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Zitat:United Front: Lula keeps options open with Iran visit
March 15 (Bloomberg)
By Peter Green and Luri Dantas
When Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defends Iran's right to a nuclear programme and makes plans to visit Tehran in May, he is following the path of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The similarities only go so far.
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Lula's motivation is less ideological than strategic, say analysts in Brazil and the US. His policy is aimed at converting Brazil's economic muscle into global clout by pushing "south-south" trade and political ties with developing countries, they say.
Iran's 74 million consumers make it an attractive market, and Lula's resistance to sanctions on Iran helps safeguard Brazil's civilian nuclear programme from outside interference.
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