid votes, President Lula da Silva now has before him a much more diverse political horizon than that of 2002.... Lula is far from the aura of socia [...] | 2006-10-30 14:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1169 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S CONDEMNATION, US MIDTERM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 11:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1174 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S CONDEMNATION, US MIDTERM [...] "Bush, A Lame Duck" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (11/7): "Americans will vote today in the midterm elections, which represent a kind of referendum on the current administration. Polls have suggested that the Republicans will be defeated.... The [...] | 2006-11-07 11:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1176 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: NICARAGUA ELECTIONS; [...] "Tunnel Of Time" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (11/8): "Daniel Ortega was elected Nicaragua's president 16 years after having left the government. The Sandinista Front leader says he has changed, disowns his Marxist past and declares himself a pr [...] | 2006-11-08 12:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1183 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS, RUMSFELD'S [...] "Bush's Defeat" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (11/9): "The message sent by the ballots couldn't be clearer: American voters are very unhappy with the prolonged disaster produced by the Bush administration in Iraq and the series of scandals involv [...] | 2006-11-09 11:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1190 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS; SAO PAULO [...] "Elections Force Bush To Migrate To The Center" Business-oriented Valor Economico editorialized (11/13): "U.S. voters changed the axis of President George W. Bush's policy by withdrawing support for his continuing to lean to increasingly towards the right and forcing him to the center.... The [...] | 2006-11-13 13:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1192 | PSDB STATE LEADER: LESSONS LEARNED FROM ALCKMIN CAMPAIGN; [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo State Deputy Sidney Beraldo told Poloff that state leaders of the Social Democracy Party of Brazil (PSDB) have been conducting a "lessons learned" exercise to identify what went wrong in ex-Governor Geraldo Alckmin's unsuccessful presidential campaign. One conclusion is that t [...] | 2006-11-14 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO1197 | AUSTR EISSENSTAT VISIT TO SAO PAULO [...] (SBU) Summary. Following their attendance at the Bilateral Consultative Mechanism Meeting in Brasilia on October 16 (Reftel B),AUSTR for Latin America Everett Eissenstat, AUSTR for Industry Meredith Broadbent, and USTR Brazil and Southern Cone Director Sue Cronin visited Sao Paulo. They met [...] | 2006-11-16 17:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV KJUS BR |
06SAOPAULO1199 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: IRAN ROLE IN IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST: [...] "To Negotiate With Iran? That Is The Question" International affairs commentator Newton Carlos wrote in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (11/17): "The bipartisan committee that is looking for a way to get the US out of the Iraqi quagmire has already signaled that [...] | 2006-11-17 11:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1201 | MEDIA REACTION: BOLIVIA; SAO PAULO [...] "Autocrat In The Making" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (11/21) editorialized: "The coup that Bolivian President Evo Morales attempted against the Constituent Assembly and the nation's fragile institutions has become a reality. It is no longer possible to conc [...] | 2006-11-21 11:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1202 | GOVERNOR LEMBO DISCUSSES POST-ELECTION POLITICAL LANDSCAPE [...] (SBU) During a lunch with the CG, Sao Paulo Governor Lembo predicted that President Lula will face some opposition from within his own party, and expressed concern that if Lula has difficulty sustaining a majority in Congress, he might resort to populist rhetoric, though probably not populist [...] | 2006-11-21 14:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO1206 | FAVORABLE TRENDS IN FIGHTING IPR PIRACY IN SAO PAULO [...] (U) Econoff met recently with Marcio Vaz Guimaraes de Souza Netto, the head of the Sao Paulo State Interagency Council to Combat Piracy, to discuss recent activities of the organization and new developments in the fight against piracy. The Council has been reaching out to law enforcement in o [...] | 2006-11-21 17:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON KJUS BR |
06SAOPAULO121 | LULA'S GOVERNMENT IN THE CROSSHAIRS: A PT PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Although they deny it, members of President Lula's Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) who attended the Sixth World Social Forum - Americas Region (WSF) in Caracas in late January had some difficult moments. The event became Hugo Chavez's show and Brazil was critici [...] | 2006-02-07 17:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI ELAB BR |
06SAOPAULO1216 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ECUADOR, LEFTIST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 11:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1223 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ECUADOR, U.S. BASE IN [...] "In Chvez's Club" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (11/29) editorialized: "Leftist Rafael Correa was elected Sunday the eighth Ecuadorian president in the past ten years, and this shows the level of political instability in that Andean nation.... Correa's party d [...] | 2006-11-29 16:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1225 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: POPE BENEDICT IN TURKEY; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 12:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1234 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA-AFRICA [...] "In Bad Company" Liberal, largest circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (12/3): "Third world leaning is an aspect that the Lula administration's foreign policy explores ad nauseam. It is part of the rational with which the administration feeds ideological groups as a way to symbo [...] | 2006-12-04 12:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1242 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, PRESIDENTIAL [...] "14 Years In Power" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (12/5): "Chvez speaks about deepening his 'revolution.' Thus the way would be paved for another authoritarian escalation in Venezuela.... The joining of oppositionist forces, now within the rules [...] | 2006-12-06 10:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1248 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT; WESTERN [...] "Exit Door" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (12/10): "The Iraq Study Group report clearly says that the situation is bad and that there is not much one can do to improve it.... The document is an opportunity for the White House to change the focus [...] | 2006-12-11 12:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1262 | SAO PAULO REACHES OUT TO UNIVERSITIES [...] SUMMARY: As a part of a Mission-wide initiative to reach out to institutions that have historically had little contact with the USG, Sao Paulo Consulate General's Entry Level Officers are visiting universities and other organizations throughout its consular district. The officers found student [...] | 2006-12-15 12:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ECON CMGT BR |
06SAOPAULO1264 | PT EXPECTS LULA TO ADVANCE THE PARTY'S AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials of President Lula's Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) downplayed reports of tensions between the President and his party. The PT considers the 2006 elections to have been a referendum on President Lula's record and his vision for the country and believe [...] | 2006-12-15 14:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON PREL BR |
06SAOPAULO1268 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZIL, LULA'S SECOND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-18 12:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1277 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE; SAO PAULO [...] "Palestinian Crossroad" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (12/9) editorialized: "The Palestinians are on the eve of a civil war, and PNA President Mahmoud Abbas' decision of calling elections does not help to calm the situation. However, the call for elections has [...] | 2006-12-19 12:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1280 | MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA: LIBYA, BULGARIAN NURSES [...] "Two Hypotheses For Qaddafi's Obstinacy" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge opined (12/20): "All experts reject that the five defendants have committed such a monstrous crime.... We believe that the accusation that they have inoculated the AIDS virus in the [...] | 2006-12-20 12:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1283 | MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA: LIBYA, BULGARIAN NURSES' [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 10:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1286 | MEDIA REACTION: CUBA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-22 11:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO198 | Santa Catarina - Port Development and Challenges [...] SUMMARY. The Port of Itajai's phenomenal growth, the development of a competing port in the neighboring city of Navegantes, and the 2005 opening of a private port facility in Itapoa highlight the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina's prominent role in Brazilian trade. A U.S. company, [...] | 2006-02-23 10:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT PGOV KIPR ETRD BEXP BR |
06SAOPAULO202 | LULA'S RECOVERY IN POLLS EXPOSES PSDB QUANDARY [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Recent polls showing President Lula recovering lost popularity have sounded alarms within the opposition Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB),which is struggling to nominate a candidate to o [...] | 2006-02-23 18:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO206 | LULA'S RECOVERY IN POLLS EXPOSES PSDB QUANDARY [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Recent polls showing President Lula recovering lost popularity have sounded alarms within the opposition Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB),which is struggling to nominate a candidate to o [...] | 2006-02-23 19:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO207 | Destruction of Pirated Software in Sao Paulo [...] (U) On 21 February 2006, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) sponsored the destruction of more than 500,000 pirated software discs outside Sao Paulo's Pacaembu Stadium. The contraband was displayed publicly and then ceremoniously destroyed by feeding discs into a wood chipper. This event hig [...] | 2006-02-23 19:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD KJUS BR |
06SAOPAULO215 | LEADER OF THE 1992 CARANDIRU PRISON MASSACRE ACQUITTED OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 15, Police Colonel Ubiratan Guimaraes was absolved of responsibility for the infamous 1992 Carandiru prison massacre by a Special Session of the Sao Paulo State Court of Justice. The Court overturned a 2001 grand jury sentence of 632 years in prison for Guimaraes. [...] | 2006-02-24 23:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI BR |
06SAOPAULO216 | AOL LEAVES BRAZIL, STARBUCKS ARRIVES [...] SUMMARY. After six years in Brazil, bankruptcy crises at parent company America Online Latin America have forced America Online Brazil to cease operations. Meanwhile, American retailer Starbucks will soon set up (coffee) shop in Brazil, with the first store scheduled to open in Rio de Janeir [...] | 2006-02-24 23:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ECPS ETRD ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO223 | CONTINUED DECLINE IN MOST VIOLENT CRIME IN SAO PAULO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sao Paulo State Secretariat for Public Security released fourth quarter (October-December, 2005) crime statistics for the city of Sao Paulo, the Sao Paulo city outskirts, and the state as a whole. Statewide, violent crime decreased, including a marked decrease in homicide an [...] | 2006-03-02 18:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV ASEC PHUM ECON SNAR BR |
06SAOPAULO229 | HOPES AND FEARS: BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS OF BRAZIL'S [...] Summary: An informal survey of business leaders from Sao Paulo shows support for Finance Minister Antonio Palocci's macroeconomic policies and a general sense of relief that Lula's presidency has not destroyed the economy as originally feared. Although Lula is no longer seen as a threat to th [...] | 2006-03-03 12:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PINR ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO245 | BRAZIL CRAWLS TOWARD DIGITAL TV [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With the nominal March deadline set for the adoption of a digital television (DTV) standard, Brazilian officials remain divided on the issue, and the recent entry of the Brazilian Congress into the process will likely delay a final decision. Brazil is currently choosing a digit [...] | 2006-03-06 19:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON PGOV ETRD BEXP BR |
06SAOPAULO251 | Brazil's Cosmonaut [...] SUMMARY: In late March, Brazil plans to send its first astronaut into space aboard a Russian rocket. This event appears to be the first step in space-related cooperation between Brazil and Russia. Despite the historic significance of this flight for Brazil, the director of Brazil's National S [...] | 2006-03-07 17:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA PREL EAIR PGOV BR |
06SAOPAULO258 | BRAZIL: A COMBINATION OF INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION, LOW [...] Brazil's record trade surplus combined with currency appreciation that benefited imports and a substantial current account surplus were the main economic surprises of 2005. Brazil is recovering from a production slowdown in the third quarter of 2005 on the strength of year-end sales and compa [...] | 2006-03-10 10:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD EFIN EINV EIND BR |
06SAOPAULO261 | The Ever-Rising Real Part II: The Emergence of Dutch [...] (U) This is the second of a two-part series on the macro-economic consequences of the recent rise in the Brazilian real. The first cable in the series, Brasilia 366, looked at the GOB's macro and debt management policies. This cable, authored by ConGen Sao Paulo, considers the effect of the [...] | 2006-03-10 19:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD BEXP ECON EINV PGOV BR |
06SAOPAULO269 | LEBANESE SUSPECT IN HARIRI ASSASSINATION ARRESTED [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Brasilia. 2. (SBU) Sao Paulo State Civil Police arrested Rana Abdel Rahim Koleilat (PDOB Lebanon 23 JAN 1976) on March 12 based on an Interpol warrant for her involvement in the mid-2003 collapse of the Lebanese-based Al-Madina Bank. She is the [...] | 2006-03-13 20:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER KCRM BR LE |
06SAOPAULO276 | CARDINAL HUMMES DISCUSSES LULA GOVERNMENT, THE OPPOSITION, [...] (U) During a March 10 courtesy call by Consul General, Claudio Cardinal Hummes spoke at length of the successes and failures of the Lula government; shared his views on the competition between Sao Paulo Mayor Serra and Governor Alckmin for the presidential nomination of the Brazilian Social Dem [...] | 2006-03-14 19:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL ETRD ECON ELAB BR |
06SAOPAULO277 | CARDINAL HUMMES DISCUSSES LULA GOVERNMENT, THE OPPOSITION, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 20:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL ETRD ECON ELAB BR |
06SAOPAULO278 | ALCKMIN IS PSDB CANDIDATE [...] Senator Tasso Jereissati, President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB),announced from state party headquarters headquarters in Sao Paulo March 14 that Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin is the party's nominee for president. The announcement ends over two months of uncertainty and [...] | 2006-03-14 20:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV BR |
06SAOPAULO280 | LABOR LEADERS DIFFER OVER LULA GOVERNMENT, BUT MOST WORKERS [...] (SBU) During his March 6-7 visit to Sao Paulo, Labor Attache met with representatives of three major labor organizations and the ruling Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT),as well as some academics specializing in labor issues. With the exception of representatives of the influen [...] | 2006-03-15 13:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI BR |
06SAOPAULO293 | UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES'S VISIT TO SAO PAULO, BRAZIL [...] During her March 12-14 visit to Sao Paulo, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes delivered a message on shared values and common interests to a wide range of Brazilian audiences. U/S Hughes met with a group of Brazilian Youth Ambassadors and attended a cultural p [...] | 2006-03-17 11:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP SCUL OEXC KPAO PREL PGOV OIIP BR |
06SAOPAULO30 | PMDB Leader Ponders Party's Electoral Options [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Federal Deputy Michel Temer, national president of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB),believes that public disillusion with President Lula and the Workers' Party (PT) provides an opportunity for the PMDB to [...] | 2006-01-11 14:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO316 | GERALDO ALCKMIN: TWO ADVISORS TALK ABOUT HOW HE BEAT SERRA, [...] (SBU) The March 14 announcement by the leadership of the opposition Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) of the nomination of Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin for President (ref A) represented the culmination of a two-month blitzkrieg by Alckmin's forces that apparently took party chieftai [...] | 2006-03-22 17:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO319 | GANGS ON THE RISE IN SAO PAULO'S WOMEN'S PRISONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Director of Training for the Sao Paulo state prison system, street gang influence within Sao Paulo prisons has notably increased over the last three years. Particularly disturbing in this trend is that for the first time, prison officials see the influence of g [...] | 2006-03-22 17:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO332 | LANDLESS MOVEMENT'S EARLY YEAR ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Land invasions led by the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (Landless Rural Workers Movement - MST) and allied groups have begun in the Sao Paulo Consular District (southern and part of southeastern Brasil) in anticipation of the annual Red April protests (ref A). Early Mar [...] | 2006-03-24 18:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PREL ELAB PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO348 | SEVEN DEAD IN LATEST WAVE OF PCC-LED RIOTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Seven inmates died during a 21-hour rebellion that rocked a public jail in Sao Paulo state March 23-24. This deadly event occurred two days after a series of prison disturbances in four municipalities in the state, and is believed to have been organized by the powerful gang, [...] | 2006-03-29 19:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO350 | SAO PAULO STATE BANK ACCUSED OF FAVORING ALCKMIN [...] Media reports published March 26 accuse state-owned "Nossa Caixa" bank of directing advertising money to political allies of Governor (and opposition presidential candidate) Geraldo Alckmin, including several state legislators. Alckmin and senior bank officials have denied wrongdoing; however [...] | 2006-03-31 12:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ECON PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO352 | VISIT OF CODEL GRASSLEY TO SAO PAULO: ETHANOL AND [...] Senator Charles Grassley (IA) - Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - and his delegation visited Maringa, Parana state and Sao Paulo, March 22-23. Other members of the delegation included Senators Crapo (ID) and Allard (CO); Representatives Peterson (MN),English (PA),King (IA),Issa (CA [...] | 2006-03-31 17:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PGOV PREL EAGR ECON ENRG BR |
06SAOPAULO355 | SERRA ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR OF SAO PAULO [...] On March 31, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra announced his resignation and his candidacy for Governor of Sao Paulo state. After agonizing for months over whether - and how - to break his 2004 promise to voters to serve a full four-year term as Mayor in order to run for President of Brazil, Serra he [...] | 2006-04-03 16:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO356 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 16:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO357 | ITAMARATY NEGOTIATOR TALKS TRADE [...] (SBU) EconOff recently attended an American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) event featuring Ambassador Regis Percy Arslanian, Director of International Negotiations for the Brazilian MFA (Itamaraty). Well-known to U.S. diplomats from his tenure as Brazilian DCM in Washington as well as his stewar [...] | 2006-04-03 19:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECIN KIPR PGOV PREL BR |
06SAOPAULO360 | REP. ISSA'S MEETING WITH LEADERS OF LEBANESE COMMUNITY IN [...] (SBU) During the visit to Sao Paulo of CODEL Grassley (septels),Rep. Darrel Issa (CA) held a separate meeting with four leaders of Sao Paulo's Lebanese community. They discussed the size and activities of Brazil's Lebanese community as well as the influence of the broader Arab community on th [...] | 2006-04-04 13:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL ETRD PTER EFIN BR LE |
06SAOPAULO371 | PROSPECTS FOR LABOR REFORM AFTER BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Labor expert Jose Pastore told Poloff he has advised opposition presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin not to pursue comprehensive labor reform immediately upon taking office, should he win, but to begin with more modest and less controversial legislative proposals that would remove di [...] | 2006-04-06 10:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV SOCI ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO374 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ELECTIONS IN PERU; SAO [...] "Peruvian Elections" Liberal Folha de S. Paulo (4/6) editorialized: "The prospect of candidate Ollanta Humala being elected president in Peru is worrisome. Although he presents himself as a leftist nationalist, it seems more correct to describe him as an ultranationalist with strong authori [...] | 2006-04-06 12:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO387 | "TUCANO" TALKS CAMPAIGN, CHICKENS, CHINA [...] (U) Poloffs met April 3 with Christian Lohbauer, until recently a municipal official in the administration of Sao Paulo Mayor Serra and now a lobbyist for Brazil's poultry association. Lohbauer ventured some predictions about the upcoming presidential campaign, described some of the challenges [...] | 2006-04-10 11:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO PGOV PREL PINR ETRD BR CH |
06SAOPAULO400 | PSDB OFFICIAL EYES UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (U) Poloff and Political Assistant met April 7 with Sao Paulo Municipal Secretary of Government Aloysio Nunes Ferreira to discuss the local and national political scene following Mayor Jose Serra's resignation to run for Governor of Sao Paulo state (ref A). Nunes, who is close to Serra, was sa [...] | 2006-04-13 10:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO412 | U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL SAO PAULO UNDERGOES CRISIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Selected staff of the U.S. Consulate General Sao Paulo participated in two-day crisis management training on March 30-31. Observations and recommendations, keyed to reftel para 2, A-H, follow in cable body. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On March 30/31, selected staff of the U.S. Consul [...] | 2006-04-18 18:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR CASC ASEC AFSI KCOM KESS OTRA BR |
06SAOPAULO415 | WASTED OPPORTUNITIES -- SAO PAULO BUSINESS TELLS A/S WAYNE [...] (SBU) E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Economic and Business Affairs, visited Sao Paulo April 5-6 to participate in the World Economic Forum on Latin America. During his visit, he also had several meetings with Sao Paulo business leaders, who generally agreed that whil [...] | 2006-04-19 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EINV BR |
06SAOPAULO423 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: MONDAY'S TERRORIST ATTACK, HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 15:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO428 | ALCKMIN THE BETTER MANAGER, SAO PAULO BUSINESS TELLS A/S [...] (SBU) E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Economic and Business Affairs, visited Sao Paulo April 5-6 to participate in the World Economic Forum on Latin America. While here, A/S Wayne also had several meetings with Sao Paulo business leaders. They indicated a general disa [...] | 2006-04-24 17:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO430 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ATTACKS IN EGYPT; WESTERN [...] "Internal Factors" International writer Igor Gielow commented in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (4/25): "It is tempting to seek an easy explanation for the attacks in Egypt. If on the one hand there is a strong international component, with a probable link with Al Qaeda and the presence of weste [...] | 2006-04-25 15:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO436 | CODEL GRASSLEY: FRANK DISCUSSIONS ON TRADE IN SAO PAULO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During its recent visit to Sao Paulo, CODEL Grassley engaged in vigorous and sometimes contentious discussions with representatives of Brazil's private sector over U.S. and Brazilian trade policies and different approaches to bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations. Braz [...] | 2006-04-25 18:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL ETRD EAGR ECON ENRG BR |
06SAOPAULO449 | FEDERAL DEPUTY GREEHALGH SHARES VIEWS ON ELECTION CAMPAIGN, [...] (SBU) In a ninety-minute breakfast meeting with Consulate representatives, Federal Deputy Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh (PT-SP) offered his insights on a number of current political issues. He said President Lula faces a tough fight for re-election and is concerned about his prospects in populous S [...] | 2006-04-28 18:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM ELAB EAGR BR |
06SAOPAULO454 | TREASURY A/S LOWERY MEETS WITH SAO PAULO CONTACTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury A/S Clay Lowery's interlocutors during an April 4 Sao Paulo visit pointed to problems obtaining financing and skilled labor, along with the high and complicated taxes, as hindering the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). A round-table with recipients of [...] | 2006-05-02 18:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06SAOPAULO464 | MULTINATIONAL'S CONCERNS ABOUT BOLIVIAN GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sao Paulo-based head of British Gas (BG) for South America expressed grave concerns about the May 1 Bolivian Government decree nationalizing natural gas production. Brazil's Petrobras was hit the worst of all the multinational companies, losing much of its revenue stream in [...] | 2006-05-03 14:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON PGOV PREL BL BR |
06SAOPAULO465 | 2006 ELECTIONS: A "RENT-A-PARTY" (PTB) POLITICIAN'S [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo former Governor Luiz Antonio Fleury Filho, now a Federal Deputy representing the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB),shared his views with Poloff on the upcoming national and state elections. DPO subsequently attended an event at AMCHAM where Fleury talked about his ideas for politica [...] | 2006-05-03 14:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO466 | Media reaction: Bolivia; Sao Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 18:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO472 | CORRECTED COPY: MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Growing Tensions In South America" University Professor Sergio Amaral maintained in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (5/4): "To understand the reason for the tension in South America it is necessary to keep in mind three facts: the emergence of social movements in the Latin American politic [...] | 2006-05-04 14:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO484 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA, BOLIVIA, [...] "Obsolescence of What Is Still Unfinished" The lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo remarked (5/5): "What should have been dealt with yesterday in Puerto Iguazu was the premature dismantling of the unfinished projects of [South American] regional integration. The ruined buildin [...] | 2006-05-05 17:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO492 | SAO PAULO GOVERNOR CLAUDIO LEMBO TALKS ABOUT [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo Governor Claudio Lembo told us that despite press reports suggesting otherwise, his Liberal Front Party (PFL) will/will form an alliance with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and will strongly support the presidential candidacy of PSDB Sao Paulo ex-Governor Geraldo A [...] | 2006-05-05 19:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO494 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA, [...] "Fragmentation Of Latin America" University of Sao Paulo Professor Boris Fausto opined in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (5/8): "President Evo Morales' decision to nationalize the Bolivian oil and gas industry, using the military and exacerbating the nationalist climate, is of itself a serious oc [...] | 2006-05-09 13:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO495 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 13:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO498 | SAO PAULO'S ARAB COMMUNITY: DIVERSITY AND DIVISIONS [...] (SBU) While the Lebanese Christian community in Sao Paulo is active in politics, the Arab community in general (Muslim and Christian) lacks political clout at the national level. In fact, our conversations with a number of Christian and Muslim leaders of Sao Paulo's large Middle Eastern comm [...] | 2006-05-09 16:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KISL KIRF SOCI SCUL BR |
06SAOPAULO501 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, RUMSFELD; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 18:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO505 | A BUSY TWO WEEKS FOR LULA'S PARTY: PT READIES FOR CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) The ruling Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) held its National Encounter in Sao Paulo, April 28-30, in preparation for the election campaign. Delegates authorized President Lula and party leadership to enter into electoral alliances with any willing partners, excluding only [...] | 2006-05-10 18:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ELAB EPET BR |
06SAOPAULO508 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BOLIVIA, GAS [...] "Fake Nationalism" Economist Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. commented in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (5/11): "Brazil must not react violently to the Bolivian government's decisions. First, because Bolivia has its reasoning and those reasons should not be underestimated. Second, because aggravat [...] | 2006-05-11 12:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO512 | SAO PAULO PERSPECTIVES ON BOLIVIAN GAS SITUATION [...] (U) Representatives of Sao Paulo's leading industrial federation indicate that while gas supplies from Bolivia remain stable after that country's May 1 hydrocarbons nationalization announcement (refs B-C),Brazilian industries relying on gas are very price-sensitive, and short-term cost increas [...] | 2006-05-11 18:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV PREL EIND EINV BR |
06SAOPAULO516 | OPPOSITION ASSERTS CRISIS IN BRAZIL'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Brazil's foreign policy is going through its worst crisis in recent history, according to a number of leading diplomatic and academic experts tied to the opposition. Consul General (CG) attended a May 10 seminar on Brazil's foreign relations at the Fernando Henrique Cardoso Institute (IFH [...] | 2006-05-12 18:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO526 | GANG WAGES WAR ON SAO PAULO POLICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The notorious Sao Paulo organized crime gang First Capital Command ("PCC") waged a deadly and brutal assault against the police over the weekend, killing 44 officers and injuring another 27 in up to 180 attacks across Sao Paulo state. The police, in turn, killed 23 suspected cr [...] | 2006-05-15 20:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO530 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZIL: WAVE OF [...] "Frightened Society" Economic columnist Celso Ming commented in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (5/16): "The facility with which organized crime is successfully spreading terror can be analyzed from several points of view. One of them is the economic viewpoint. This is a nation of the in [...] | 2006-05-16 14:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO532 | SAO PAULO STREET WAR OVER, BUT WHO WON? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The three-night assault on Sao Paulo police forces by the organized crime gang PCC seemed to have ended Monday evening (May 15) as suddenly as it started. The daily newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported on Tuesday, May 16, that the PCC leadership called a truce after reaching an [...] | 2006-05-16 18:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO543 | DEPUTY IZAR SPEAKS ABOUT THE ETHICS COUNCIL, THE CORRUPTION [...] (U) Federal Deputy Ricardo Izar, Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies' Ethics Council, is frustrated that so many corrupt Deputies have been exonerated by the full Chamber, but believes nonetheless that the political corruption scandal will have a healthy impact on Brazil's political culture. [...] | 2006-05-17 19:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO545 | MEDIA REACTION: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL; WESTERN [...] "Provincial Machiavellis" International affairs analyst Demetrio Magnoli commented in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (5/18): "The good news is that Brazil was the nation that received more votes among those who will represent Latin America in the recently created UN Human Rights Council. The bad [...] | 2006-05-18 14:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO55 | IPR Advocacy Efforts Pay Dividends [...] Summary: In response to sustained Consulate advocacy efforts, Sao Paulo Governor (and possible PSDB presidential candidate) Geraldo Alckmin launched an Interagency Committee to Combat Piracy (CICP),which will improve coordination among local, state and federal copyright piracy enforcement off [...] | 2006-01-19 18:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KJUS BR |
06SAOPAULO551 | SAO PAULO POLICE STRIKE BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reaction to a wave of violence orchestrated by the organized crime gang First Capital Command (PCC) which left over 100 persons dead including over 40 law enforcement officers, Sao Paulo police stepped up patrols and checkpoints on Tuesday and Wednesday (May 16-17) in certai [...] | 2006-05-18 20:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO556 | MEDIA REACTION: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 18:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO573 | DUST SETTLES IN SAO PAULO AFTER VIOLENT CRIME WAVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Criminal activities associated with last week's violent crime wave orchestrated by the organized criminal gang the First Capital Command (PCC) have all but ceased in and around Sao Paulo. A few random incidents that appear related were reported over the weekend, but in general, [...] | 2006-05-22 18:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO577 | Building on Momentum: Sao Paulo Forms IPR Working Group [...] (U) Through sustained outreach over the last year, Post has successfully raised the profile of IPR problems in the consular district and forged relationships with local business and law enforcement interlocutors as effective means for encouraging improved IPR protection. To build on recent su [...] | 2006-05-24 09:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KJUS EIND EAGR BR |
06SAOPAULO590 | SEMICONDUCTORS RETURN TO BRAZIL AFTER 15 YEARS [...] (U) American company Smart Modular Technologies (Smart) recently inaugurated its first semiconductor factory in Brazil. The Smart plant, which encapsulates imported finished memory wafers, is the first semiconductor facility in Brazil since the early 1990s when all microchip companies closed o [...] | 2006-05-30 12:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EIND PGOV ETRD EINV BEXP BR |
06SAOPAULO605 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA: PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 19:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO623 | PMDB LEADER RULES OUT ALLIANCE WITH LULA [...] (SBU) Former Governor Orestes Quercia, Sao Paulo state chairman of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB),will support Senator Pedro Simon if he decides to run for President, but he considers it far more likely the PMDB will run no presidential candidate and will not ally with any par [...] | 2006-06-02 14:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO626 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: HADITHA KILLINGS; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-05 12:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO638 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PERU, PRESIDENTIAL [...] "Lesser Evil" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (6/6): "Alan Garcia's victory in Peru's presidential elections is the triumph of a 'lesser evil'.... His alternative, Ollanta Humala seemed far more dreadful. Humala was a retired military who particip [...] | 2006-06-06 12:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO643 | BRAZIL'S WORKING/MIDDLE CLASS GAINS PURCHASING POWER, [...] Brazil's working/lower-middle class has been making slow but steady progress in regaining purchasing power over the last two years after seeing its economic position erode for a decade (1994-2003) (reftel). These families are becoming more sophisticated in their purchases, with the most notab [...] | 2006-06-06 19:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR SOCI BR |
06SAOPAULO647 | ALCKMIN'S CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR CLAIMS LULA'S POLL NUMBERS [...] (SBU) Despite a series of recent opinion polls that show President Lula maintaining a lead of more than twenty points, with a chance to be re-elected in the first round, Geraldo Alckmin's campaign coordinator told Charg that the PSDB is methodically building grassroots political networks throu [...] | 2006-06-07 18:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ETRD ECPS BR |
06SAOPAULO649 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, US TALKS OFFER, NUCLEAR PROGRAM; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 18:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO652 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI'S DEATH; SAO [...] "The Terrorist's End Does Not Resolve, But Helps" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (6/9): "Finally, good news came from Iraq: Zarqawi was killed.... Morally, the butcher's death can only be saluted with relief. Zarqawi had a relevant role in the [...] | 2006-06-09 12:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO659 | ARGENTINE CG DISCUSSES REGIONAL INTEGRATION, CALLS FOR [...] (U) In a recent speech on Argentine-Brazilian bilateral relations, Argentine Consul General Vidal faulted regional asymmetries for Mercosul's disappointing economic performance (reftel) and proposed strengthening cultural ties as a means of achieving regional integration. Vidal points to indu [...] | 2006-06-12 11:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL SCUL BR AR |
06SAOPAULO662 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI'S DEATH; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 15:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO666 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 12:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO675 | COMMERCE SECRETARY PROMOTES U.S. EXPORTS, PUSHES [...] During his June 7-8 visit to Sao Paulo, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez discussed intellectual property rights with the Governors of four states and attended a meeting of the Sao Paulo State Interagency Committee to Combat Piracy; met with leaders of major business and industrial gro [...] | 2006-06-16 16:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP ETRD BEXP KIPR EINV PGOV EAGR ENRG BR |
06SAOPAULO676 | PSDB INSIDER OFFERS "REALISTIC" ASSESSMENT OF ALCKMIN'S [...] (SBU) Though not sanguine about the odds, PSDB heavyweight Andrea Matarazzo thinks Geraldo Alckmin still has a chance to defeat President Lula in the election this October, provided that all the pieces fall into place. But the Assistant Mayor of Sao Paulo's downtown district thinks his party [...] | 2006-06-16 18:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO685 | BRAZIL TRAILS IN WORLD BANK'S "DOING BUSINESS" RANKINGS [...] SUMMARY: Brazil ranked 119th among 155 countries in the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Doing Business rankings, published by the World Bank. Brazil fared worst in its labor, tax, and bankruptcy rankings. Unless addressed, doing business in Brazil may be viewed more in terms of its [...] | 2006-06-20 12:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO686 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 13:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO688 | MEDIA REACTION: US-EU SUMMIT IN VIENNA; NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR [...] "Summit Defrosts US-EU relations, But Only Between Governments" Center-right o Estado de S. Paulo Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge opined (6/21): "Irritation between the US and Europe seems to be diminishing. They are now far away from the bad feelings that in 2003, at the beginning of the w [...] | 2006-06-21 13:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO689 | PMDB CHIEF AFFIRMS PARTY'S POSITION AS POWER BROKER BUT [...] (SBU) Michel Temer, President of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB),believes President Lula has done a masterful job of disassociating himself from the political corruption scandals that have crushed some of his closest advisers. He also has effectively expanded social programs t [...] | 2006-06-21 16:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO692 | BRAZIL'S BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Viewed through the lenses applied by many business groupings, Brazil's "competitiveness" has been falling relative to its major emerging market peers, such as India and China. Numerous surveys of business leaders and some studies, including by the OECD, show Brazil falling in var [...] | 2006-06-22 15:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KIPR PGOV ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO699 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE, FREE-TRADE, DOHA ROUND; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-26 11:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO708 | PCC FOILED IN ATTEMPTED ATTACKS ON OUTSKIRTS OF SP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sao Paulo state security officials reported on Monday, June 26, that police foiled several attacks against employees of detention facilities planned by Sao Paulo's notorious criminal gang the First Capital Command (PCC). State officials said imprisoned PCC leaders ordered stre [...] | 2006-06-27 18:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO718 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD TRADE: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 15:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO722 | SAO PAULO MAYOR DISCUSSES PCC VIOLENCE, ELECTIONS, BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab told the Consul General (CG) June 29 that the recent gang violence in the city was a wake-up call to the public, which has responded in solidarity with the police. Kassab believes opposition candidate Geraldo Alckmin will have a hard time catching up with [...] | 2006-06-30 12:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON ETRD EPET BR |
06SAOPAULO729 | MEDIA REACTION: GWOT: GUANTANAMO, SUPREME COURT; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 10:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO73 | ELECTION 2006: OPPOSITION PSDB TO DECIDE ON [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings in Sao Paulo on January 16- 20, Charge d'Affaires (CDA),Sao Paulo Consul General, Embassy PolCounselor and SP Poloff discussed the coming presidential election with the leading PSDB candidates - Sao Paulo city mayor Jose Serra (who is still undeclared) and Sao Pa [...] | 2006-01-26 16:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO734 | ALCKMIN UNVEILS GOVERNMENT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) The opposition PSDB government program unveiled at the party's June 11 national convention cannot be characterized as a page-turner, but it contains a number of interesting proposals and initiatives. Its centerpiece, as is to be expected under the circumstances, is economic development [...] | 2006-07-03 17:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO741 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MEXICAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] "Fires That The US Dreamed Of Extinguishing Are Multiplying" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge underscored (7/7): "The war in Iraq has proved to all unruly, rebelling or messianic nations that they will never be safe from the US's wrath. The only way to preve [...] | 2006-07-07 12:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO742 | PCC KILLS PRISON GUARDS AT HOME, POLICE NAB DOZENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten days after a raid that left 13 of their compatriots dead and five apprehended, the PCC has carried out almost daily, precise assassinations and attempts on prison guards at their homes around Sao Paulo. Five guards have been killed and several other law enforcement person [...] | 2006-07-07 16:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO751 | SNAPSHOT OF PRISON CHAOS IN SAO PAULO STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the past month, Sao Paulo prison officials have been housing over 1400 prisoners in an open yard designed to hold about 160 people in the Araraquara prison in northern Sao Paulo state. No AmCits are currently housed in Araraquara, but one AmCit is being held in somewhat si [...] | 2006-07-10 17:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO761 | INCREASED OVERNIGHT VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO LIKELY DUE TO [...] Sao Paulo's slow burn of violence directed against prison and police officials by the organized criminal gang PCC over the past weeks flared during the early morning hours of July 12. Reminiscent of the beginning of the violence unleashed on Sao Paulo and neighboring cities in mid-May by the P [...] | 2006-07-13 09:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO765 | REDUCED VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO NIGHT OF JULY 12, BUS [...] Sao Paulo and neighboring cities again suffered attacks the night of July 12/morning of July 13 from the organized criminal gang First Capital Command (PCC),though at a reduced level compared to the previous night. Two deaths from July 12 were reported, though apparently no one was killed in [...] | 2006-07-14 08:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO766 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 13:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO771 | VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO DIMINISH IN SAO PAULO NIGHT OF JULY [...] (U) Sao Paulo and neighboring cities suffered a third night of attacks the evening of July 12/morning of July 13 from the organized criminal gang First Capital Command (PCC),though the level of violence continued to fall. There were only about 17 attacks (no deaths) reported overnight: two in [...] | 2006-07-14 18:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO782 | SAO PAULO LEBANESE AND MUSLIM REACTIONS TO EVENTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Federation of Muslims Associations in Brazil sent a letter to the Consul General in Sao Paulo expressing "immense concern" regarding the recent military actions conducted by Israel in Lebanon, especially as it affects Brazilians currently in Lebanon for tourism and to visit [...] | 2006-07-18 19:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ASEC PREL BR |
06SAOPAULO785 | BRAZIL: SENATOR CORNYN VISITS TRI-BORDER REGION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senator John Cornyn of Texas and his Foreign Affairs Advisor Russ Thomasson visited Brazil and Paraguay on July 1-3 in order to study issues involving the tri-border region. The Senator sits on several subcommittees that provide oversight for matters involving the region, incl [...] | 2006-07-20 18:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL ETRD PTER EFIN BRPA |
06SAOPAULO800 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE; GLOBAL [...] "Peacekeeping Force" Liberal, largest circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (7/25) opined: "The proposal of an international force made up mainly of European troops to be sent to the South of Lebanon is praiseworthy.... That seems to be the best way both for an immediate ceasefire and to ensur [...] | 2006-07-25 12:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO804 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: LEBANON; GLOBAL ECONOMY: [...] "Lebanon's Drama" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (7/26) editorialized: "Israel will maintain a buffer zone in the South of Lebanon to prohibit the area to Hezbollah until international troops can replace its army. This is the only feasible solution for the conflict. Secretary of State Con [...] | 2006-07-26 12:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO810 | IMPROVING POLL NUMBERS BUOY OPTIMISM OF ALCKMIN'S CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Opposition presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin's campaign coordinator told Consul General that the campaign is coming together well and that support for Alckmin is growing, as reflected in recent polls. Joao Carlos Meirelles said that critical alliances at the state level are firming [...] | 2006-07-28 16:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EAGR BR |
06SAOPAULO829 | MEDIA REACTION: DOHA ROUND, USTR SCHWAB IN BRAZIL; SAO [...] "Truculence in Trade Negotiations" The lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (7/29) opined: "Among other topics, USTR Susan Schwab and Foreign Minister Celso Amorim are expected to discuss conditions to reactivate the Doha Round. But the terms of the bilateral cooperation in thi [...] | 2006-07-31 13:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO837 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ISRAELI BOMBINGS IN QANA; DOHA [...] "The Tragedy Everyone Feared" The lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (8/1) maintained: "A single attack against a building in Qana, where local residents were looking for shelter, caused more casualties than all the rockets launched against Israel since the beginning of this [...] | 2006-08-02 10:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO842 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: LEFTIST LEANINGS IN [...] "Alan Garcia's Inauguration" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (8/2) editorialized: "It's indicative that two absences have been particularly noticed in the inauguration ceremony of Peruvian President Alan Garcia, which was attended by nine leaders of the region. The most shocking one was th [...] | 2006-08-02 15:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO847 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, CASTRO'S HEALTH; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-03 11:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO849 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-04 10:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO859 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: ISRAEL/HIZBULLAH COMBAT; WESTERN [...] "Conflict Without An Arbiter" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (8/5) editorialized: "Bush supports Israeli policy so strongly that the US can no longer act as an arbiter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.... Of course this is not a one-way relationship. Israel [...] | 2006-08-07 11:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO862 | LULA'S BALANCING ACT: PT LEADER OUTLINES PARTY'S ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Sao Paulo State Legislator Renato Simoes outlined the strategy of Lula's Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) for the October elections. Simoes indicated that the party believes the Sao Paulo state and national campaigns have to be integrated. PT gubernatorial candid [...] | 2006-08-07 18:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO865 | PRE-FATHER'S DAY ATTACKS IN SAO PAULO BY PCC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sao Paulo residents awoke Monday morning, August 7, to reports of yet another round of bus burnings and bomb and gun attacks against police targets orchestrated by the organized crime ring PCC. Twenty-seven attacks were reported in greater Sao Paulo by the office of the state [...] | 2006-08-07 19:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR |
06SAOPAULO869 | SAO PAULO FACES DAY 2 OF PRE-FATHER'S DAY JITTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The dawn of Tuesday, August 8, marked Day Two of the third wave of PCC violence in Sao Paulo State since May (ref A). Metropolitan Sao Paulo was spared from attacks overnight, but cities scattered throughout Sao Paulo state suffered from homemade bomb and Molotov cocktail att [...] | 2006-08-08 20:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR |
06SAOPAULO873 | FEWER PCC ATTACKS IN SAO PAULO BUT NEW POLITICAL BATTLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The third day of what is being called the third wave of PCC-led attacks in Sao Paulo state brought only a few new incidents on Wednesday morning, August 9. The newest attacks, however, included targets in upper-scale neighborhoods and the greater use of homemade bombs. Meanwh [...] | 2006-08-09 19:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR |
06SAOPAULO880 | Brazil: Domestic Demand Boosts Industry in First Half of 2006 [...] SUMMARY: Official data for the first half of 2006 suggest it should be a relatively good year for Brazil's economy, although less so than 2004. Slower global growth and the strong domestic currency (the Real) are, according to analysts, beginning to slow the growth of certain Brazilian expor [...] | 2006-08-11 12:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD EFIN EIND BR |
06SAOPAULO887 | QUIET IN SAO PAULO, BUT JOURNALISTS' KIDNAPPING MARKS NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sao Paulo residents enjoyed a relatively quiet Father's Day weekend, as a feared repeat of the widespread violence that occurred on Mother's Day three months ago failed to materialize (ref B). Some 13,000 inmates were given weekend furloughs for the holiday, but only scattered [...] | 2006-08-14 13:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR |
06SAOPAULO892 | MEDIA REACTION: GWOT: AIRLINE TERROR PLOT; WESTERN [...] "The Right Way To Fight Terror" The lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (8/12) maintained: "Almost five years from the unprecedented September 11 attacks, only a few things in the world today are as clear as the futility and the boomerang effect of the war the US under the Bus [...] | 2006-08-15 12:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO893 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL/HIZBULLAH COMBAT; [...] "No One Won" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (8/15) editorialized: "Following a month of fighting and more than a thousand deaths, a ceasefire has finally been established between the Israeli Army and Lebanese militia Hizbullah. Both were defeated.... The Israel [...] | 2006-08-15 12:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO907 | PMDB LEADER PREDICTS NARROW LULA VICTORY, AND A [...] (SBU) Federal Deputy Delfim Netto predicted President Lula will win a "fairly close" election in the second round if he can avoid committing too many more gaffes. Lula's Workers Party (PT),however, will take a serious hit because of corruption scandals and will end up with fewer than 50 Fede [...] | 2006-08-18 13:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO910 | BRAZIL'S NATIONAL PLAN TO COMBAT PIRACY: AN UPDATE ON [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY 2. (U) Summary. At the July 26 Sao Paulo meeting of Brazil's National Council to Combat Piracy and Intellectual Property Crimes, the public-private Forum Against Piracy and Illegality (FNCP) officially became an autonomous unit of the [...] | 2006-08-18 15:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON KJUS BR |
06SAOPAULO912 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 11:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO918 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND ECONOMIC FAMILIARIZATION WITHIN [...] (U) SUMMARY. In an effort to increase consular outreach and deepen understanding of economic conditions in the diverse Sao Paulo Consular District, two consular officers completed a driving tour of the interior portions of the states of Parana and Sao Paulo. Outreach goals were addressed thro [...] | 2006-08-22 18:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EAGR EINV ETRD ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO924 | FIESP Responds to Threat to Brazil's GSP Benefits [...] (SBU) Summary. The Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo (FIESP),which represents approximately 34% of Brazil's industrial units and 39% of its manufacturing jobs, has concluded in a soon to be released study that if Brazil were to lose its eligibility for GSP benefits, the count [...] | 2006-08-24 13:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR EINV BR |
06SAOPAULO935 | Despite Sagging Poll Numbers, Alckmin Adviser Thinks [...] (SBU) Fernando Braga, Sao Paulo State Secretary for Economy and Planning, argued that former Governor Geraldo Alckmin will make it to the second round of the presidential election, where he will take advantage of Lula's high negative numbers in the polls to "win in the last five minutes." He [...] | 2006-08-28 10:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO962 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: LEFTIST LEANINGS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-05 15:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO965 | AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 23-24 VISIT TO SAO PAULO [...] (SBU) Ambassador Clifford Sobel passed two eventful days in Sao Paulo August 23-24, beginning his visit with an appearance at the opening of a Calder exhibit at the Pinacoteca, one of the major art museums in Sao Paulo. The following day he met separately with the heads of the Brazilian subsi [...] | 2006-09-05 16:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD BEXP KIPR BR |
06SAOPAULO968 | POLLSTER GIVES AlCKMIN A FIGHTING CHANCE IN ELECTIONS, SEES [...] SUMMARY: Marcia Cavallari Nunes, Executive Director of the prestigious "IBOPE" polling firm, believes opposition candidate Geraldo Alckmin still has a chance to deny President Lula a first-round electoral victory, but that it would require an unpredictable combination of events between now and [...] | 2006-09-06 13:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO970 | VISIT TO SAO PAULO OF PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT [...] Summary. PCAOB Member Charles D. Niemeier, sponsored by the Public Affairs Section, was the guest speaker at the August 15 meeting of Cafe com Finanzas (Coffee with Finances),a national group of financial organizations who meet on a bimonthly basis to discuss finance-related matters. Mr. Ni [...] | 2006-09-06 19:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV KPAO ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO981 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR: FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 16:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO988 | COMMANDER OF CARANDIRU MASSACRE FOUND MURDERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The police commander who was in charge of operations during the infamous 1992 police massacre of inmates at Sao Paulo's Carandiru Prison was found dead in his apartment on Sunday night, September 10. Early reports indicate that Ubiratan Guimaraes, who retired from the police f [...] | 2006-09-12 18:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PHUM PINR SOCI BR |
06SAOPAULO990 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: FREE TRADE; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 12:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO10 | BOLSA FAMILIA LIKELY TO EXPAND DESPITE CONTROVERSY [...] SUMMARY: Bolsa Familia is the best-known and most popular cash transfer program in Brazil. As the Lula administration's flagship social program, it played an important role in 2006 in securing support for President Lula among the very poor and thus ensuring his re-election. It currently bene [...] | 2007-01-04 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO1001 | MICROSOFT SEES GOB ATTACKS AGAINST IPR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 20 meeting in Sao Paulo with Ambassador Sobel, Microsoft Brazil President Michel Levy stated that current GOB policies are antagonistic towards Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). According to Levy, the GOB through the Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) has mounted an i [...] | 2007-12-21 13:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ECIN PREL |
07SAOPAULO1002 | SAO PAULO CONTACTS RAISE CONCERNS REGARDING RISING HATE [...] (SBU) Brazil's image of a racially and culturally harmonious country contrasts with the reality that deeply-held prejudices and stereotypes are contributing to a rise in hate crimes. Contacts tell us that while a national movement has not yet taken root, skinhead gangs and racist websites are [...] | 2007-12-21 15:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM KCRM BR |
07SAOPAULO1004 | DESPITE CORRUPTION SCANDALS, MAJORITY CAMP WINS IN WORKERS' [...] (SBU) Federal Deputy Ricardo Berzoini won the second round of internal voting in President Lula's Workers' Party (PT) presidential elections on December 16. The results maintain the distribution of political power within the PT's national directorate and consolidates President Lula's faction, [...] | 2007-12-21 17:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KDEM BR |
07SAOPAULO1005 | CPMF DEFEAT WILL NOT BREAK LULA'S BANK [...] (U) Summary: The Lula Administration suffered a serious setback on December 12 when the opposition defeated the extension of a financial transactions tax (CPMF) that brought in more than R$40 billion (approximately USD 22.5 billion) into the government coffers. Despite the revenue loss, most [...] | 2007-12-21 17:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV BR |
07SAOPAULO1007 | IPR ROUNDTABLE FOR A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO SAO PAULO [...] SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Daniel S. Sullivan held a roundtable on intellectual property rights (IPR) on December 12 at the U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo. Representatives from recording, film, publishing, healthcare, and Sao Paulo state [...] | 2007-12-26 18:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO104 | BRAZIL-U.S. A NEW OPPORTUNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-09 16:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO107 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VISITS OF NICHOLAS [...] "There is No 'Free' Alliance" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo's International Editor Claudia Antunes commented (2/12): "The failed occupation of Iraq led many international relations experts in the US to conclude that the Americans, different from the British and [...] | 2007-02-12 11:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO117 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 10:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO118 | MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM, IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-14 10:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO119 | ICMS Tax Benefits Issue: Financial Concerns for U.S. [...] (SBU) Consul General convened representatives of US and Brazilian companies at ConGen Sao Paulo on January 19 to discuss ongoing issues associated with tax benefits (ICMS - rough VAT equivalent collected at the state level) granted by the Sao Paulo state government. Motorola and other electron [...] | 2007-02-14 12:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON PGOV KJUS BR |
07SAOPAULO129 | PT INTERNAL DISPUTE FORESHADOWS 2010 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2010 presidential election, in which President Lula will not be a candidate for the first time since 1985, is the apple of discord behind the current conflict between various factions and tendencies of the ruling Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT). The differe [...] | 2007-02-15 10:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV ELAB BR |
07SAOPAULO150 | MST INVASIONS IN WESTERN SAO PAULO STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Since February 18, Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) has invaded thirteen farms in the far west of Sao Paulo state. The de facto leader of the actions has indicated that more invasions are forthcoming if the government does not get serious soon about land reform and redistribut [...] | 2007-02-23 18:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB PGOV PINS PINR BR |
07SAOPAULO152 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-26 12:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO157 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] "How To Negotiate With Tehran's Astuteness" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent commented (2/27): "The UN Security Council members' meeting in London to discuss a new resolution against Tehran's tricks is affected by two uncertainties: the Europe [...] | 2007-02-27 13:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO16 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S DEATH; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-08 11:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO160 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL, BRAZIL AND [...] "Action In The Americas" The lead editorial in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (2/28) commented: "Brazilian concessions during President Lula's visit to Uruguay are in the right direction, but should not be considered a solution for Mercosul's erosion.... Urugua [...] | 2007-02-28 12:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO161 | CONSUL GENERAL VIIT TO THE PORT CITY OF SANTOS [...] (U) ConsulGeneral (CG) and Econoff recently visited the port city of Santos, which lies 60 kilometers southwes of Sao Paulo across the Serra do Mar mountain rnge. Santos serves the industrial and agricultual trade needs of Sao Paulo and neighboring stats and is the most active port by volume [...] | 2007-02-28 13:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EINV ETRD ECON SENV OEXP BR ELTN SNAR |
07SAOPAULO163 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH CEOs IN [...] (U) Under Secretary of State R. Nicholas Burns' February 6 roundtable with the CEOs of major American companies and subsidiaries in Sao Paulo provided business leaders a chance to comment on the lcal and regional business environment and detail their corporate social responsibility programs. [...] | 2007-03-01 13:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD EINV ECON PGOV BR |
07SAOPAULO165 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S ENERGY ROUNDTABLE IN SAO PAULO, [...] (SBU) Summary: In his February 6 meeting in Sao Paulo with senior Brazilian energy experts, Under Secretary R. Nicholas Burns emphasized the tremendous potential of U.S.-Brazilian cooperation on ethanol, and solicited his interlocutors' views on developing this partnership. Discussion centered [...] | 2007-03-01 16:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV EAGR EPET SENV BR |
07SAOPAULO166 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' LUNCH WITH SAO PAULO GOVERNOR SERRA, [...] (SBU) Summary: During his February 6-7, 2007 visit to Sao Paulo, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and his delegation were hosted for lunch by Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra and key members of Serra's cabinet. U/S Burns and the Governor discussed cooperation on biofuels, [...] | 2007-03-01 16:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR EPET SNAR ASEC EINV BR |
07SAOPAULO167 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' SPEECH IN SAO PAULO, FEBRUARY 6, [...] (U) Summary: In a speech at the new American Studies Center at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP) in Sao Paulo February 6, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns highlighted common challenges and opportunities that Brazil and the U.S. face and called for strengthen [...] | 2007-03-01 16:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OEXP KPAO PREL PGOV SCUL BR |
07SAOPAULO172 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IN [...] "Ethanol And Diplomacy" The lead editorial in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo maintained (3/5): "Agriculture and trade will be the prevailing issues during President George W. Bush's visit this week in Brazil. Biofuel will be the preferential topic of Presidents [...] | 2007-03-05 16:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO176 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH TRAVEL TO BRAZIL; WESTERN [...] "Chances And Obstacles Of A Positive Agenda With The US" Business-oriented Valor Economico (3/13) editorialized: "President Bush's goal today is to recover his popularity in the final half of his second term, as well as to recover some maneuvering room before Republican and Democratic Congres [...] | 2007-03-13 17:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO177 | CORRECTED COPY MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Lula And Bush In Globalization" Economic columnist Carlos Alberto Sardenberg commented in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (3/12): "Many Latin American nations have already signed free-trade agreements with the US and do not pay the ethanol tariff Brazil has to pay.... Seen from this viewp [...] | 2007-03-13 17:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO18 | RECORD BRAZILIAN INVESTMENT OUTSIDE BRAZIL [...] (U) 2006 marked the first time in Brazilian financial history that Brazilians invested more overseas during the year than foreigners invested in Brazil. This phenomenon is due in large part to the internationalization of Brazilian companies, which are becoming global players as they search fo [...] | 2007-01-08 16:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BR |
07SAOPAULO197 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PRESIDENT BUSH AND USTR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-14 17:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO199 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PRESIDENT BUSH IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 11:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO206 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ AND [...] "The Guyana Factor" Political columnist Eliane Cantanhede opined in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (3/16): "President Bush made rapprochement gestures towards US friends in Latin America while Chvez poured millions of dollars into Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia a [...] | 2007-03-16 12:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO212 | VISIT OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH TO SAO PAULO, BRAZIL [...] (SBU) On March 8-9, President George W. Bush came to Sao Paulo, Brazil for the first stop in his five-country visit to the Latin American nations of Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico. This visit served to underscore the U.S. commitment to the Western Hemisphere and highlighted [...] | 2007-03-19 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP BUSH GEORGE PREL PGOV SOCI EPET KTIA BR |
07SAOPAULO221 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 15:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO242 | BRAZIL: USTR SCHWAB MEETINGS WITH BRAZILIAN INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab pointed out recently to leading Brazilian industrialists and agriculture sector representatives in Sao Paulo meetings the significance to Brazilian interests of the current Doha Round and affirmed that non-agricultural market access (NAMA) is key to [...] | 2007-03-26 15:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTO BR |
07SAOPAULO249 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 14:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO250 | SAO PAULO GETS NEW ARCHBISHOP [...] Summary: On March 21, Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Odilo Pedro Scherer, Secretary-General of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB),to be the next Archbishop of Sao Paulo. Dom Odilo replaces Dom Claudio Hummes, who in October of last year was named Cardinal Prefect of the Cong [...] | 2007-03-27 16:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL PGOV PINR ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO251 | BRAZIL: INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS PUSH FOR GREATER [...] Summary: At a March 10 meeting held at the Sao Paulo headquarters of the Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo (FIESP),Brazilian industrialists presented USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab with a joint statement issued by eight Brazilian industrial and trade associations that calls fo [...] | 2007-03-27 16:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTO BR |
07SAOPAULO264 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN, DETENTION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 12:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO290 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: US ACTION AGAINST CHINA AT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-12 11:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO299 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: ECONOMY AND THE [...] "A World Scale Injustice" Former UNCTAD Secretary General Rubens Ricupero maintained in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (4/15): "The US and Europe are responsible for two-thirds of gas emissions causing climate changes, while 840 million Africans cause less than [...] | 2007-04-16 11:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO3 | SAO PAULO BUSINESSMEN PRESS ON NEGOTIATIONS FOR A US TRADE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Members of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, a bilateral business grouping, recently expressed lack of faith in the resumption of FTAA negotiations and demanded greater commitment from the GOB to begin negotiations for alternative mechanisms to enhance bilateral trade relations. [...] | 2007-01-03 15:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EINV BR |
07SAOPAULO30 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 12:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO301 | GOB UNVEILS NEW EDUCATION PLAN TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS [...] Prominent commentators and politicians have increasingly identified deficiencies in Brazil's public education system as a leading cause of the country's subpar economic performance and its inability to keep pace with other so-called BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) economies. Recent result [...] | 2007-04-16 15:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SOCI PGOV ECON KPAO BR |
07SAOPAULO33 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN; [...] "Is There Any Logic In Bush's 'Madness'?" The lead editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo commented (1/13): "Bush has not only recognized that he made a mistake and publicly admitted it, but he is aware that not even with an additional 20,000 soldiers will h [...] | 2007-01-16 13:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO36 | AMBASSADOR AND SAO PAULO GOVERNOR DISCUSS CRIME, PUBLIC [...] (SBU) During an hour-long meeting with the Ambassador, Jose Serra, Governor of Sao Paulo state, said that his most immediate priority upon taking office was public security, especially in the metropolitan public transportation system, which is the state government's responsibility. Though sta [...] | 2007-01-17 10:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR EINV ASEC PREL BR |
07SAOPAULO364 | MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR, PRES. CORREA'S LEADERSHIP; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-30 10:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO367 | MST'S "RED APRIL" OFFERS LOTS OF THEATER BUT NOT MUCH [...] Summary: (SBU) Actions by the Rural Landless Workers' Movement (MST) this year in observance of "Red April" have been characterized by strident rhetoric but less property destruction than last year. While they have generated some attention, the land invasions and occupations do not appear to h [...] | 2007-05-02 17:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB PGOV PINS PINR BR |
07SAOPAULO368 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: ISRAEL; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Report Converts Israel Into 'Razed Land'" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (5/3): "Following the preliminary conclusions of the Winograd Committee report on the war between Israel and Lebanon last year, Prime Minister [...] | 2007-05-03 14:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO369 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: LEFTIST LEANINGS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-03 17:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO371 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: FRANCE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-04 10:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO384 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZILIAN FOREIGN [...] "What Kind Of Leadership Is This?" The lead editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo (5/5) maintained: "The GOB continues to support the creation of the Bank of the South, a financial adventure with a deadline to begin.... The idea is to constitute a developme [...] | 2007-05-07 12:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO387 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: FRANCE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SAO [...] "Elected To Change" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (5/8) editorialized: "Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy obtained a clear victory in the French presidential elections. As a result, the Socialist Party had its third consecutive defeat in presidential elec [...] | 2007-05-08 10:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO404 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: UK, TONY BLAIR STEPS DOWN; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 09:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO42 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S REGIONAL AND [...] "From Venezuela To The World" Political columnist Eliane Cantanhede commented (1/18) in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo: "When Hugo Chvez speaks about a '21st Century socialism,' each one understands it as he/she wishes. [Brazilian] Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, [...] | 2007-01-18 15:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO426 | BRAZIL'S NEW GDP METHODOLOGY RESULTS IN HIGHER GROWTH [...] SUMMARY: The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE),in an effort to bring its methodology to determine Brazil's GDP growth into line with international standards, recently revised its current methodology, establishing 2000 as the base year. The highest differences between th [...] | 2007-05-18 10:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EIND BR |
07SAOPAULO432 | OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY (OCC) MEETS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 12:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR |
07SAOPAULO444 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY PATTERSONQS VISIT TO SAO PAULO, MAY 15, 20 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 17:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL KJUS ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO447 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY PATTERSONQS VISIT TO SAO [...] (SBU) During her May 15 visit to Sao Paulo, INL A/S Anne Patterson participated in a roundtable with police, prosecutors, and other experts, who discussed the First Capital Command (PCC) criminal organization (see refs C-D) and the different experiences of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro with ga [...] | 2007-05-25 09:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL KJUS ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO45 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO; [...] "Lost Mercosul" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo (1/19) maintained: "In 2006, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay imprudently accepted Colonel Hugo Chvez's Venezuela as a member of Mercosul.... With five partners, Mercosul is weaker than it was with four. With [...] | 2007-01-19 12:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO456 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 16:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO460 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: EU-RUSSIA TENSIONS; WESTERN [...] "Cold War Signs" Center-right national circulation and influential daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (5/28): "In addition to the Middle East horrors, a new focus of international tension has continued to expand in recent months and weeks. It is the remarkable deterioration of the relat [...] | 2007-05-29 17:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO464 | POPE BENEDICT'S VISIT TO SAO PAULO [...] Pope Benedict XVI's four-day visit to Sao Paulo, the first trip to Latin America of his papacy, was received with popular enthusiasm and saturation media coverage. In his several sermons and other public utterances, the Pope called on the faithful to adhere to Church rules on personal morali [...] | 2007-05-29 17:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL PGOV PINR SOCI BR |
07SAOPAULO475 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: BUSH'S SPEECH ON CLIMATE [...] "Preemptive Attack" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (6/1) editorialized: "In what seems to be a preemptive attack against the tough criticism the U.S. would suffer at the G8 Summit - to take place next week in Germany - because of his position on climate change, [...] | 2007-06-01 13:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO48 | CONVERSATION WITH OPPOSITION FEDERAL DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition Federal Deputy Arnaldo Madeira outlined what he considers Brazil's four major problems, which have the cumulative effect of impeding the country's economic growth. He also decried the immaturity of Brazil's political class, one symptom of which is the perennial weakn [...] | 2007-01-19 18:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
07SAOPAULO481 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CLOSING OF RCTV, CHAVEZ'S [...] "Geopolitical Presages" Editorialist Aldo Pereira remarked in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (6/4): "Hugo Chvez bought USD 4.5 billion in weapons over the past two years.... He has justified such spending as a precaution against a possible 'asymmetrical' war ag [...] | 2007-06-04 13:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO485 | WHITHER THE LULA ADMINISTRATION - A PT EX-DEPUTY'S [...] (SBU) Workers Party (PT) stalwart and former Federal Deputy Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh sees President Lula as working for the first time in his career without a real power behind the throne, either in the government or in his party. This situation has turned Lula into a political operator who ma [...] | 2007-06-05 12:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM ELAB ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO486 | GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Bush's Move To Combat Global Warming" Business-oriented Valor Economico (6/5) editorialized: "The fight against global warming may have gained an important - although exceptional - ally: the U.S..... What remains to be seen is whether Bush entered the game with a diversionary maneuver with d [...] | 2007-06-05 13:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO490 | GLOBAL ECONOMY: VENEZUELA, CLOSING OF RCTV; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 13:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO496 | PT SHOWS ITS UNDEMOCRATIC SIDE [...] (SBU) On May 30, Workers Party (PT) President Ricardo Berzoini signed an amorphous "Party Cooperation Agreement" with Syria's Baath Party. On June 4, while senior politicians and commentators across Brazil's political spectrum were expressing outrage over Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's de [...] | 2007-06-08 18:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BR |
07SAOPAULO5 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S DEATH; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Good For The US, Not For Justice" Liberal largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo's Washington correspondent Sergio Davila commented (12/30): "Saddam Hussein's execution served the USG's interests, the White House's will to be able to leave Iraq in the least shameful way possibl [...] | 2007-01-03 15:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO504 | EUROPE: G-8 SUMMIT, RUSSIA, CLIMATE CHANGE; WESTERN [...] "George and Vladimir" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (6/10) editorialized: "Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush did not solve their nations' differences at the G-8 Summit, but succeeded in moderating the tone of the rhetoric between Russia and the U.S..... Both k [...] | 2007-06-11 17:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO53 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO; [...] "Chvez, The Dictator" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (1/21): "In Venezuela, all the powers, the republic and democracy are now facing a checkmate. The powers that the Assembly members - who are Chvez's followers without exception - gave to the pres [...] | 2007-01-22 12:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO537 | MIDEAST: HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-19 12:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO538 | VENEZUELAN PAYMENTS LATE FOR BRAZILIAN EXPORTERS [...] (SBU) The Venezuelan Office that regulates the payment of foreign currencies (Commission for the Administration of Official Exchange - CADIVI) is taking an average of six months or more to pay Brazilian companies for their products, adding up to a total estimated at USD 100 million, according [...] | 2007-06-19 15:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD BEXP ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO551 | BRAZILIAN MERCANTILE AND FUTURES EXCHANGE GROWTH AND [...] (SBU) In a June 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM and F) President Manoel Felix Cintra Neto and Government Relations Director Joao Lauro Amaral gave an overview of the institution and presented an optimistic outlook of derivatives and commodity tradi [...] | 2007-06-21 15:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD EAGR SENV ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO554 | MIDEAST: GLOBAL ECONOMY: WTO AND DOHA ROUND, G-4 TRADE [...] "Double Loss" Influential center right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's economic columnist Celso Ming commented (6/22): "If it is true that a bad deal is preferable to no deal, then the failure of the Postdam meeting to advance trade negotiations signals a double loss for Br [...] | 2007-06-22 13:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO560 | A PSDB INSIDER'S EARLY LOOK AT THE 2008 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with Poloff, Walter Feldman, a leader of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) currently serving as Sao Paulo Municipal Secretary of Sports, Leisure, and Recreation, shared his views on local government, next year's municipal elections, and the broader Braz [...] | 2007-06-25 16:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO572 | BRAZILIAN COMPANY BECOMES WORLD'S LARGEST BEEF PRODUCER [...] The Brazilian company JBS-Friboi, the largest producer and exporter of beef in Latin America and the largest exporter of beef in the world, purchased 100 percent of Colorado-based Swift & Company for USD 225 million with the assumption of USD 1.16 billion in debt, giving the deal a total value [...] | 2007-06-29 11:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EFIN ETRD EINV BEXP BR |
07SAOPAULO58 | HELPING SAO PAULO AUTHORITIES RESPOND TO SECURITY THREATS [...] (SBU) Consul General met January 17 with Sao Paulo State Secretary of Metropolitan Transportation Jose Luiz Portella and his SIPDIS team to follow up on Governor Serra's request (ref A) for security assistance in the subway and train systems. Portella described the challenges these systems [...] | 2007-01-24 09:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR ASEC PREL BR |
07SAOPAULO580 | MIDEAST: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, NATIONALIZATION [...] "Chavez' New Constitution" Main editorial in center right O Estado de S. Paulo (7/2) says: "The first measure Hugo Chavez took once he became president of Venezuela in 1998 was to reform the constitution.... With the 1999 constitution Hugo Chavez was able to begin to tailor Venezuela to the [...] | 2007-07-02 13:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO598 | SANTOS PORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT: WHERE IS THE MONEY? [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff and Econ FSN visited the Port of Santos recently to follow up on several news stories relating major infrastructure investment. Interviews with municipal and GoB Port Authority (CODESP) officials revealed that there are several privately-funded projects under way, and [...] | 2007-07-11 14:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP EWWT BR |
07SAOPAULO599 | PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH HOLD WHITE HOUSE [...] "Late and Modest Attention" Editorial on liberal Folha de S. Paulo (7/11) comments: "The re-discovery' of Latin America by the White House comes late, it is a reactive measure and does not promise glaring results. It comes late because George W. Bush already displays all the symptoms ...of a [...] | 2007-07-11 16:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO601 | CONVERSATION WITH AN OLD FRIEND OF LULA [...] (C) At a June 26 lunch with poloff and econoff, businessman and lobbyist Mohamad Ali Laila (protect) shared his views on President Lula, the PT, Brazil,s relations with Venezuela, and the Lebanese and Muslim communities in Sao Paulo. Laila, who is President Lula,s neighbor in Sao Bernardo [...] | 2007-07-12 14:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SCUL BR LE |
07SAOPAULO639 | FIESP AND CIESP HEAL RIFT, UNANIMOUSLY ELECT PAULO SKAF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sao Paulo State Federation of Industries (FIESP) almost unanimously reelected Paulo Skaf to a four-year term as President. The Sao Paulo State Industry Center (CIESP) also overwhelmingly chose Skaf to lead it, ending a three-year breach between the two organizations. Skaf's [...] | 2007-07-30 17:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD EFIN EIND BR |
07SAOPAULO640 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: US-CUBA DIALOGUE; [...] "From Havana To Washington" Foreign affairs analyst Newton Carlos commented in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (7/28): "The idea of a possible dialogue between Cuba and the United States seems to be in Ral Castro's mind with who knows, maybe a slight ray of hope. [...] | 2007-07-30 19:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO641 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: UK PRIME MINISTER BROWN'S VISIT TO [...] Iraqi Question May Break 'Privileged Relation'" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (7/31): "In his first visit to Washington, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown adopted a tranquilizing posture. Yes, there is a privileged [...] | 2007-07-31 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO644 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 12:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO652 | MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA: DARFUR, UN PEACEKEEPER FORCE; SCO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-02 13:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO657 | MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA'S CLAIM OVER THE ARTIC; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-03 13:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO669 | MEDIA REACTION: GWOT: BROWN'S STATEMENTS ON GUANTANAMO; SCO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 11:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO673 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 13:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO683 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: PAKISTAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-13 12:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO7 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S DEATH; AFRICA: SOMALIA; SAO [...] "Saddam And The Hanging" Columnist Carlos Heitor Cony wrote in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (1/4): "Except for the US and the UK, the supporters of the Western civilization, apparently all other nations have condemned Saddam Hussein's execution.... I oppose t [...] | 2007-01-04 10:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO701 | FHC PREDICTS NO REFORMS ON LULA'S WATCH, PSDB/DEM [...] (C) During an August 14 meeting with the Consul General (CG),former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) proffered his views on Lula,s inability to pass economic reforms, whether or not sub-prime lending in the U.S. and Europe could have an impact on the Brazilian economy, the state of [...] | 2007-08-16 11:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON EFIN BR |
07SAOPAULO709 | WORLD FINANCIAL MARKET VOLATILITY ROCKS BRAZIL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial turmoil resulting from losses in global credit markets as well as concerns about the US sub-prime credit market have hit Brazilian assets hard over the last several days. BOVESPA, Brazil's principal stock market, registered declines of more than 15 percen [...] | 2007-08-17 19:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BR |
07SAOPAULO71 | RIO GRANDE DO SUL: AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT [...] (U) Summary: Econoff and Econ Specialist traveled recently to Rio Grande do Sul (RGS),the southernmost state in Brazil located approximately 1100 km south of Sao Paulo. The state, which borders both Argentina and Uruguay, has a population of 10.3 million inhabitants, which represents 5.1 pe [...] | 2007-01-30 19:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV EWWT EAGR ELAB KIPR ETRD ECON ECIN SOCI |
07SAOPAULO714 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 18:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO718 | DESPITE CHALLENGES, PRC,S INTEREST AND INFLUENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-22 18:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV ETRD EINV ECON PGOV EMIN KNNP BR CH |
07SAOPAULO726 | BRAZIL: MOVING FORWARD ON BILATERAL HEALTH ISSUES [...] (SBU) The government of Brazil is interested in increasing bilateral health cooperation with the United States and particularly in setting up joint programs in Africa, especially in the area of training medical technicians. According to Brazilian contacts, working together on health issues is [...] | 2007-08-27 20:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TBIO EAID TSPL BR PGOV SOCI |
07SAOPAULO731 | BRAZIL: U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III met August 21 in Sao Paulo with Henrique Meirelles, President of Brazil's Central Bank. Meirelles commented on the recent global market turbulence and used the relatively mild reaction by Brazilian markets [...] | 2007-08-28 13:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BR |
07SAOPAULO734 | PT PREPARES FOR NATIONAL CONGRESS [...] (SBU) In recent meetings with Poloff, leaders within the Workers Party (PT) outlined the focus of the upcoming PT National Congress. According to Renato Simoes and others, the Third National Congress of the Workers' Party (PT) will not be a forum for great ideological debates, but rather an op [...] | 2007-08-29 19:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM ELAB ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO737 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: TURKEY, ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY; SCO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 15:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO74 | MIDDLE EAST: PROSPECTS FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN DIALOGUE; [...] "End Of A Cycle" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (1/31) editorialized: "The Israeli Army's unilateral withdrawal from the Palestinian territories - an idea in which most Israelis placed their hopes for peace - did not work.... The unilateral withdrawal plan conc [...] | 2007-01-31 12:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO742 | PT FACTIONS AND TENDENCIES - A PRIMER [...] (U) President Lula's Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT),faces a number of challenges as it looks towards a post-Lula future. The centrist, pragmatic "Majority Camp" currently occupies the strongest position in the party, but does not dominate. The CM is increasingly challenged [...] | 2007-09-04 19:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ELAB ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO743 | INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ANALYSTS BULLISH ON BRAZIL [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and US Treasury Attache met with Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Credit Suisse on August 22 and 23 to discuss the recent volatility in the financial markets. The Brazilian financial markets have calmed down following worldwide financial turmoil earlier this month (reftel),[...] | 2007-09-05 12:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BR |
07SAOPAULO749 | WORKER PARTY CONGRESS GETS BRAZIL'S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (SBU) The Workers' Party (PT) National Congress held in Sao Paulo between August 31 and September 2 - only the third in the party's 27-year history - set the stage for a marathon presidential election cycle as the PT looks forward to 2010. A decision to move internal elections up to December [...] | 2007-09-06 19:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ELAB ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO754 | BRAZIL'S RIBEIRAO PRETO: SUGAR AND ETHANOL BRING PROSPERITY [...] (U) During an official visit to Ribeirao Preto, an agri-business center in northeastern Sao Paulo state, the Consul General visited a sugar mill and met with the Mayor and the President of the City Council. Once part of the state's coffee belt, the Ribeirao Preto area is now best known for it [...] | 2007-09-11 19:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON PGOV ENRG ELTN BR |
07SAOPAULO76 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S RULE BY DECREE; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 11:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO766 | INFRASTRUCTURE IN BRAZIL: THE TIETE RIVER [...] (U) The Brazilian Transportation Ministry hosted the first Bilateral Brazil-U.S. Inland Waterways Navigation Conference August 28-30 in Brasilia that brought together experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by inland waterways. The U.S. delegation included representativ [...] | 2007-09-14 17:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECON SENV ELTN BR |
07SAOPAULO767 | SAO PAULO MAYOR WANTS U.S. INVESTMENT, MAY RUN FOR [...] (SBU) In an introductory lunch with recently arrived Consul General (CG) and DPO, Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab expressed an interest in strengthening the city's cooperative relationship with the USG and said Sao Paulo was interested in attracting U.S. investors for infrastructure projects. [...] | 2007-09-14 19:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PINR PGOV BR |
07SAOPAULO768 | BRAZIL: INVESTMENT GRADE BY 2008? [...] (U) Amid public speculation surrounding Brazil's possible ascent to an investment grade bond rating, Econoffs visited the credit ratings agencies Standard and Poors (S&P) and Moody's to solicit their views. Both ratings agencies have divergent opinions about the quality of Brazil's fiscal acc [...] | 2007-09-14 19:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV BR |
07SAOPAULO776 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 14:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO777 | CIVIC MOVEMENT "CANSEI" GENERATES BACKLASH [...] (U) In an attempt to tap into popular discontent with the Lula government, a group of Sao Paulo-based professional and business organizations recently launched the Civic Movement for the Right of Brazilians, known informally as "Cansei" (I'm tired). Though leaders insist that the movement is [...] | 2007-09-18 14:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR PGOV ELAB EAIR BR |
07SAOPAULO780 | DELFIM NETTO: NOT BULLISH ON BRAZIL"S ECONOMY OR [...] (C) Former Finance Minister Antonio Delfim Netto told CG September 17 that the Brazilian economy is all right for now despite recent market turbulence, but he has "serious doubts" about the next 5-10 years, especially if the global economy enters a down cycle. He characterized Brazil's focus [...] | 2007-09-20 17:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR ELAB EAGR BR |
07SAOPAULO785 | Media Reaction: Western Hemisphere: Venezuela, Chvez's [...] "Difficult Dialogue With Chvez's Venezuela" Business-oriented Valor Econtmico (9/24) editorialized: "Presidents Hugo Chvez and Lula da Silva resumed in Manaus embraces and friendly public declarations following a tense separation period that began in May when the Venezuelan accused the Brazil [...] | 2007-09-24 13:01:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO787 | BRAZILIAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS FLOCKING TO THE UNITED STATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: AmConsul Sao Paulo had a 23 percent increase in J visa applicants during the first semester of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. This is the continuation of a trend that has resulted in a 185 percent increase in demand for J visas over the past five years. The increased [...] | 2007-09-24 18:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD OEXC ELAB SMIG BR |
07SAOPAULO794 | MEDIA REACTION: UNGA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 13:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO802 | BRAZILIAN FIRMS LOBBY TO HOLD ONTO GSP BENEFITS [...] (U) The American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) and Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP) met with representatives of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on September 13 and 14 to discuss Brazil's inclusion in the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade program. Amcham an [...] | 2007-09-28 19:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO814 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ECUADOR; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 16:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO819 | BRAZILIAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDEX BREAKS RECORD [...] On September 27, the primary index on Brazil's stock exchange surpassed 60,000 points for the first time in its history. The Ibovespa, the main indicator of the Brazilian stock market's average performance, gained nearly 11 percent in the month of September, and is up 36 percent in 2007. It [...] | 2007-10-03 17:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO832 | CREDIT GROWTH IN BRAZIL DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (U) Credit growth in Brazil is one of the major drivers of economic growth despite some of the highest real interest rates in the world. Overall credit availability is up 25 percent over the last 12 months, especially in personal consumer credit and much of this growth is attributed to rising [...] | 2007-10-11 19:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO834 | BRAZIL: POLITICAL SCIENTISTS OFFER GLOOMY PROGNOSIS, SEE [...] (SBU) At a September 28 lunch with Emboffs, two prominent political scientists offered a gloomy outlook on the current political situation. According to them, chances for meaningful political reform seem dead, and the ongoing scandals involving Senate President Renan Calheiros (ref A) offer a [...] | 2007-10-11 20:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO836 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 12:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO855 | SAO PAULO'S ARCHBISHOP ON SOCIAL ISSUES [...] (U) In a recent courtesy call, Consul General (CG) sought the views of Dom Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of Sao Paulo, on a range of issues in Brazil's political life and on the role of the Church in Brazil and Latin America. Dom Odilo, who replaced Cardinal Claudio Hummes in late April, an [...] | 2007-10-24 09:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PINR KIRF ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO869 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA; SAO PAULO. [...] Venezuela Begins To React An editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo (10/27) maintained: "It's certain that in a few days the Venezuelan National Assembly will approve a reform aimed at establishing in that nation a regime that will submit all political, ec [...] | 2007-10-29 11:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO873 | PUBLIC SECURITY IN SAO PAULO: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (SBU) Although public security remains one of the most serious policy challenges in Brazil, civil society researchers and law enforcement analysts in Sao Paulo believe that the federal and state governments are taking inadequate action to tackle the issue or to coordinate with each other in fi [...] | 2007-10-29 16:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PGOV ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO876 | TWO KILLED IN MST LAND INVASION SKIRMISH [...] (U) Summary: Two people were shot dead and eight wounded Sunday in a clash between members of landless peoples' organizations and armed guards protecting a farm owned by the Swiss-owned biotech company Syngenta Seeds in Santa Tereza do Oeste, a small town about 340 miles west of Curitiba, the [...] | 2007-10-30 12:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB PGOV PINR PINS SOCI BR |
07SAOPAULO878 | SAO PAULO CITY OFFICIAL TALKS ABOUT GOVERNANCE, POLITICS, [...] (SBU) Calling the operations of street vendors a "racket," Sao Paulo assistant Mayor Andrea Matarazzo told Consul General (CG) that he has been cracking down on the sale of pirated and counterfeit goods by both stores and vendors. He associated the vendors' activities with organized criminal [...] | 2007-10-31 13:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KCRM KIPR SNAR ETRD ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO879 | TWO KILLED IN MST LAND INVASION SKIRMISH [...] (U) Summary: Two people were shot dead and eight wounded Sunday in a clash between members of landless peoples' organizations and armed guards protecting a farm owned by the Swiss-owned biotech company Syngenta Seeds in Santa Tereza do Oeste, a small town about 340 miles west of Curitiba, the [...] | 2007-10-31 13:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB PGOV PINR PINS PHUM SOCI ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO882 | BRAZIL'S OPPOSITION PSDB POSITIONING FOR 2008 AND 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: It is not true, according to Sao Paulo city official Andrea Matarazzo, that the Sao Paulo State Social Democracy Party of Brazil(PSDB) is divided between allies of Governor Jose Serra and supporters of former Governor (and 2006 presidential candidate) Geraldo Alckmin. Matarazzo [...] | 2007-11-01 11:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EFIN BR |
07SAOPAULO89 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: IRAN; GLOBAL ECONOMY: IPCC REPORT; [...] "Bush Helps Ahmadinejad" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo's Washington correspondent Sergio Davila commented (2/5): "The Iranian medium class imposed a political defeat on President Mahmoud Ahmdinejad in recent elections because he failed to fulfill his promise o [...] | 2007-02-05 14:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO891 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA;SAO PAULO. [...] "The Language That Chvez Understands" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (11/6): "A regime that permits a caudillo to remain perennially in power, deprives minorities and the opposition their fundamental liberties and allows a nation to be ruled without [...] | 2007-11-06 16:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO895 | BRAZIL: NOT A MULTIRACIAL, MULTICULTURAL PARADISE [...] (SBU) Discrimination against Afro-Brazilians tarnishes Brazil's international reputation as a tolerant and welcoming country home to hundreds of indigenous groups and immigrants from every corner of the world. In Brazil the issue is extremely divisive with many claiming that racism does not e [...] | 2007-11-06 17:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM KPAO BR |
07SAOPAULO899 | BRAZILIAN STOCK EXCHANGE IPO LARGEST IN HISTORY [...] (U) The Brazilian Stock Exchange's (Bovespa) initial public offering (IPO) last month was the largest in Brazil's history, bringing in nearly USD 4 billion. Bovespa representatives told Econoff that its IPO raised its international profile and increased its worldwide credibility as a premier [...] | 2007-11-08 09:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO90 | MIDEAST: CHIRAC ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PLANS; WESTERN [...] "Middle East Is A Politicians' Swamp" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (2/2): "Concerned with the idea that the world will be an orphan - when he leaves the presidency in two months - French President Jacques Chirac wan [...] | 2007-02-05 14:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO900 | BRAZIL CIVAIR: BUDGET AIRLINE BRA SHUTS DOWN OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After operating for eight years, the Brazilian low-fare airline BRA (Brasil Rodo Aereo Transportes) suspended operations on November 7 and gave thirty days notice to its 1100 employees of a possible dismissal. In a last-ditch effort to avoid shutting down entirely, BRA is seek [...] | 2007-11-08 16:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PGOV ECON EINV BR |
07SAOPAULO902 | SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S VISIT TO [...] "Bush's New Best Friend" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (11/7): "It was a U.S. friend who arrived yesterday in Washington for a two-day visit. The Americans, who are not used to kind words from French presidents, are [...] | 2007-11-08 18:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO910 | Brazil's Real Estate Market Booming [...] (U) In an October 23 meeting with Eli Horn, president and founder of Cyrela Brazil Realty, Ambassador Sobel discussed Brazil's booming real estate business. Horn expects company sales in 2007 to reach USD 1.2 billion, compared with less than USD 200 million in 2004. Cyrela's stock is up 50 [...] | 2007-11-13 10:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO EINV EFIN ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO915 | DESPITE PROBLEMS, BRAZILIAN AIRLINES OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met with the Presidents of the two leading Brazilian airlines TAM and Gol on October 22 to discuss developments in the aviation sector. Both firms noted that Brazil's underdeveloped infrastructure is buckling under increased air traffic in recent years. The T [...] | 2007-11-14 09:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL MARR PGOV ECON EINV BEXP BR |
07SAOPAULO916 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S VISIT TO [...] "Self Coup In Pakistan" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's editorial remarked (11/10): "The US and its allies are facing an extremely difficult situation in Pakistan. They cannot support the violent abandonment of democratic appearances, nor can they impose sancti [...] | 2007-11-14 10:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO917 | Brazil-U.S. CEO Forum Follow-Up [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a November 7 meeting with Josu Gomes da Silva, the Brazilian Chairman of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum and President and CEO of Coteminas, Ambassador Sobel and FCS Officer discussed follow-up activities to the October 2007 CEO Forum. All participants agreed that a positive conclusi [...] | 2007-11-14 14:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD EINV ECON BTIO CVIS AR BR |
07SAOPAULO922 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, EL BARADEI'S REPORT; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 12:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO935 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE, VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 12:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO942 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] "Israeli View Of The Summit" An op-ed by Israeli Ambassador in Brazil Tzipora Rimon in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (11/27) reads: "For Israel, the Annapolis conference is an opportunity to reach a common understanding in order to allow the negotiations to ad [...] | 2007-11-27 12:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO943 | SAO PAULO PSDB LEADERS SEEK MORE NATIONAL INFLUENCE [...] (SBU) The new Sao Paulo state directorate of the Social Democracy Party of Brazil (PSDB) is developing a strategy to increase its influence at the national level and to impose party discipline on candidates for elective office. As part of this strategy, the PSDB is focusing on municipal elect [...] | 2007-11-27 17:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
07SAOPAULO945 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 11:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO946 | UN REPORT ACCUSES BRAZIL OF SUPPORTING PRISON TORTURE [...] (SBU) Consistent with Brazil's Annual Human Rights Report, a UN report released on November 23 points out that torture is systemic in Brazilian prisons. The report also blames the GoB for not taking steps to prevent prison abuses and calls for compensation for prison torture victims. The GoB [...] | 2007-11-28 18:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI BR |
07SAOPAULO947 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-29 12:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO949 | LULA ASSOCIATE CALLS THIRD TERM TALK A MEDIA INVENTION [...] (SBU) Devanir Ribeiro, a federal deputy who is a long-time personal friend and political associate of President Lula, dismissed as an invention of the media rampant speculation that Lula may seek to amend the Constitution to allow him to run for a third term in 2010. Ribeiro denied reports t [...] | 2007-11-30 15:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KDEM ELAB BR |
07SAOPAULO954 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-03 12:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO958 | FORCED LABOR IN BRAZIL: URBAN MYTH OR RURAL REALITY? [...] (SBU) Recent reports in the Brazilian media have focused on the question of forced labor in Brazil and whether or not the GOB is doing enough to combat poor labor conditions in the country. Some observers question whether forced labor exists in Brazil at all but harsh working conditions are c [...] | 2007-12-04 17:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAGR EIND PHUM SOCI KTIP BR |
07SAOPAULO959 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: US REPORT ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 10:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO961 | PT INTERNAL ELECTIONS HEAD TO SECOND ROUND [...] (U) Results in the Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) internal elections on December 2 confirm that the old centrist Majority Camp, associated with President Lula and the inner circle of his first term, no longer commands a majority of the party faithful or the leadership, but non [...] | 2007-12-06 13:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KDEM ELAB BR |
07SAOPAULO966 | CODEL REID'S VISIT TO FOZ DO IGUACU, BRAZIL [...] (U) During a November 27-28 visit to Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Codel Reid met with the Ambassador and Embassy Brasilia and ConGen Sao Paulo officers, visited Federal Police headquarters and an operating center of the Maritime Federal Police, and toured Itaipu Dam. The delegation dined with three [...] | 2007-12-12 09:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM OPRC BR |
07SAOPAULO976 | SAO PAULO PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL PARTIES AND AFRO-BRAZILIANS [...] (SBU) According to Sao Paulo-based contacts, Brazil's political parties are slowly beginning to see the value in pursuing initiatives to ameliorate racial inequality in the country especially through programs that directly support the Afro-Brazilian community. Local civil society leaders often [...] | 2007-12-14 10:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM BR |
07SAOPAULO978 | MEDIA REACTION: UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN BALI; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 11:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO988 | SUMMER WORK TRAVEL PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL [...] SUMMARY. Congen Sao Paulo attended an estimated 7726 students in this year's Summer Work Travel (SWT) season, a 10 percent increase over last year. The vast majority of the students were well-prepared and qualified for the program. Brazilian exchange agencies predict that growth will continu [...] | 2007-12-18 14:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD OEXC ELAB SMIG BR |
07SAOPAULO991 | JUDGES WARN THAT BRAZIL MUST DO MORE TO BATTLE [...] (C) Sao Paulo Supreme Court justices are concerned about the possibility of growing ties between organized crime and terrorism in Brazil. During a December 5-7 visit to Sao Paulo by Greg West, Assistant United States Attorney and Organized Crime and Terrorism Section Chief for the Northern D [...] | 2007-12-19 18:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV OEXC OIIP KCRM BR |
07SAOPAULO992 | OVERWORKED SAO PAULO JUDGES WANT GREATER LAW [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo judges tell us that they are overworked and overburdened and that the growth in the drug trade and lack of prison space make their already difficult work even more challenging. Greg West, Assistant United States Attorney and Organized Crime and Terrorism Section Chief for the [...] | 2007-12-19 18:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR PGOV PHUM OEXC OIIP KCRM SNAR |
08SAOPAULO104 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CRISIS BETWEEN COLOMBIA [...] "Time For diplomacy" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (3/4): "Colombia owes an explanation to Ecuador and the international community for having violated Ecuadorian territory.... No one questions Bogota's right to harass the FARC, a Marxist guerrill [...] | 2008-03-04 12:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO109 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CRISIS BETWEEN COLOMBIA [...] "What Is Expected From Brazil" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo lead editorial maintained (3/5): "The Colombian invasion in Ecuador cannot be characterized as a casual and unmotivated act of aggression. The governments of Ecuador and Venezuela have clearly provide [...] | 2008-03-06 10:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO11 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 14:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO114 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CRISIS BETWEEN COLOMBIA [...] "The OAS' Prudent Decision" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (3/7): "Brazil, Argentina and Chile wisely decided to isolate caudillo Hugo Chvez, the main catalyst of the crisis being the first to break relations with Colombia and announcing the sendin [...] | 2008-03-07 17:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO115 | BRAZILIAN STOCK EXCHANGES BOVESPA, BM&F IN MERGER TALKS [...] SUMMARY: Bovespa Holding, the company that controls and manages the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, and Brazil's Commodities and Futures Exchange (BM&F) informed Brazil's Securities Commission (CVM) and investors on February 19 that the two companies had initiated negotiations for a possible merger [...] | 2008-03-07 17:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV BR |
08SAOPAULO117 | BRAZIL,S ECONOMIC GROWTH, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, AND [...] (SBU) Despite the mostly encouraging news regarding Brazil's rapid economic growth, new trade and industry development is increasingly coming into conflict with the country's indigenous communities. The demarcation of indigenous lands allows for a degree of legal protection; however, even wh [...] | 2008-03-10 14:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SCUL SOCI EAID ELAB ECON BR |
08SAOPAULO119 | QUILOMBO COMMUNITIES SERVE AS MODERN-DAY REMINDER OF [...] (SBU) As Brazil enjoys economic prosperity and growth, the plight of the Brazilian quilombos highlights that racial and income inequality persists. Although founded centuries ago, these communities of Afro-Brazilian slave descendants still serve as an important part of the country's legacy of [...] | 2008-03-11 12:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL SOCI BR |
08SAOPAULO12 | LULA'S PLAN TO RECOVER CPMF REVENUES AS EXPECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government announced on January 2 three ways for compensating for lost revenues after losing the battle to renew the Provisional Financial Transactions Tax (CPMF) in December. As expected, the GOB announced a mix of tax hikes and potential cuts in government spen [...] | 2008-01-10 16:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BR |
08SAOPAULO122 | SANTA CATARINA GOVERNOR SURVIVES IMPEACHMENT SCARE [...] (U) Summary: Luiz Henrique da Silveira, Governor of the southern state of Santa Catarina, has survived an attempt to remove him from office over allegations of abuse of power. On February 21, the Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE) voted for technical reasons to suspend the legal proceedings ag [...] | 2008-03-12 09:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM BR |
08SAOPAULO123 | MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN ELECTIONS; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-12 15:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO128 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SECSTATE RICE'S VISIT [...] "The War Continues" Columnist Eliane Cantanhede commented in largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (3/14): "Condoleezza Rice used her visit to Brasilia to send a tough message to Latin America, especially Venezuela and Ecuador. In a meeting with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, [...] | 2008-03-14 15:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO129 | BRAZIL'S WORKERS' CENTRALS GAIN LEGAL RECOGNITION, [...] (SBU) On March 11, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies passed a bill giving legal recognition to Brazil's labor Centrals. Although they have been playing an important role in Brazilian political life for many years, the Centrals have not been considered part of the national labor system, but rather [...] | 2008-03-14 15:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EFIN ECON BR |
08SAOPAULO130 | CHINA'S BUSINESS INTERESTS IN BRAZIL RECEIVE MIXED [...] (C) Although bilateral trade between China and Brazil continues to grow, there are increasing frustrations on both sides regarding access to each others' markets. For Brazilian business, China represents the largest opportunities for growth, but also the greatest economic risks, and many poi [...] | 2008-03-14 16:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL EINV ECON CH BR |
08SAOPAULO138 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: CHINA' REPRESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-18 12:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO142 | SAO PAULO ELECTIONS: ALCKMIN MAYORAL CANDIDAC VIEWED AS [...] (SBU) The Social Democracy Party of Brazil (PSDB),the counry's largest and most important opposition party is facing internal division as well as a possibe breach with its principal ally, the Democrats arty (DEM),over this year's municipal elections. Despite their partnership on the national [...] | 2008-03-18 16:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
08SAOPAULO145 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: OAS MINISTERIAL [...] "Endless Nightmare At Sight" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (3/19): "A few days before the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, the second most clamorous allegation by the Bush administration to justify the war against Saddam Hussein collapse [...] | 2008-03-19 12:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO149 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. [...] "The Costs Of The Adventure" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (3/20): "The US invasion in Iraq was a humanitarian catastrophe and a political fiasco that placed the Pentagon in a situation without prospect of solution. It has also been a financial [...] | 2008-03-20 12:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO15 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST; [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-11 10:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO170 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC SECURITY CHALLENGES IN MATO GROSSO [...] (SBU) Mato Grosso do Sul's public security and human rights challenges are typical of those found in many Brazilian states today. The state's geographic location, sharing an international border with Bolivia and Paraguay, however, creates an additional set of public policy tests for the state [...] | 2008-04-02 12:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO171 | REFORMING SAO PAULO'S JUVENILE CORRECTION SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo's juvenile correctional system continues to battle its image as a network of uncaring staff and unsanitary facilities that turns young petty thieves into hardened criminals. Observers agree that sustained growth and development depend on Brazil's investing in its youth, especia [...] | 2008-04-03 13:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI ASEC KCRM BR |
08SAOPAULO177 | INDIGENOUS RIGHTS ABUSES INCREASE IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL [...] (SBU) Mato Grosso do Sul's indigenous population faces some of the harshest conditions among the native populations of Brazil. Government officials and landowners deny the extent of human rights abuses occurring in the state, but activists and the indigenous themselves recount stories of land [...] | 2008-04-04 10:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAGR SOCI SCUL BR |
08SAOPAULO183 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 16:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO185 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] "The Vice of Populism" Liberal and largest national circulation daily Folha de S.Paulo (4/10) says: "President Hugo Chavez, has been increasing expenses with all sorts of social programs for years in order to please his constituents... . This policy...translates into inflationary pressure. T [...] | 2008-04-10 12:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO188 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, GOVERNANCE; SCO [...] 'Material Incentives' in Cuba Center-right O Estado de S.Paulo (4/14) editorializes: "A resolution adopted in February [in Cuba] but only now made public establishes that a 'compaero' who is more productive than the other working the same job will receive a salary proportionally higher... . T [...] | 2008-04-14 12:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO19 | FORMER FINANCE MINISTER ON BRAZILIAN POLITICS AND RELATIONS [...] (SBU) During a January 7 meeting with the Ambassador, former Minister of Finance Antonio Delfim Netto (strictly protect),who is currently working as a political and business consultant, discussed the opposition's victory over the government in a major tax battle and its implications for domes [...] | 2008-01-15 16:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD BR VE |
08SAOPAULO199 | MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE HIGHLIGHTS BRAZIL'S AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Brazil's continued position as a leading international agricultural powerhouse is fueled by the rapid economic expansion in states such as Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). Driven by high commodity prices as well as tourism to the world's largest wetland space, the Pantanal, MS is undergoing an [...] | 2008-04-18 15:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON EIND ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO204 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PARAGUAY, PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 14:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO214 | BRAZILIAN STOCK EXCHANGES GET GREEN LIGHT FOR MERGER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazil's two stock exchanges announced their intent to merge on March 27. The merger of the Brazilian stock exchange (Bovespa) and the Commodities and Futures Exchange (BM&F) into BM&F Bovespa, S.A. will make the new exchange the third largest in the world in terms of market valu [...] | 2008-04-29 15:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV AR BR |
08SAOPAULO22 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S MIDDLE EAST VISIT; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 18:01:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO222 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD FOOD CRISIS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 10:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO223 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BOLIVIA, REFORMS, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 10:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO225 | All Politics is National: Presidential Race is Endgame of [...] (SBU) On April 24, the Sao Paulo State Executive Committee of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) voted unanimously to support Sao Paulo incumbent Mayor Gilberto Kassab (Democratic Party - DEM) in this year's municipal elections. PMDB state president Orestes Quercia stated that nat [...] | 2008-05-08 17:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
08SAOPAULO227 | SOARING FOOD PRICES WOLDWIDE AND FOOD INFLATION IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil has suffered less from skyrocketing world food prices than other emerging markets. As a net global food supplier, Brazil's agricultural exports earnings are climbing. However, rising global inflation - particularly higher oil prices, which affect both the cost of fertili [...] | 2008-05-09 09:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND EAGR ENRG KTDD EINV BR |
08SAOPAULO228 | SAO PAULO POLICE ACCUSED OF CRIMES AGAINST PCC LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: As the second anniversary of organized criminal violence in Sao Paulo approaches (reftels),an investigation has uncovered evidence of possible civil police misconduct related to the First Capital Command (PCC) criminal gang. Two investigators have been accused of illicit wire [...] | 2008-05-09 09:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM SNAR ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO236 | BRAZIL MOSTLY INSULATED FROM U.S. SLOWDOWN [...] (SBU) ummary: Brazil is more insulated from any U.S. drien worldwide economic slowdown than other emergin market countries. Its domestic economy fuels ecnomic growth, Brazilian banks have plenty of captal to lend, and Brazil is increasingly integrated into world markets. Similarly, the Brazil [...] | 2008-05-12 10:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO240 | U.S. ACCOUNTING FIRMS WEIGH-IN ON BRAZIL-U.S. ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 23, 2008 Ambassador Sobel, Treasury Attache, Senior Commercial Officer (SCO) and EconOffs met with the Brazilian-arms of the American accounting firms Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Ernst & Young, and KPMG. The themes of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum dominated the discussion, in [...] | 2008-05-13 11:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EINV ECON EFIN BTIO BR |
08SAOPAULO242 | DRUGS, ARMS AND CONTRABAND CONTINUE TO ENTER BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Brazil continues to wrestle with the serious challenge posed by increasingly creative traffickers of drugs, arms and IPR-infringing products, according to law enforcement officials and NGO representatives in Sao Paulo and Foz do Iguacu. Growing demand, both domestic and international, [...] | 2008-05-13 12:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRM SNAR KIPR SENV ASEC PARM BR |
08SAOPAULO247 | BRAZIL AWARDED INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT RATING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprising move, credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) upgraded Brazil's foreign currency sovereign credit rating to investment grade on April 30. Financial analysts had widely speculated that Brazil might earn the upgrade later in 2008, but S&P surprised analys [...] | 2008-05-15 15:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO248 | MST "RED APRIL" SHOWS DECLINE IN ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) is facing a significant change in its organization. The number of its members is slowly decreasing, as is the number of land invasions it carries out. Some observers cite President Lula's "Bolsa Familia" cash transfer program for the p [...] | 2008-05-16 09:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS EINV PGOV SOCI ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO25 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S MIDDLE EAST VISIT; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 15:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO260 | BRAZIL'S ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN PRECARIOUS EQUILIBRIUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazil's 2008 electricity supply will just cover demand, leaving the county in a state of precarious equilibrium. President Lula is lucky that it has been raining sufficiently over the last six years to feed Brazil's hydroelectric reservoirs (which account for approximately 80 pe [...] | 2008-05-28 14:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ENV PREL BR |
08SAOPAULO264 | BRAZILIAN SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND BACK IN PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 13th announcement by Brazil's Finance Minister seeking to establish a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) for Brazil has been met with criticism from the financial community and concerns by the Central Bank. On the heels of this outpouring of negative press, President Lula ask [...] | 2008-05-29 15:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO267 | SECOND INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT RATING FOR BRAZIL [...] (U) On May 29, Fitch upgraded Brazil's sovereign risk rating to investment grade, from BB+ (neutral outlook) to BBB- (neutral outlook). According to Fitch, "the impressive improvement in external finances, in part due to higher commodity prices, but also the result of good policy management, a [...] | 2008-05-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO268 | BRAZILIAN INDUSTRIAL POLICY INCREASES GOB'S HOLD ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government announced on May 12 a new industrial policy intended to stimulate economic growth with a goal of growing GDP by five percent per year from 2008 to 2010. The Productive Development Policy incorporates financing and tax breaks to achieve four main object [...] | 2008-05-30 17:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KTDD EINV BR |
08SAOPAULO269 | BRAZILIAN BIOFUELS: ETHANOL PRODUCTION EXPANDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Soaring petroleum prices and a rapidly growing domestic fleet of flex-fuel cars are driving double-digit expansion in ethanol production in Brazil. In the coming year alone, Brazil's production of sugarcane-based ethanol is projected to increase 14.8 percent. Domestic demand for [...] | 2008-06-02 14:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR ELTN ETRD TRGY BTIO BR |
08SAOPAULO276 | CONTACTS FEAR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) Brazil's trafficking in persons (TIP) dilemma presents a growing challenge to the law enforcement community and NGOs assisting with TIP victims. Brazil is home to some cases of agricultural forced labor as well as urban textile sweatshops where Bolivian migrants work in precarious condi [...] | 2008-06-03 16:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM SMIG BR |
08SAOPAULO282 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 10:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO285 | SAO PAULO: MARTA SUPLICY'S MAYORAL CANDIDACY COULD LEAD TO [...] (SBU) On June 4, Marta Suplicy confirmed her resignation as Minister of Tourism and her pre-candidacy as the Workers' Party (PT) candidate for Mayor of Sao Paulo. She and the PT are counting on three elements - President Lula's popularity, the strong economy, and division in opposition ranks - [...] | 2008-06-06 17:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
08SAOPAULO288 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ' [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 12:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO291 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ' [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 11:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO292 | ORGANIZED LABOR DOING WELL WITH LULA [...] (SBU) A year and a half into his second term, President Lula has won back the approval of many in organized labor who had expressed disenchantment with him during his first term. By signing legislation granting legal recognition and government funding to the large labor Centrals while vetoing [...] | 2008-06-10 15:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON BR |
08SAOPAULO297 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ' [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 11:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO298 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ' [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 10:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO3 | BIOFUELS ROUNDTABLE FOR A/S SULLIVAN IN SAO PAULO [...] SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, Daniel Sullivan held a roundtable on biofuels developments on December 12 at the American Chamber of Commerce in Sao Paulo. Biofuels interlocutors applauded the USG's progress on the U.S.-Brazil Me [...] | 2008-01-04 10:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG EFIN EINV ECON BR |
08SAOPAULO30 | MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMY: STOCK EXCHANGE TURBULENCE; [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-23 10:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO301 | U.S. AIRLINES DIFFER AHEAD OF BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. aviation companies are of a mixed mind about expanded passenger routes between the United States and Brazil. On the one hand, rising fuel prices and a tightening market globally are weighing on the business decisions of the four U.S. carriers operating in Brazil (American [...] | 2008-06-13 15:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PGOV ECON EINV BEXP BR |
08SAOPAULO31 | BRAZIL FACING DIFFICULT YEAR FOR NATURAL GAS SUPPLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government began 2008 amid concerns of a possible electricity crisis due to a shortage of natural gas and lack of rain to fill hydropower reservoirs. Energy sector experts have been pointing to a possible shortage of natural gas since 2006 when Bolivia nationalized [...] | 2008-01-23 11:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ECON PREL BR ENRG |
08SAOPAULO314 | U.S. SCIENTISTS VISIT BRAZIL FOR MOU ON BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) As part of the U.S.-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Cooperation on Biofuels, a U.S. delegation of eight scientists and engineers from the Departments of Energy and Agriculture visited Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states from May 30 to June 6. Their visit follows a similar [...] | 2008-06-18 17:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR ECON EINV TRGY BR |
08SAOPAULO32 | MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMY: STOCK EXCHANGE TURBULENCE; SAO [...] "Anxiety And Panic In The US" IMF Managing Director Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. (representing Brazil and eight other nations in the organization) commented in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (1/24): "As everyone knows, the economic and financial situation here in [...] | 2008-01-24 10:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO322 | Sao Paulo Domestic Employee Validation Study [...] Summary: A recent study of B-1 domestic employee visas issued in Sao Paulo found a 3.5% overstay rate. By instituting new fraud prevention procedures, we hope to reduce this rate even further by closing certain loopholes. In almost all cases, overstays involved both the employer and the app [...] | 2008-06-20 15:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KRFD CVIS KCRM SMIG BR |
08SAOPAULO324 | Mandatory SWT Report Shows 98.7 Percent Return Rate [...] (U) SUMMARY. Results of a mandatory end-of-season report from Brazilian Summer Work Travel (SWT) agencies show that 98.7 percent of participants had returned to Brazil or changed visa status legally in the U.S. by the end of the program. 1.2 percent of students overstayed their visa status, m [...] | 2008-06-23 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD OEXC ELAB SMIG BR |
08SAOPAULO335 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BRAZILIAN OIL CONCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 13 meeting with the Ambassador, former Minister of Finance Antonio Delfim Netto (strictly protect),who is currently working as a political and business consultant and widely believed to be an unofficial advisor to President Lula, discussed his views on Brazil's newf [...] | 2008-06-26 09:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV EINV EAGR BR |
08SAOPAULO338 | SAO PAULO: WITH AN EYE TO 2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Avoiding open confrontation, the Social Democracy Party of Brazil (PSDB) held its municipal convention June 22 and nominated former Governor Geraldo Alckmin as its candidate for Mayor of Sao Paulo. In a deal reportedly brokered by Governor Jose Serra, the faction that favored su [...] | 2008-06-30 09:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
08SAOPAULO339 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: DOHA ROUND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 10:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO348 | MEDIA REACTION: ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-01 10:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO350 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-02 10:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO359 | MEDIA REACTION: G8 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 10:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO367 | MEDIA REACTION: G8 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 15:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO369 | MEDIA REACTION: G8 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 14:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO371 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY [...] Decisive Game in Geneva Lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (07/14) comments: "The most influential trade negotiators will meet in Geneva within a week to try to save the Doha Round before the new U.S. president takes office. ... The positions never were so close, and yet, i [...] | 2008-07-14 10:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO375 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: SUB-PRIME MORTGAGE CRISIS [...] Another Package Editorial in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (7/15) says: "Frightened by the galloping economic crisis, the Bush administration announced another billion dollar package to help the financial crisis. ...With another billion dollar contribution, the Bush government and the Fed are tr [...] | 2008-07-15 11:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO378 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: DOHA ROUND AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 10:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO38 | GOVERNMENT EXPANSION OF "BOLSA FAMILIA" BENEFITS DRAWS [...] On the last working day of 2007, President Lula expanded the scope of Bolsa Familia, the federal monthly stipend benefiting some 11 million poor families, to include an additional payment for each child aged 16 and 17. Opposition politicians called the action unethical and possibly in violati [...] | 2008-01-28 18:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI EAID EFIN ECON BR |
08SAOPAULO39 | BRAZIL: NEGLECTED INDIGENOUS FACE LAND RIGHTS CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) According to a range of Sao Paulo-based contacts, the Brazilian Government does not respect fully the territorial and cultural rights of indigenous peoples, leaving communities to subsist in squalid urban slums or neglected rural territories that represent a fraction of the lands the ind [...] | 2008-01-29 09:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAGR SOCI SCUL BR |
08SAOPAULO392 | BIOELECTRICITY THE NEXT BIOFUEL - ELECTRICITY SERIES #4 [...] (SBU) Summary: As the next big development in Brazilian biofuels, bioelectricity has been touted as the short-term solution to Brazil's potential electricity shortages. It is a clean source of electricity that requires little start-up time and is complementary to Brazil's predominately hydro [...] | 2008-07-24 09:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EAGR ENV BR |
08SAOPAULO394 | REQUEST FOR DVC WITH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEDIA [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: PAS Sao Paulo requests a one-hour Digital Video Conference (DVC) with the Democratic and Republican Party media representatives in relation to the 2008 Presidential Elections with a specific focus on electoral coverage of the internet and internet-based social networks, s [...] | 2008-07-24 11:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO |
08SAOPAULO407 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: DOHA ROUND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-29 16:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO412 | G/TIP LAGON VISIT TO SAO PAULO REVEALS BOTH PROGRESS AND [...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-Large Mark P. Lagon, Director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),visited Sao Paulo on June 26-27 as part of a multi-city trip to Brazil. Ambassador Lagon met with both federal and state-level members of the judicial and la [...] | 2008-07-30 15:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KCRM PHUM ELAB KTIP BR |
08SAOPAULO417 | GLOBAL ECONOMY: DOHA ROUND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 11:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO423 | DOHA, ETHANOL, AND THE WTO: WILL BRAZIL FIGHT? [...] (SBU) The collapse of the DOHA round WTO negotiations brings with it a call to continue fighting US agriculture subsidies directly through the WTO. In particular, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) may choose this fall to initiate a WTO case against the US tariff on ethanol imports fr [...] | 2008-08-04 08:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EAGR ECON EINV TRGY BR |
08SAOPAULO432 | SUGAR, ETHANOL, CHARGES OF SLAVERY, AND TIP STRATEGY IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 16:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KCRM PHUM ELAB EAGR ENRG BR |
08SAOPAULO433 | WAR AT CAUCASUS, DOHA 08-11-2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 12:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO437 | SOUTHERN BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT STRENGTHENS TIES [...] (U) Ambassador Clifford Sobel traveled to the city of Curitiba, capital of the State of Parana, Brazil August 3-4, 2008. During his visit to Curitiba, Ambassador Sobel visited the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham),met with the Governor of Parana, Roberto Requico, was a featured speaker a [...] | 2008-08-12 17:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECIN KCRM KMDR BR |
08SAOPAULO438 | RUSSIA/OSSETIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 11:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO443 | ETHANOL, THE WTO, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR: ROOM TO TALK? [...] (SBU) In the event of a WTO dispute over US tariffs on ethanol imports from Brazil, Brazil's largest association of sugar and ethanol producers (UNICA) would likely be asked to pay for the litigation. Conversations with high-ranking UNICA representatives show an organization ready for litigat [...] | 2008-08-15 10:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR ETRD ECON EINV TRGY BR |
08SAOPAULO449 | MEDIA REACTION: MUSHARRAF IMPEACHMENT; MERCOSUL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-20 10:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO452 | REINTERPRETING THE VALUE OF DOHA'S FAILURE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-22 09:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO454 | BRAZIL'S TRADE STRATEGY POST-DOHA: FIESP's POSITION [...] (SBU) In an August 21 meeting between Ambassador Sobel and Mario Marconini (strictly protect),Director for International Negotiations at FIESP (Sao Paulo Federation of Industries),Marconini provided his insights into Brazil's negotiating position during the last round of Doha trade negotiati [...] | 2008-08-25 10:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL BR |
08SAOPAULO456 | GEORGIA/RUSSIA CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-25 12:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO457 | BEHIND THE (GEORGIA) CONFLICT, A FIGHT FOR OIL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-27 11:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO458 | GEORGIA-RUSSIA CRISIS; U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 08:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO460 | U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 10:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO461 | ELO TEAM DVC "BROWN BAG" - BEST PRACTICE? [...] (U) Summary. Consulate General Sao Paulo's Entry-level Committee (ELC) held a series of digital video conferences with bureaus in Washington, D.C. on mid-level job opportunities. Participants described mid-level positions, key functions of each bureau, skills of successful candidates, and the [...] | 2008-08-29 12:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AMGT APER BR |
08SAOPAULO467 | Mission Participates in Diversity Panel on Race and [...] Summary: Congen Management Officer (and published author) gave a U.S. perspective on diversity as an invited member of a panel on the subject at Sao Paulo's Biannual Book Festival on August 20. The event featured many of the most important members of Brazil's diversity community. Panel di [...] | 2008-09-04 15:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO BR |
08SAOPAULO468 | BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON LICENSE 050073566 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Econoff conducted three separate site visits and was able to confirm receipt of the parts by Foreign Consignee Embraer. Site visits revealed that Embraer's license application contained erroneous information about consignee Darrigo & Valente Transportes, [...] | 2008-09-04 17:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC CO BR |
08SAOPAULO471 | JETBLUE FOUNDER LAUNCHES BRAZILIAN AIRLINE AZUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By the end of 2008, start-up airline Azul Linhas Aereas (Blue Airlines),the fourth airline started by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, will be poised to initiate its inaugural flight in Brazil. With a business plan replicating JetBlue's, Neeleman is building the new airline wi [...] | 2008-09-05 16:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV BEXP BR |
08SAOPAULO474 | GLOBAL ECONOMY - MORTGAGE CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-08 10:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO476 | BRAZIL'S CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT NOT WORRISOME [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil is set to run its first current account deficit since 2002; however, unlike previous years, the more stable composition of the balance of payments should protect the Brazilian economy from crises. The floating exchange rate, smaller share of foreign currency denominated [...] | 2008-09-08 15:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO477 | GLOBAL ECONOMY - MORTGAGE CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-09 10:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO48 | MEDIA REACTION: State of the Union Message; Sao Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-01 10:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO483 | BRAZILIAN MONETARY POLICY-MODERATE IMPACT SO FAR [...] Summary: Continuing a tightening cycle, the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) raised the benchmark interest rate, the SELIC, for the fourth time this year. The 0.75 percentage point increase puts the SELIC at its highest level in nearly two years at 13.75 percent. While curbing domestic demand is [...] | 2008-09-15 16:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO484 | GLOBAL ECONOMY; BOLIVIA [...] Worse and Worse Editorial in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (09/16) says: "And here we are, with Paulson [Secretary of Treasury] apparently believing that playing Russian roulette with the U.S. financial system was the better option." The phrase, by economist Paul Krugman, describes with acutene [...] | 2008-09-16 11:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO485 | U.S. REAL ESTATE FIRMS BULLISH ON BRAZILIAN MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 22, Ambassador Sobel met with senior executives of U.S. real estate firms operating in Brazil to discuss the competitive environment in the sector. The group, which included residential, commercial and industrial real estate developers, as well as real estate investo [...] | 2008-09-17 11:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO486 | GLOBAL FINANCIAL VOLATILITY-BRAZIL RESERVED NOT SCARED [...] (SBU) Summary: The unprecedented bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest U.S. investment bank, sent shockwaves across the financial markets, hitting Brazil's stock exchange, the Bovespa, particularly hard. On September 15, the Bovespa fell 7.59 percent, bringing the total losses for [...] | 2008-09-17 17:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO487 | GLOBAL ECONOMY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 11:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO49 | BRAZIL: INFRASTRUCUTRE COOPERATION AND SECURITY ISSUES: [...] (SBU) Ambassador met January 28 with Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra to follow up on previous discussions of cooperation between the state government and the USG on law enforcement and public security issues. He also conveyed USG's interest in supporting Brazil's efforts to develop its physical [...] | 2008-02-01 13:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR EINV EFIN BEXP ASEC KJUS EAIR BR |
08SAOPAULO490 | GLOBAL ECONOMY; BOLIVIA [...] Superpowers Editorial in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (09/19) says: "Due to a lack of a fiscal device to deal with the crisis, the Bush administration decides, without criteria, on the life and death of the companies. In times of war, the Chief of State use to have a special mandate, which temp [...] | 2008-09-19 11:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO497 | BRAZIL FOREIGN POLICY: INTERESTS VS. IDEOLOGY, AND MAYBE [...] (SBU) A significant number of academics and international relations consultants in Sao Paulo are frustrated with Brazil's current foreign policy. In their view, left-wing elements in both the Workers Party (PT) and in the Foreign Ministry put ideology ahead of national interest. The critics [...] | 2008-09-23 10:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | BR |
08SAOPAULO498 | GLOBAL ECONOMY; SOUTH AFRICA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-23 11:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO499 | Sao Paulo Consultations Related to the Joint Action Plan to [...] Summary: USG officials held consultations in Sao Paulo with members of civil society on September 10 at Unipalmares, Brazil's first and only university tailored to the needs of Afro-Brazilians. The consultation followed technical meetings for the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Raci [...] | 2008-09-23 11:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO BR |
08SAOPAULO503 | SOUTH AFRICA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-24 10:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO520 | GLOBAL ECONOMY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-30 11:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO521 | Major Visa Fraud Arrest in Sao Paulo [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sept. 23, 2008, a joint Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU)/Assistant Regional Security Officer Investigator (ARSO-I) investigation resulted in the detention of a document producer, a document vendor and three non-immigrant visa applicants. Police were filing charges against them f [...] | 2008-09-30 16:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO522 | PROSPECTS FOR BRAZILIAN INVESTMENT AMID CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Prominent Investment magazine Latin Finance hosted its 6th Annual Brazil Investment Forum in Sao Paulo on September 18. While the original intent of the conference was to explore financing growth and investment in Brazil, taking advantage of Brazil's out-performance of its emerg [...] | 2008-09-30 17:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO523 | GLOBAL ECONOMY; ECUADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-01 11:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO528 | Senator Hagel Meets Sao Paulo Business/Political Leaders [...] Summary: Senator Chuck Hagel visited Sao Paulo September 2-3, during which time he met with a variety of interlocutors, including local business representatives as well as foreign policy experts and the Sao Paulo State Governor (foreign policy and Serra discussions Septel). Business contacts [...] | 2008-10-02 16:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO BR |
08SAOPAULO529 | Senator Hagel in Brazil, Meetings on Foreign Policy [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Chuck Hagel visited Sao Paulo September 2-3, meeting with a variety of interlocutors, including foreign policy experts and Sao Paulo Governor -- and likely 2010 presidential candidate -- Jose Serra. They emphasized that the United States should not try to push Brazil on [...] | 2008-10-02 16:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO BR |
08SAOPAULO53 | WILL BRAZIL JOIN THE SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND CLUB? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the closing months of 2007, Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega proposed establishing a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) as a vehicle to intervene in foreign exchange markets to curb the appreciation of Brazil's currency. Brazil's controversial plan differs substantially fro [...] | 2008-02-07 09:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV BR |
08SAOPAULO536 | SAO PAULO MAYOR'S RACE: KASSAB'S PERFORMANCE SOLIDIFIES [...] (U) Summary: DEM Party Sao Paulo incumbent Mayor Gilberto Kassab's surprising first-place finish in first-round Sao Paulo mayoral voting against PT candidate Marta Suplicy makes Kassab the favorite for the October 26 second-round vote. Even more important, Kassab's strong showing solidifies P [...] | 2008-10-07 08:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
08SAOPAULO541 | GLOBAL ECONOMY; FINANCIAL CRISES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 09:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO542 | LEVERAGING LEBANON,S DIASPORA FOR [...] (C) This message contains an Action Request. See Paragraph 12. Summary: 2. (C) Brazil's extensive Lebanese Diaspora, the largest such community in the world, contains important, influential people who want to work with the USG to help the cause of democracy in Lebanon, a position made [...] | 2008-10-09 14:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHALANAGE PARTY PINR PREL KISL LE BR |
08SAOPAULO548 | BRAZILIAN CENTRAL BANK TAKES PRECAUTIONS FOR BANKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's banking system is well positioned to weather the external financial crisis. Brazilian bank assets are of good quality and the banks themselves, especially the larger institutions, have high levels of liquidity. Because of capital adequacy requirements, Brazilian bank [...] | 2008-10-10 16:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO55 | US CONSULATE GENERAL SAO PAULO UNDERGOES CRISIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Selected staff of the U.S. Consulate General Sao Paulo participated in crisis management training on December 6, 2007 and a mission wide Digital Video Conference (DVC) crisis management exercise on December 14, 2007. Observations and recommendations, keyed to reftel para 2, A-H, f [...] | 2008-02-07 16:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AFSI ASEC BR CASC KESS OTRA |
08SAOPAULO550 | RUSSIA, VENEZUELA AND GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 16:01:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO554 | GLOBAL ECONOMY/FINANCIAL CRISIS; U.S. ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 10:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO56 | POOR SAO PAULO PRISON CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO POSE SERIOUS [...] (SBU) Although state authorities emphasize that they are working hard on introducing new plans to address deficiencies in Sao Paulo's penitentiaries, reputed to have Brazil's best-organized and well-run jails and detention centers, local prison watchers tell us that conditions are in an abysma [...] | 2008-02-08 10:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO560 | MILITARY-CIVIL POLICE CLASH OUTSIDE SAO PAULO [...] (C) Summary: Striking members of the Civil Police clashed with on-duty Military Police in a confrontation that left 25 persons wounded near the Sao Paulo Governor Serra's Palace on 10/16. The confrontation, which generated some lurid TV and press images, reflects Civil Police frustration with [...] | 2008-10-17 15:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BR |
08SAOPAULO566 | U.S. ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-21 09:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO581 | Brazil: Sao Paulo Mayor Wins Landslide Reelection, Set Up [...] (U) Summary: Democrats (DEM) Party candidate and incumbent Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab capped off an extraordinary political comeback with a 61-39 victory over Workers Party (PT) candidate Marta Suplicy in the second round of the mayoral race on 10/26. Kassab's convincing win represents a [...] | 2008-10-27 16:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO589 | U.S. ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-03 09:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO590 | GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS BRAZIL'S ENERGY SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: The lack of credit worldwide has hit Brazil's energy sector. Despite the recent discoveries of billions of barrels of oil reserves below Brazil's seafloor, Brazil faces an increasingly uphill battle to turn the government's energy rhetoric into reality. Estimates range that it w [...] | 2008-11-03 12:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO593 | BRAZILIAN BANK MERGER CREATES LARGEST IN SOUTHERN [...] (U) Unibanco and Itau announced the merger of their two Brazilian banking institutions on November 3. The combined bank, Itau Unibanco Holding SA, will become the largest private financial institution in the Southern Hemisphere and among the top 20 banks worldwide. Itau was previously the th [...] | 2008-11-03 15:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BR |
08SAOPAULO594 | DESPITE FINANCIAL DOWNTURN, GLOBA FINANCIAL PLAYERS SEE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Country Managers for four major international financial firms - Morgan Stanley, Carlyle roup, American Insurance Group (AIG),and Rabobank consistently voiced concerns over the near to medium- term impact of the financial crisis and how it would affect their individual sect [...] | 2008-11-04 10:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENV ECON EFIN ETRD EAG BR |
08SAOPAULO60 | MEDIA REACTION: GWOT: GUANTANAMO; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-12 15:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO602 | U.S. ELECTIONS AND G-20 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 16:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO605 | U.S. ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-07 15:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO606 | SAO PAULO RACE COULD SET STAGE FOR 2010 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 2008 Sao Paulo mayoral race set the stage for Brazil's 2010 presidential elections, positioning Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra (Social Democrats - PSDB, opposition) to face off against presidential chief of staff Dilma Rousseff (Workers Party - PT, government),presid [...] | 2008-11-07 18:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO607 | G-20- Global Economy- Sao Paulo Media Reaction [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-10 12:01:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO61 | PARANA GOVERNOR REQUIAO TAKES ON THE FEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: A dispute between Parana State Governor Roberto Requiao and federal prosecutors and judges has attracted widespread media attention. Prosecutors accused the Governor of using the state's public educational television channel as a vehicle to promote his own political agenda and [...] | 2008-02-13 11:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM BR |
08SAOPAULO612 | BRAZIL'S PORT LEGISLATION AND SANTOS CASE STUDY [...] (SBU) Summary: Port bottlenecks have historically been a major cost of doing business in Brazil. The GOB is hoping the new Brazilian ports decree, made effective on October 29 allowing private ports concessions and simplifying the regulatory framework regulating the construction and moderniz [...] | 2008-11-17 09:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO615 | G-20 and Doha- Sao Paulo Media Reaction [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-18 12:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO616 | Iraq, Global Economic Crisis- Sao Paulo Media Reaction [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 12:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO618 | Mercosul - Sao Paulo Media Reaction [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-20 11:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO621 | DESPITE CRISIS, MORGAN STANLEY BULLISH ON BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 10th, Ambassador Sobel met with the senior Brazil management of Morgan Stanley to discuss the firm's prospects and how the firm is weathering the current financial downturn. Management reported that while they expect mergers and acquisition activity to be brisk, ce [...] | 2008-11-21 09:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR BR |
08SAOPAULO625 | Chavez- The Oligarch - Sao Paulo Media Reaction [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 11:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO630 | SEVERE FLOODING IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL [...] (U) Heavy rains in the Southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina have left at least 68 dead and over 50,000 homelesss. Santa Catarina State Governor, Luis Henrique da Silveira reported that this is the worst climatic tragedy faced by Santa Catarina state in its history. He said heavy rainfal [...] | 2008-11-26 10:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC PREL BR |
08SAOPAULO632 | Chavez - Sao Paulo Media Reaction [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-26 16:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO636 | Global Economy: Financial market crisis - Sao Paulo Media [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-01 11:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO639 | Hillary Clinton- Nominated for Sec State - Sao Paulo Media [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 14:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO641 | Hillary Clinton and the new US National Security Team - Sao [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 18:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO642 | FRAUDULENT DOCUMENT RING SHUT DOWN WITH LIGHTNING SPEED [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 13, 2008, a joint Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU)/Assistant Regional Security Officer Investigator (ARSO-I) investigation resulted in the arrest of four members of a fraudulent document ring in Sorocaba, Brazil (Note: Sorocaba is a city of 557,500 located 80 miles to the [...] | 2008-12-03 12:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO643 | - Obama's heterogeneous team will call for firm control Sao [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-03 13:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO65 | BRAZIL: SAO PAULO INPUT FOR NEW ENERGY REPORT [...] (U) Post sends this cable in response to reftel request for energy-related activities at post. The information below corresponds to the format requested in reftel. --A. Energy Work: The Political-Economic Section of Consulate General Sao Paulo has two economic officers that share coverage o [...] | 2008-02-14 17:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG BR |
08SAOPAULO650 | DIFFERING BRAZILIAN VOICES ON U.S. ETHANOL POLICY AT [...] (U) Summary: At the Government of Brazil's (GOB) much anticipated International Conference on Biofuels held in Sao Paulo from November 17 to 21, GOB reps, for the most part, stuck to the spirit of the U.S.-Brazil biofuels MOU and kept to promises to remain united with the U.S. on expanding et [...] | 2008-12-04 18:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO652 | Transition - Sec State Nomination - Sao Paulo Media [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 14:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO654 | Global Economy- China - Sao Paulo Media Reaction - December [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-08 13:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO655 | Corrected Copy - Global Economy- China - Sao Paulo Media [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-08 14:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO66 | POOR PRISON CONDITIONS FUEL GROWTH OF PCC CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) According to Sao Paulo-based public security analysts, poor prison conditions in the state are a major contributing reason for the expansion of the First Capital Command (PCC) network into one of the most powerful gangs in Sao Paulo's criminal world. While state authorities argue that a [...] | 2008-02-15 08:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO661 | GLOBAL ECONOMY- BRICS AND ANTI-CRISIS ARSENAL - SAO PAULO MEDIA REACTION - DECEMBER 11, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 18:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO663 | GLOBAL ECONOMY-BRICS AND ANTI-CRISIS ARSENAL DECEMBER 11, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 11:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO664 | AZUL AIRLINES "TAKES-OFF" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consulate officers attended the inaugural demonstration flight of new low-cost Brazilian airline, Azul Airlines, on December 2. While Azul had originally wanted its hub to be from the local Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro, they will be operating from the Campinas airpo [...] | 2008-12-12 17:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV BEXP BR |
08SAOPAULO676 | WHA - Chavez, Brazilian Leadership and the CALC Summit - [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 16:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
08SAOPAULO677 | CHAVEZ, BRAZILIAN LEADERSHIP AND THE CALC SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 16:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO678 | SAO PAULO STATE ORGANIZES TIP MEETING [...] (U) Summary: The State of Sao Paulo and the Secretary of Justice and Citizen Defense organized a broad-based meeting for NGOs and government agencies dedicated to fighting Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Sao Paulo on December 16. Panelists stressed their commitment to "institutionalizing" th [...] | 2008-12-19 17:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF KCRM PHUM ELAB KTIP BR |
08SAOPAULO679 | ECONOMIC CRISIS HELPS SERRA POSITION FOR 2010 [...] (C) Summary: The PSDB leadership sees an opportunity for their party as the ongoing global economic crisis hits Brazil. In this context, Sao Paulo state governor Jose Serra, the most likely PSDB nominee right now, has started a campaign of economic activism at the state level, promoting prog [...] | 2008-12-19 17:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO680 | BRAZIL'S BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR 2009 NOT GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Brazil's impressive September economic performance, most of the domestic indicators show that 2009 will be a difficult year. Contacts across Brazilian business sectors told the Consul General that they are preparing for difficult times in 2009. Early indicators of co [...] | 2008-12-19 18:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO683 | UN WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540, SAO PAULO, NOVEMBER [...] (U)Summary: The UN Workshop on UNSCR 1540 Implementation held in Sao Paulo on November 24-28, 2008, was organized by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs in cooperation with the Government of Brazil with funding by the European Union and the Governments of Norway and the United Sta [...] | 2008-12-23 16:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP BR |
08SAOPAULO687 | BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON [...] (U) In response to reftel, the September 24 Blue Lantern visit, and resulting correspondence, Post conducted additional interviews with recipient company CBC-Brazilian Ammunition Company to discuss import license 050045617. Post is satisfied from the site visit as well as the answers to the r [...] | 2008-12-29 16:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC BR |
08SAOPAULO691 | ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: A. Crime Threats: The criminal threat for Sao Paulo is rated critical by the Department of State. Despite reported decreases in crime levels in the State of Sao Paulo, crime is still oppressive and widespread. Much of Sao Paulo,s crimes and violence can be [...] | 2008-12-30 13:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC |
08SAOPAULO692 | Media Reaction - Mideast - Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-30 13:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
08SAOPAULO70 | MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO; SAO PAULO [...] QIndependent Kosovo Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (2/19) editorialized: QThe way Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia was not normal. The ideal process for the emergence of a nation was not respected. Among other reasons, an understanding did not work [...] | 2008-02-19 13:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO76 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: FIDEL CASTRO'S [...] "Fidel's Resignation" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (2/20) editorialized: "The impact of Fidel Castro's resignation is above all a symbolic one. In practical terms, it only makes official the situation that has existed since July 2006, when the dictator began [...] | 2008-02-20 13:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO77 | FOLLOW-UP WITH SENIOR JUSTICE ON DRUG AND WEAPONS [...] (C/NF) Sao Paulo State Court of Appeals Criminal Division Justice, Jose Amado de Faria Souza, told Consul General (CG) that while his concerns expressed reftel regarding the possible transportation of heavy weapons across the Tri-Border Area (TBA) and from Colombia into Brazil were based on c [...] | 2008-02-20 14:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV OEXC SNAR KCRM BR |
08SAOPAULO80 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 12:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO85 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; CUBA; SAO PAULO [...] "Advance In Pakistan" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (2/22): editorialized: "Contrary to expectations, Pakistan managed to have calm and apparently clean elections, thereby advancing towards establishing itself as a democratic nation. What is bad is that the re [...] | 2008-02-22 12:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO86 | BRAZIL'S CENTRAL BANK SETS NEW RESERVE REQUIREMENTS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian Central Bank (CB) has established new reserve requirements on commercial leasing operations in order to close a loophole that allowed companies to avoid Brazil's high reserve requirements. This action will also serve to tighten credit, control inflation, improve e [...] | 2008-02-22 12:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV BR |
08SAOPAULO87 | SAO PAULO STATE SLOWLY ADDRESSES PRISON CONDITIONS (3 OF 3) [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo State officials candidly admit that a host of challenges exist within the state penitentiary system but tell us they are working hard on addressing the prison network's shortcomings. According to state authorities, the cash-strapped Secretariat for Prison Administration (SAP) [...] | 2008-02-22 12:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO90 | BRAZIL CIVAIR: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH US AIRLINES [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 19 the Ambassador met with representatives from U.S. carriers American, Delta, and United Airlines to elicit their views on the Sao Paulo International Airport Guarulhos (GRU) parking fee dispute, follow up on bilateral aviation negotiations, discuss the domestic and i [...] | 2008-02-26 10:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PGOV ECON EINV BEXP BR |
08SAOPAULO91 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 11:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO94 | SAO PAULO'S MAYORAL ELECTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR 2010 [...] (SBU) In October, Brazilians will go to the polls to elect the Mayors and City Council members ("Vereadores") of the country's 5,064 municipalities. Political analysts and consultants, as well as politicians from across the spectrum, agree on one thing: these elections will set the stage for [...] | 2008-02-26 13:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
08SCTION02OF02SAOPAULO335 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BRAZILIAN OIL CONCESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-26 09:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV EINV EAGR BR |
09SAOPAULO104 | EMBRAER'S CURADO -- ADVICE ON FX2 AND VIEWS ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel met with Embraer CEO Federico Curado on January 30 to discuss Curado's views on the FX2 sale, as well hear about how the financial crisis has affected the company's sales. Curado stressed the political nature of the decision, stating that in addition to technol [...] | 2009-02-19 19:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS ETTC BR |
09SAOPAULO107 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 17 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 21:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO108 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 18 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 21:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO11 | BRAZILIAN MEDIUM-SIZE BANKS: KEY TO SMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from five medium-size banks and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation met at Consulate General Sao Paulo on December 18 to discuss the operating environment for medium-size banks, major problems in the sector, and possible steps forward for 2009. T [...] | 2009-01-08 15:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO113 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 26 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 17:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO118 | MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST: ISRAEL, FORMATION OF NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 19:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO121 | OUTLOOK FOR BRAZILIAN NATURAL GAS MARKET POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's Congress has passed natural gas legislation that would create specific roles for production, distribution, and commercialization of natural gas. The original bill, passed by Brazil's lower house in August 2007 and then with revisions in the Senate on December 3, clari [...] | 2009-03-04 13:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO123 | Media Reaction: Western Hemisphere: Cuba, governance; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-04 14:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO125 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-05 17:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO126 | OUTDATED LABOR LAWS MAY ENCOURAGE LAYOFFS [...] (U) Summary: According to Brazilian labor economists, Brazil's outdated labor laws are inflexible and may result in companies laying off workers rather than preserving employment through negotiation in times of crisis. Therefore, some laws enacted to protect workers' rights paradoxically cau [...] | 2009-03-06 16:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ECON EIND PGOV PHUM SOCI BR |
09SAOPAULO133 | MEDIA REACTION - SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: AFGHANISTAN, NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 11:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO134 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 10- 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO135 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, GOVERNANCE; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO136 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 13:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO138 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 17:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO142 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 13- 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 21:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO144 | Media Reaction to Obama-Lula Meeting March 14 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 14, 2009 President Obama met with President Lula of Brazil in Washington, D.C. at the White House and the meeting was covered extensively by the Brazilian media. The following media reaction cable summarizes some of the Sao Paulo based Brazilian media reports published [...] | 2009-03-16 14:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO145 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 16- 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 20:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO146 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 14- 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 20:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO15 | Mideast-- Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; Sco Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 13:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO152 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 12:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO155 | Media Reaction: G-20 Finance Ministers' Meeting; Sao [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 17:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO156 | Media Reaction - G-20 Finance Ministers' Meeting; Western [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 20:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO161 | Media Reaction-Global Economy: Financial market crisis; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 19:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO164 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 16:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO174 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO- THE FUND AND THE CRISIS- SASHA'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 10:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO18 | BRAZIL MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP [...] (U) Summary: The year 2008 saw continued improvement in the fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Brazil. Despite prickly reactions to U.S. pressure, as evidenced by discussions between U.S. and Brazilian officials during a June G/TIP visit (Reftels A and B),the fight against human [...] | 2009-01-09 17:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KCRM PHUM ELAB KTIP BR |
09SAOPAULO182 | OUTREACH TO AFRO-BRAZILIANS - TAKING OBAMA TO THE [...] (U) Summary: Traditional Afro-Brazilian community (quilombo) leaders expressed admiration for President Obama and were pleased to hear about the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPR) during Poloff's February 10 visit to the Vale do Ribeira region of Sao Paulo State. Quilombos a [...] | 2009-03-25 10:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL SOCI PGOV INR KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO185 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo - Global Economy: financial [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 18:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO186 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL CRISIS; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 18:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO187 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: UPCOMING G-20 SUMMIT; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 18:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO189 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo - Africa: Sudan, Darfur violence, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 11:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO19 | BLUE LANTERN CASE 050136184 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Econoff visited AVIBRAS munitions manufacturing site and met with company president Sami Hassuani on January 8. The company appears to have adequate security measures to protect sensitive USML items. Hassuani provided copious documentation to support th [...] | 2009-01-09 17:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC MY BR |
09SAOPAULO190 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo: Western Hemisphere: Mexico, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 11:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO192 | TAM AIRLINES PANICS AS ANAC PLANS TO LIFT PRICE [...] (C) Summary: International flights originating from Brazil have long been subject to price floors, resulting in high profit margins for airlines. The Brazilian Aviation Agency (ANAC) has announced that it intends to gradually remove these price floors in 2009. In a March 6 meeting with Braz [...] | 2009-03-31 11:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON BR |
09SAOPAULO194 | AUTO SECTOR COMMENTS ON STATUS AMID ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 6, Ambassador Sobel met separately with General Motors (GM) MERCOSUL President Jaime Ardila, and the Brazilian National Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ANFAVEA) President Jackson Schneider. Both executives are bullish about car sales in Brazil, crediting the Gove [...] | 2009-03-31 18:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EFIN ELAB BR |
09SAOPAULO199 | B2 VISA VALIDATION STUDY GIVES POSITIVE RESULT [...] Summary: A recent study of 2,386 B2 non-immigrant visas (NIV) issued at Consulate General Sao Paulo during July 2008 indicated that, of those who have already traveled to the United States, only two percent were overstays. The results demonstrate that the current fraud prevention training for [...] | 2009-04-01 16:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL KRFD KCRM SMIG BR |
09SAOPAULO200 | BRAZIL'S MST LANDLESS MOVEMENT: MARGINALIZED OR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless People's Movement (MST) increased activity in recent months in the run up to "Red April," the traditional high season for MST land invasions. The main reason for the uptick in activity, according to observers, is the MST's weakness. Increasingly ignored by its fo [...] | 2009-04-01 19:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO203 | MEDIA REACTION: Global Economy-G-20 Summit SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 21:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO204 | THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND BRAZIL'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's electricity demand generally follows economic growth and recent data confirms a big dip in consumption, particularly from the industrial sector. The electricity sector itself should suffer minimal impacts as most companies are well-capitalized and were financially sou [...] | 2009-04-03 13:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO206 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- G20 surpasses expectations- [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 13:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO208 | BRAZIL'S REGIONAL CITIES FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's regional cities in Sao Paulo State and Minas Gerais are feeling the effects of the financial crisis. During a March 16-19 outreach visit to several interior cities, local business leaders indicated that the current financial crisis created a vicious cycle of falling ex [...] | 2009-04-06 12:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR BR |
09SAOPAULO212 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- Attention on China, The Death of [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 18:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO213 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- After the frenzy, Obama [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 18:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO215 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- How many Gs will make the [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 21:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO216 | BRAZIL'S ECONOMY: SLIDING BELOW ZERO PERCENT GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's growth has collapsed more sharply than might be expected given the country's limited dependence on exports and limited leverage in the banking, corporate, and household sectors. The more important transmission channel of weak global conditions is probably its negative [...] | 2009-04-09 13:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BR |
09SAOPAULO217 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 16:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO218 | MEDIA REACTION - Media Reaction SP Weekend Edition- IMF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 21:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO220 | ZERO OVERSTAYS FOR EMPLOYEES OF MAJOR BRAZILIAN AIRLINE [...] Summary: A recent study of 1,349 non-immigrant visas (NIV) issued to employees of TAM Linhas Aereas S.A. (TAM) at Consulate General Sao Paulo in 2008 indicated that all individuals reviewed in the sample study returned to Brazil after their trips to the United States. The results illustrate t [...] | 2009-04-14 19:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL KRFD KCRM SMIG BR |
09SAOPAULO222 | BRAZIL: MUDDLING THROUGH WITH MERCOSUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Mercosul is overly politicized and structurally defective, particularly for a major emerging economic power like Brazil, according to participants in a 4/7/09 Consulate-sponsored roundtable. However, membership in this organization provides some economic benefits to Brazil even [...] | 2009-04-15 15:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO224 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, GOVERNANCE; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO228 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 14:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO229 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: North Korea, Cuba and Iran [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 12:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO23 | Media Reaction: Middle East: Gaza and Brazil; Sco Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 13:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO230 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Antarctica, Obama, G20, Venezuela [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 13:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO233 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Cuba-Castro, Iran, and Mercosul [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 16:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO234 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Summit of the Americas [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 16:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO237 | MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICA, GOVERNANCE; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 16:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO238 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SUMMIT OF AMERICAS; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 16:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO240 | MEDIA REACTION - Western Hemisphere: Summit of Americas; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 16:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO241 | A NORMAL ECONOMY - BRAZIL AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Brazil has experienced a large shock as a result of the global economic downturn, it has weathered this shock much more effectively than past shocks due to greater economic flexibility, large foreign reserves, and a decline in inflation pass-through pressures that has [...] | 2009-04-24 19:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BR |
09SAOPAULO243 | MEDIA REACTION: RELEASE OF CIA INTERROGATION FILES; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 16:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO25 | Media Reaction: Middle East: Gaza and Arab-Israeli [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 13:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO250 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- Swine Flu, Upcoming Visit of [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 20:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO253 | MEDIA REACTION: SWINE FLU; SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 11:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO257 | MEDIA REACTION: Obama's First One Hundred Days; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 21:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO26 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: GAZA, ARAB-ISRAELI ENGAGEMENT; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 13:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO260 | Media Reaction SAO PAULO Doha-Ahmadinejad-H1N1 Flu and [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 16:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO265 | Brazil: Morgan Stanley's Dismal View of 2009 Growth [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic growth in Brazil will fall to negative 4.5 percent this year, Morgan Stanley country manager Daniel Goldberg told Ambassador Sobel in an April 23 meeting. Goldberg cited low corporate confidence and weak industrial production numbers as the main drivers. His firm exp [...] | 2009-05-06 10:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO266 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA; SOUTH AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 13:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO27 | FX2: VIEWS FROM AVIBRAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 12, the Ambassador met with Sami Yousseff Hassuani, the President of Defense Contractor AVIBRAS, to discuss the company's views on the current Brazilian fighter competition. Hassuani stated that the final decision on the fighter will be largely a political determina [...] | 2009-01-14 16:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MARR BR |
09SAOPAULO273 | GOVERNOR JOSE SERRA STRONGLY POSITIONED FOR 2010, [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo Governor and leading candidate for the PSDB nomination Jose Serra will likely win Brazil's presidency in 2010, Brazil President Fernando Henrique Cardoso told the Ambassador on April 23. Serra's academic background, his strong ethic of public service and the Governor' [...] | 2009-05-12 16:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR |
09SAOPAULO274 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA;MAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 10:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO275 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 10:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO28 | MEDIA REACTION: BREAKING WITH THE BUSH DOCTRINE SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 12:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO280 | THE BANCO DO BRASIL LEADERSHIP SHAKEUP [...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula announced last month a leadership change at the Banco do Brasil (BB),replacing independent-minded Francisco de Lima Neto with PT-loyalist Aldemir Bendine. The shakeup is intended to expand credit in an economy where consumers and businesses have long paid high [...] | 2009-05-14 14:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO29 | Media Reaction: Breaking with the Bush Doctrine- Sao Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 12:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO290 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: PAKISTAN, MILITARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 16:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO3 | Media Reaction - Mideast - Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 17:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO309 | "Land is Life": Indians vs. Agro-Industry in Mato Grosso do [...] (U) Summary: Indigenous groups and agriculturalists disagree vigorously over land rights in Mato Grosso do Sul state, and observers on both sides see no easy solution to a problem with economic and cultural dimensions. On one side, the GOB, NGOs and indigenous groups insist that state governm [...] | 2009-05-21 17:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO31 | DELFIM NETTO: PERSPECTIVES ON FX2, FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 12, Ambassador Sobel met with Antonio Delfim Netto. (NOTE: Delfim Netto is a three-time former Minister, former Federal Deputy, and currently an economics professor at the University of Sao Paulo. He writes a newspaper column, which is well read by the political el [...] | 2009-01-15 17:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC EFIN MARR BR |
09SAOPAULO310 | THE "OBAMA ADVANTAGE" AT 100-PLUS DAYS [...] (U) Summary: President Obama's popularity translates into an "Obama Advantage" that post has used to gin up outreach efforts and build reporting contacts. A post-generated Obama PowerPoint has proven to have far greater longevity than we had anticipated, and we continue to get speaker request [...] | 2009-05-22 14:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO PINR OIIP KIRC ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO311 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- North Korea, al Qaeda in Brazil, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 20:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO312 | MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK, NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 11:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO314 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: CUBA; NORTH KOREA MAY 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 20:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO317 | The MST Method: Work the State, Alienate the Locals [...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless Rural Worker's Movement (MST) follows a pre-planned methodology in its land seizures that includes leveraging contacts within the GOB's National Institute of Colonization and Agricultural Reform (INCRA) to help select targets, according to MST expert Clifford Welch [...] | 2009-05-29 13:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS EINV SOCI ASEC BR |
09SAOPAULO32 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo: New Chavista Gambit [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 11:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO320 | BRAZILIAN ECONOMY SHOWING FIRST SIGNS OF RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil increasingly appears to be in a state of early economic expansion. Recent market and sentiment indicators have shown improvement. More importantly, contacts have started speaking with much greater optimism about Brazil's outlook and their willingness to take risk than e [...] | 2009-06-01 14:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO332 | CONTINUED INTEGRITY OF SAO PAULO REFERRAL PROGRAM [...] Summary: A validation study of all 1,333 short-term visitor visas issued during FY2008 under Consulate General Sao Paulo's referral program found only one overstay and one other problematic referral, both Class "B" referrals. In order to further strengthen the integrity of its referral progra [...] | 2009-06-08 19:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS ASEC BR |
09SAOPAULO343 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 SPEECH IN CAIRO: A NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 17:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO344 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 17:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO345 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 SPEECH IN CAIRO, SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 17:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO35 | Media Reaction: Middle East and the Inauguration [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 13:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO355 | MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN POST ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 17:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO356 | MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN POST ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 17:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO366 | BRAZIL:AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Ambassador Sobel met June 15 with former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) to discuss the activities of FHC,s think tank and possible areas of cooperation. Cardoso spoke at length about Sao Paulo Governor and presumptive 2010 PSDB Presidential candidate Jose Serra. FHC [...] | 2009-06-25 13:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | BR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL |
09SAOPAULO367 | BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR AND CENTRAL BANK DISCUSS BILAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Brazil bilateral relationship is probably at a multi-decade high, thanks in part to institutions like the CEO Forum, which provide a flexible vehicle for the business sector to move the relationship forward, according to Sao Paulo private sector and Central Bank interlo [...] | 2009-06-25 14:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV BR |
09SAOPAULO370 | MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN ELECTION, SCO PAULO JUNE 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 19:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO372 | Brazil: Pragmatism, Uncertainty Temper Theory at Leftist [...] (U) Summary: The ongoing financial crisis is focused on the core countries of the world economy, and so opens opportunities for Brazil and other South American countries to assert themselves, according to participants in a June 20-21 international meeting of leftist organizations in Sao Paulo. [...] | 2009-06-30 14:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM EFIN BR |
09SAOPAULO373 | WHY IS BRAZIL'S COST OF CREDIT SO HIGH? [...] (SBU) Summary: Consumers and businesses pay more for loans in Brazil than they do in almost any other country, with average interest rates on credit cards of 200 percent and some of the highest banking spreads in the world. While the GOB blames banks (and vice-versa) for the high real intere [...] | 2009-06-30 14:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO375 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 14:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO384 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 19:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO391 | BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS ON FREE TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector leaders from the powerful Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP) emphasized their growing interest in negotiating a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),a Bilateral Tax Treaty (BTT),as well as liberalizing trade with Mexico and the United States, during meeting [...] | 2009-07-07 13:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO393 | MEDIA REACTION: - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 14:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO396 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 16:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO4 | Mideast -- Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; Sco Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 12:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO407 | MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 17:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO408 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA, ITALY, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 17:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO410 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 12:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO414 | PROSPECTS FOR FOOD SECURITY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the world's second largest food exporter, one of the largest sources of arable land, and a long experience in developing new seed varieties and agricultural practices, Brazil is natural partner for addressing global food security. As part of the Economic Policy Dialogue (EPD) p [...] | 2009-07-13 17:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON PREL PGOV BR |
09SAOPAULO42 | Media Reaction: Inauguration- Foreign Policy [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 09:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO421 | AFTER CAIRO: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH ECHOES IN [...] (SBU) President Obama's June 4 address to the world's Muslim population has echoed favorably in both Sao Paulo's Muslim and non-Muslim communities, producing distinct reactions within key groups. Moderate Sunni Muslims, many of them eager to work with the U.S., were euphoric, as reported Ref [...] | 2009-07-16 16:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR KPAO PGOV PREL PTER |
09SAOPAULO433 | CAIRO FOLLOW-UP: POSSIBLE PROJECTS IN SAO PAULO [...] (U) Post has continued its Muslim engagement through a series of consultations in the wake of President Obama's June 4 Cairo Speech (Ref A). While much remains to be done, we have come up with a tentative road map of initiatives, starting with the simplest and moving to more complex, to incr [...] | 2009-07-22 18:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV PREL KIVP KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO436 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SCO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO437 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO438 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SCO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO44 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION- NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 09:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO447 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 12:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO448 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 16:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO454 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO458 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 16:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO465 | MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA, FARC, SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 14:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO47 | Media Reaction: So Help Me God [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 15:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO472 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 10:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO473 | MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA, FARC, SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 10:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO474 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, FARC, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 13:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO48 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION-NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 16:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO487 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATION, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 16:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO488 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO489 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, FARC, U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 16:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO496 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ' [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 14:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO497 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 12:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO499 | MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 16:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO5 | BRAZILIAN CURRENCY DEPRECIATION: AFFECTING THE ECONOMY? [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's currency depreciated by more than 40 percent against the USD since the global financial crisis hit Brazil. The depreciation has less to do with Brazil's economic fundamentals and more with global risk aversion and the rush to U.S. Dollars. The strength of the Brazilian [...] | 2009-01-07 10:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO50 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 12:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO506 | BRAZIL: Ex-Im Chairman's Visit Opens New Opportunities for [...] Summary: In his first official international visit, Fred Hochberg, the newly appointed Chairman and President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),highlighted Brazil as a priority for the USG and committed to deepening bilateral trade relations. In meetings July 28-31 in Rio and Sao Paulo, [...] | 2009-08-26 10:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP EINV ECON ENRG BR |
09SAOPAULO507 | MEDIA REACTION - SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: AFGHANISTAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 12:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO528 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 14:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO531 | BRAZILIAN BUSINESS SEES RECOVERY UNDERWAY [...] SUMMARY: Following two quarters of economic contraction, most Brazilian private sector representatives agree the local economy is solidly on the road to recovery. Restored domestic consumer confidence and strong domestic demand are fueling business optimism. Underlying factors contributing to [...] | 2009-09-09 17:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO535 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 13:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO536 | MEDIA REACTION - BRAZIL'S FX-2 BID [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 19:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO537 | MEDIA REACTION - FX-2 BID; DRAFT BILL WAXMAN-MARKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 16:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO549 | BRAZIL: PUBLIC BANKS' RISING INFLUENCE BRINGS INCREASED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Public bank growth in Brazil has played a positive counter-cyclical role against the impact of the global financial crisis, but has also raised concerns. In the near-term, continued growth in public bank lending could accelerate inflation. Over the longer term, public banks may [...] | 2009-09-15 13:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO55 | SOFT POWER GOLD: PRESIDENT OBAMA INSPIRES AFRO-BRAZILIANS [...] (U) Summary: Sao Paulo's leading Afro-Brazilians organized a packed (300-plus person) dinner event attended by the community's leading figures, from celebrities to successful business persons, to celebrate President Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20. The atmosphere was euphoric. The [...] | 2009-01-27 16:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO551 | LEADING PSDB PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS STEER AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the past week, potential candidate for the Democratic Socialist Party of Brazil (PSDB) presidential nomination and current Minas Gerais Governor Aecio Neves -- though still a candidate for the PSDB nomination -- has backed off from his former insistence that the party must [...] | 2009-09-17 20:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV PREL KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO552 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 12:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO556 | MEDIA REACTION - KIRK'S VISIT; RACISM AGAINST OBAMA; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 17:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO558 | WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PCC? [...] (SBU) Summary: For three days in May 2006, the imprisoned leaders of the Sao Paulo-based criminal organization, the First Capital Command (PCC),orchestrated uprisings in Sao Paulo's streets and in Brazil's prisons that killed almost fifty police, captured global headlines and paralyzed the n [...] | 2009-09-22 17:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV PREL SNAR BR AVERY |
09SAOPAULO569 | MEDIA REACTION- OBAMA'S SPEECH AT THE U.N.; FX-2 BID; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 19:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO57 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo January 27 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 18:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO571 | MEDIA REACTION - Criticism of Brazil's Role in Honduras [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 14:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO587 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 14:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO589 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO59 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 11:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO590 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 18:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO599 | CHARGE MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR CO-CHAIR OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, Sao Paulo Consul General and Senior Commercial Officer met October 1 with Josue Gomes da Silva, President of leading textile maker Coteminas and the Brazilian private sector co-chair for the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum. In a long informal meeting, Gomes da Silva sai [...] | 2009-10-09 10:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BR |
09SAOPAULO601 | LABOR LEADERS' POSITIVE OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent discussions, Sao Paulo labor leaders were positive on the voice of unions in Brazilian economic policy. Sector representatives praised U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Kirk's September 16 visit, expressing gratitude for his interest in their views on trade but indicate [...] | 2009-10-13 17:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI SCUL EFIN ECON PREL BR |
09SAOPAULO602 | SAO PAULO EXPERTS DETAIL CONTINUING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: Forced labor, lack of land titles, Trafficking in Persons (TIP),the pace of justice and poor prison conditions emerged as recurring themes in an extensive round of recent meetings with Sao Paulo (SP) human rights experts. While contacts cited improvements --a rise in the number [...] | 2009-10-13 18:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL PREL BR |
09SAOPAULO609 | MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 10:01:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO619 | Sao Paulo Opinion Split on Honduras [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo pundits and politicos are strongly split on Brazilbs role in Honduras. Mainstream academic experts in this generally pro-PSDB state criticized Brazilbs shielding of Zelaya as adventurist, counter-productive and contradictory of the countrybs traditional policy of no [...] | 2009-10-27 16:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ES GT HO BR |
09SAOPAULO62 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo January 28 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 13:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO624 | BRAZIL: NEW TAX UNLIKELY TO CURB REAL APPRECIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government's (GoB) October 20 decision to re-impose a two percent tax on financial transactions (IOF) in order to curb appreciation of the local currency is unlikely to have a significant impact controlling the Real's rise or on foreign direct investment. The IOF a [...] | 2009-10-26 18:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL BR |
09SAOPAULO626 | CONSULAR SECTION ENTRY-LEVEL OFFICER ROTATION UPDATE: NIV [...] Summary: In response to ConGen Sao Paulo's 2008 Office of Inspector General (OIG) Report (Ref A),the Consular Section assigned an entry-level officer (ELO) to perform the duties of a non-immigrant visa (NIV) unit deputy on a six-month, rotational basis. The assignment allows entry-level offi [...] | 2009-10-26 19:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS BR AMGT |
09SAOPAULO628 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 13:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR |
09SAOPAULO63 | MEDIA REACTION: NEW ADMINISTRATION'S FOREIGN POLICY; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 14:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO630 | BRAZILIAN MIDDLE CLASS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil's middle class, as measured in income terms, has grown rapidly in recent years and now represents approximately half of the population according to government figures and independent analysis. Coinciding with this rise in incomes, more Brazilians are gaining access to pro [...] | 2009-10-27 18:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV CVIS BR |
09SAOPAULO640 | FOR RELEASE: ARREST OF THREE OUT-OF-STATE U.S. VISA FRAUD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the most notorious visa fraud facilitators, based out of the neighboring state of Minas Gerais, provided the first real challenge for the Assistant Regional Security Officer Investigator (ARSO/I) Sao Paulo program. Amidst a steady flow of the facilitators' clients targ [...] | 2009-11-04 11:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS KCRM KTIP KFRD PGOV PREL |
09SAOPAULO642 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 16:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR |
09SAOPAULO644 | MEDIA REACTION: COLOMBIA BASES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 16:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR |
09SAOPAULO646 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 20:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR |
09SAOPAULO648 | MEDIA REACTION: BASES IN COLOMBIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 15:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO650 | SAO PAULO ECONOMIC AND ESTH ROUND-UP, OCTOBER 15-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is the first in a new series of biweekly economic round-up cables from Consulate General Sao Paulo. This cable covers the period of October 15-30, 2009. The purpose of the new series is to highlight economic, energy, environmental, transportation, and science and technology [...] | 2009-11-06 13:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV ELAB EFIN EAGR SENV BR |
09SAOPAULO652 | BRAZIL'S AUTO SECTOR'S SUCCESS TO BE TESTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a largely successful effort to mitigate the worst impact of the global financial crisis, the Brazilian government provided tax breaks for industrialized products (IPI) at the end of 2008 to boost Brazil's auto sector. As a result, the sector has served as one of the engines i [...] | 2009-11-06 14:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN BR ELAB |
09SAOPAULO653 | Scenesetter for SR Farah Pandith's Visit to Brazil: Sao Paulo's Muslims [...] (U) Post is delighted to host Special Representative (SR) Farah Pandith's first visit to Latin America, November 22-23. Brazil offers a unique context for engaging the local Muslim communities. The country hosts a significant (400-500 thousand) Muslim minority that lives within a larger society t [...] | 2009-11-20 12:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OEXC OIIP PHUM PINR PINS PROP SCUL PTER BR |
09SAOPAULO660 | PT Insiders Say Don't Count Dilma Out [...] (SBU) Summary: Workers Party (PT) insiders acknowledge Dilma Rousseff's 2010 presidential candidacy has run into some problems, but express confidence her campaign will rebound. Across a series of recent meetings, PT leaders in Sao Paulo say Dilma can come from behind and beat likely PSDB no [...] | 2009-11-10 10:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KIRF BR |
09SAOPAULO662 | SAO PAULO ACTIVISTS DESCRIBE AFRO-BRAZILIAN CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Key human rights and antidiscrimination contacts spoke with visiting Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chairman Stuart Ishimaru October 20 in the run-up to the Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPER) meeting in Salvador October 21. While all saw improvem [...] | 2009-11-10 17:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI SCUL EAID KPAO ELAB BR |
09SAOPAULO663 | Engaging Sao Paulo's Muslim Communities: SMRC Pandith's [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo offers unique possibilities for Muslim engagement, many of which were evident throughout Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith's November 22-23 visit. The major Sunni and politically moderate Muslims were delighted to receive SMRC Pandit [...] | 2009-12-08 18:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SCUL KISL KPAO OEXC BR |
09SAOPAULO667 | SAO PAULO LEADERS OUTLINE CONCERNS WITH GOB TO WHA A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the final leg of his week-long visit to the Southern Cone, Western Hemisphere Affairs Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela met with leading political and economic observers in Sao Paulo, who expressed concern with Brazil's foreign policy, public spending, and political maneu [...] | 2009-12-29 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN BR |
09SAOPAULO67 | FIESP CALLS FOR A BILATERAL TRADE DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, January 19, Ambassador Sobel met with FIESP (Federation of Industries of Sao Paulo) President Paulo Skaf, FIESP's chief trade negotiator, Mario Marconini, and others. Skaf and Marconini underscored FIESP's concerns over the perceived Foreign Ministry's inactivity [...] | 2009-01-30 17:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG BR |
09SAOPAULO672 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BASES IN COLOMBIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 14:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO68 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 02 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 12:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO684 | MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 20:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OPRC KMDR BR XM XR |
09SAOPAULO686 | MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 19:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR |
09SAOPAULO688 | Brazil's Natural Gas Output to Rise, but Challenges Remain [...] (SBU) Summary: The potential natural gas reserves found in Brazil's offshore pre-salt cluster could help boost domestic production and reduce Brazil's dependency on foreign natural gas, possibly as early as 2020. According to energy sector experts at a conference sponsored by Gas Energy, while [...] | 2009-11-25 14:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV |
09SAOPAULO690 | MEDIA REACTION: AHAMADINEJAD'S VISIT TO BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 19:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR |
09SAOPAULO692 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 10:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO694 | MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 13:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR KGHG |
09SAOPAULO696 | MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL-U.S. RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 18:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO698 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND THE IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 19:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR |
09SAOPAULO70 | LAY OFFS LEAVE THE GOB AND UNIONS PLAYING CATCH UP [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of economic growth and relative labor calm, a sudden spate of layoffs and rumors of further cuts seem to have caught both Brazilian labor unions and the government off-guard. The swift deterioration in the labor market has led to public demonstrations and much fin [...] | 2009-02-02 16:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EIND EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR BR |
09SAOPAULO700 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 19:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO702 | BRAZIL: Charge Discusses Tax, Trade and Cotton with AmCham [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 20 meeting with Charg???? d'Affaires (CDA) Kubiske, Sao Paulo American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Director Gabriel Rico stressed the Brazilian private sector's interest in continued collaboration with the United States. Specifically, Rico suggested that the new A [...] | 2009-12-04 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV BR EFIN KPAO |
09SAOPAULO704 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S AFGHAN STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 13:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR AF |
09SAOPAULO706 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, NOVEMBER 16-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of November 16-30, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: the upcoming first wind power au [...] | 2009-12-08 11:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD BR PGOV ENRG |
09SAOPAULO708 | Sao Paulo Nominee for Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit [...] Sao Paulo Brazil nominates Andre Luz Lara Mello to participate in President Obama's summit for Young Muslim Entrepreneurs during the first quarter of 2010 per State 112468. 2. Sao Paulo hosts Brazil's and South America's largest concentration of Muslim communities. Most Brazilian Musl [...] | 2009-12-09 12:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SOCI |
09SAOPAULO71 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo Weekend February 01 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 17:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO712 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 13:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO720 | LAUNCH OF SAO PAULO MONTHLY HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR SWEEP [...] Summary: The following is the first in a new monthly series summarizing human rights and labor developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District (i.e. the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso do Sul) not covered in broader reporting. POLICE DETAIL [...] | 2009-12-15 17:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BR PHUM ELAB SOCI EAID KPAO KCRM |
09SAOPAULO724 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.- BRAZIL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 10:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC XM XR OIIP KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO728 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, DECEMBER 1-15, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of December 1-15, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: Brazil's bullet train project, re [...] | 2009-12-16 16:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV |
09SAOPAULO732 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 18:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO736 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 15:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO738 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 16:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO740 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 16:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO750 | MEDIA REACTION: REPRESSION IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-31 11:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO77 | Media Reaction - Global Economy: climate change and [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 14:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO78 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 05 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 11:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO81 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 06 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 17:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO82 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 09 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 12:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO88 | BLUE LANTERN REQUEST 050139731 - DIGEX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 9, econoff conducted a site visit to the Digex facility in Sao Jose dos Campos per reftel instructions. The company is bona fide and its security appears adequate to handle to handle U.S. Munitions List (USML) items. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Digex will not purc [...] | 2009-02-10 16:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC BR |
09SAOPAULO89 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 10 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 19:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO90 | PROFILE OF 2010 PRESIDENTIAL FRONT-RUNNER: JOSE [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo State Governor Jose Serra (PSDB) is on a roll, with an ally recently taking the Sao Paulo Mayor's Office (Ref A) and a former PSDB rival, Geraldo Alckmin, joining his government as a key advisor. These moves help reinforce Serra's drive to become Brazil's next Preside [...] | 2009-02-11 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR |
09SAOPAULO92 | BRAZILIAN ETHANOL SECTOR AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The effects of the global financial crisis are visible within Brazil's sugar and ethanol sector with industry experts estimating that about 20 percent of Brazil's ethanol mills are suffering financial difficulty. Even though the fundamentals for the sector remain positive, and [...] | 2009-02-11 18:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ENRG EFIN EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO93 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 12 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 19:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO95 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 13 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 14:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO98 | INL ANTICRIME PROGRAM BEARS FRUIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The State of Sao Paulo is making improvements to its once-notorious juvenile detention system (Fundacao CASA, formerly known as FEBEM),in part thanks to USG support. The improvements became clear during a February 3, 2009 visit to two such facilities by International Narcotic [...] | 2009-02-13 16:01:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR |
10SAOPAULO10 | MEDIA REACTION: FX-2 JET FIGHTER BID [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-08 16:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
10SAOPAULO102 | SAO PAULO LEGAL TIMBER PROGRAM TAKES OFF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 12:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ETRD KCRM KJUS BR |
10SAOPAULO108 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 21:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR KMDR IR XM XR |
10SAOPAULO110 | MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AND FRANCE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 21:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR FR |
10SAOPAULO112 | BRAZILIAN LGBT COMMUNITY FACES CHALLENGES TO RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Protection of the rights of Gay Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) citizens in Brazil presents a mixed picture. Brazil's LBGT population has become far more visible in recent years and some local governments such as Sao Paulo have established special legal, law enfo [...] | 2010-02-11 14:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO CVIS CASC BR ELAB |
10SAOPAULO116 | ABSENCE OF CONSUL GENERAL SAO PAULO [...] Consul General Thomas J. White will depart the Sao Paulo Consular District to attend the Principal Officers Conference in Brasilia 18-19 February 2010. During his absence, Deputy Principal Officer William W. Popp will assume charge. 2. For emergency purposes, please contact A/CG Popp at [...] | 2010-02-18 15:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA APER BR |
10SAOPAULO118 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 16:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR |
10SAOPAULO12 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-08 16:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
10SAOPAULO120 | BRAZIL: COTTON -PRIVATE SECTOR OFFERS IDEAS AND CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private sector representatives have expressed their increasing concern about perceived potential negative impact on bilateral trade if GOB moves forward with retaliation in the cotton dispute. Representatives of two of Brazil's most influential business associations h [...] | 2010-02-19 15:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EAGR BR |
10SAOPAULO18 | Private Sector Optimistic for Brazilian Economy in 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private sector analysts see a bright economic outlook for 2010 with GDP growth nearing six percent, inflation remaining within target, and strong job creation. Boosted by the enduring impact of GOB stimulus measures implemented to weather the global economic crisis and [...] | 2010-01-11 17:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL BR |
10SAOPAULO20 | MEDIA REACTION: FX-2 JET FIGHTER BID [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 20:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
10SAOPAULO22 | MEDIA REACTION: CHRISTMAS DAY TERROR ATTEMPT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 20:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR PTER |
10SAOPAULO30 | Media Reaction: Haiti; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 17:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
10SAOPAULO32 | SAO PAULO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICE MAKING INROADS AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Creative, pro-active mechanisms and partnerships are enabling the Sao Paulo Environmental Police (SPEP) to combat illegal logging activities. Over 8,000 tons of illegally cut wood, most from outside the state, has been apprehended by the SPEP within the last 2 years. While SPEP [...] | 2010-01-19 19:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ETRD KCRM BR KJUS |
10SAOPAULO4 | MEDIA REACTION: FX-2 JET FIGHTER BID [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 16:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
10SAOPAULO42 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, JANUARY 1-15, 2010 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District for the period January 1-15, 2010, not covered by broader reporting. Significant developments during the period include: Carlyle Group's recent acquisition of majority [...] | 2010-01-20 17:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ENRG BR |
10SAOPAULO44 | BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS OF THE BRAZILIAN ECONOMY OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Emerging from the global economic crisis, private sector leaders are generally confident that Brazil's economy will continue to grow over the next decade based on strong investment opportunities, stable macroeconomic policies, and favorable demographic and external factors. Neve [...] | 2010-01-22 17:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR |
10SAOPAULO52 | SAO PAULO OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR SWEEP-JANUARY 2010 [...] (U) Summary: The following is the January edition of a monthly series summarizing human rights and labor developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District (i.e. the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso do Sul) not covered in broader reporting. LAND [...] | 2010-01-26 18:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PGOV SOCI EAID KPAO KCRM |
10SAOPAULO56 | MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 14:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR HA |
10SAOPAULO58 | MEDIA REACTION: VENEZUELA PRESS FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 16:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
10SAOPAULO68 | MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL'S ROLE IN HONDURAS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 17:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
10SAOPAULO70 | MEDIA REACTION: VENEZUELA PRESS FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 17:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
10SAOPAULO72 | MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL'S ROLE IN HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 19:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
10SAOPAULO74 | BRAZIL CITES LARGEST SUGAR PRODUCER FOR LABOR CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 31, 2009, Ministry of Labor (MOL) inspectors put Cosan, the world's biggest sugarcane producer on its list of companies, Portaria 540, who allegedly keep workers in "slave-like" conditions. In Brazil, Portaria 540 is commonly known as the "dirty list." On January 11 [...] | 2010-01-29 16:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB EAGR ECON PGOV BR |
10SAOPAULO76 | BRAZILIAN BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES ON OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with Brazilian flag carrier TAM, low cost carrier Azul, U.S. airlines, Brazilian tour operator Agaxtour, FEDEX and the GOB-owned airport concessionaire (Infraero),representatives acknowledged the benefits of a potential Open Skies Agreement (OSA) between the [...] | 2010-02-01 16:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PGOV EINV ETRD BR |
10SAOPAULO8 | MEDIA REACTION: FX-2 JET FIGHTER BID [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 18:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
10SAOPAULO84 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, JANUARY 16-30, 2010 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District for the period January 16-30, 2010, not covered by broader reporting. Significant developments during the period include: Embraer adjusting to slower global demand, [...] | 2010-02-04 13:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ENRG BR EAIR EIND ATRN |
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