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06SAOPAULO1216
2006-11-28 11:22:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Consulate Sao Paulo
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MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ECUADOR, LEFTIST
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SIPDIS
STATE INR/R/MR; IIP/R/MR; WHA/PD
DEPT PASS USTR
USDOC 4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ECUADOR, LEFTIST
LEANINGS IN LATIN AMERICA; SAO PAULO
"Latin America Sees Growth Of 'Pragmatic Left Wing'"
International writer Raul Juste Lores commented (11/28) in liberal,
largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo: "Leftist
Rafael Correa's electoral victory in Ecuador resumed the discussion
on Latin America's leftist leanings and Hugo Chvez's influence in
the region. Candidates supported by the Venezuelan president in Peru
and Mexico were defeated, and that fact was interpreted as a limit
of Chvez's influence. But the victories of Daniel Ortega in
Nicaragua and Correa in Ecuador have shown that Chvez is not alone.
Latin American political analysts, however, see in all this more
than a supposed dispute between nations aligned with Venezuela and
those pro-U.S. What prevails in the region is pragmatism, they say.
Several governments are receptive to foreign investment, maintain
good relations with Washington and did not reverse economic reforms
carried out in the 90's. At the same time, they prioritize a social
dialogue with income distribution programs for the millions of poor
citizens who gained little with the neoliberal reforms.... In
addition to an anti-American and anti-neoliberal discourse, Chvez,
Correa and Bolivian President Evo Morales have in common the will to
create their nations' political system and institutions.... Analysts
also say that after his reelection, Brazilian President Lula may
once again turn his attention to regional problems as a mediator. It
is in the area of trade policies and international alignments that
such speculations on ideologies become more concrete. A bloc that
has more vigorously emerged in Latin America is that of nations that
had signed bilateral trade agreements with the U.S. With the
Democrats' victory in the U.S. midterm elections, this gradual FTAA
will slow down and regional blocs like Mercosul will gain more
power." McMullen
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE INR/R/MR; IIP/R/MR; WHA/PD
DEPT PASS USTR
USDOC 4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ECUADOR, LEFTIST
LEANINGS IN LATIN AMERICA; SAO PAULO
"Latin America Sees Growth Of 'Pragmatic Left Wing'"
International writer Raul Juste Lores commented (11/28) in liberal,
largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo: "Leftist
Rafael Correa's electoral victory in Ecuador resumed the discussion
on Latin America's leftist leanings and Hugo Chvez's influence in
the region. Candidates supported by the Venezuelan president in Peru
and Mexico were defeated, and that fact was interpreted as a limit
of Chvez's influence. But the victories of Daniel Ortega in
Nicaragua and Correa in Ecuador have shown that Chvez is not alone.
Latin American political analysts, however, see in all this more
than a supposed dispute between nations aligned with Venezuela and
those pro-U.S. What prevails in the region is pragmatism, they say.
Several governments are receptive to foreign investment, maintain
good relations with Washington and did not reverse economic reforms
carried out in the 90's. At the same time, they prioritize a social
dialogue with income distribution programs for the millions of poor
citizens who gained little with the neoliberal reforms.... In
addition to an anti-American and anti-neoliberal discourse, Chvez,
Correa and Bolivian President Evo Morales have in common the will to
create their nations' political system and institutions.... Analysts
also say that after his reelection, Brazilian President Lula may
once again turn his attention to regional problems as a mediator. It
is in the area of trade policies and international alignments that
such speculations on ideologies become more concrete. A bloc that
has more vigorously emerged in Latin America is that of nations that
had signed bilateral trade agreements with the U.S. With the
Democrats' victory in the U.S. midterm elections, this gradual FTAA
will slow down and regional blocs like Mercosul will gain more
power." McMullen