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Chavez in Brazil to Officially Join Mercosur

By Lucy Jordan, Contributing Reporter

BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – President Hugo Chávez met with the leaders of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay in Brasília Tuesday to formalize Venezuela’s entrance to Mercosur – six years after the oil-rich Caribbean nation’s first attempt to join the trade bloc. The decision to let in Venezuela was taken, controversially, without Paraguay’s approval during that country’s suspension for Former President Fernando Lugo’s Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed?

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