Brazil Opposition Senators Seek Chavez Defeat in Mercosur Vote/ Venezuela, a un paso del Mercosur

The 19-member International Relations Committee will probably go along with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s push to admit Venezuela to Mercosur, as the bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay is known, Jereissati said. The opposition argues Venezuela isn’t eligible because Mercosur’s charter allows only democratic nations to become full members ( full information)/ La Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado del Brasil definirá hoy si Venezuela puede ingresar al Mercado Común del Sur, Mercosur, una decisión que mantiene divididos desde hace semanas a los sectores políticos brasileños ( información completa)