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Viewing cable 07SAOPAULO197, MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PRESIDENT BUSH AND USTR

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07SAOPAULO197 2007-03-14 17:59 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Sao Paulo 
VZCZCXYZ0007
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSO #0197 0731759
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 141759Z MAR 07
FM AMCONSUL SAO PAULO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6567
INFO RHEHNSC/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 7683
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO PRIORITY 7894
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC 2741
 
UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000197 
 
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: PRESIDENT BUSH AND USTR 
SCHWAB IN BRAZIL; SAO PAULO 
 
 
"The USTR Message" 
 
Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo 
editorialized (3/14): "USTR Susan Schwab's meetings with 
representatives of Brazilian industrial and agribusiness sectors are 
the best reference for an evaluation of President Bush's visit to 
Brazil last week. Maybe President Lula's visit to Washington in 
early April will produce some more concrete results for bilateral 
trade and for the advancement of the Doha Round multilateral 
negotiations.... The results [of Schwab's meetings in Sao Paulo] 
were very poor in general.... The most disappointing for those who 
had some expectation about the visit was her message about the U.S. 
barriers on Brazilian ethanol.... Not only does the USG intend to 
postpone the complete opening of its ethanol market to more 
competitive producers, it plans to maintain an important protection 
component - the special tariff - out of the Doha Round negotiable 
concessions. Given that attitude, it is very difficult to seriously 
consider a joint project to develop alternative fuels. Brazil's 
competitive strength in this area is internationally recognized and 
none of its major trade partners will concede anything to it, unless 
it is absolutely necessary. Only the GOB seems to believe in the 
idea of an international cooperation in the sector when the nature 
of the dispute is different.... Only Brazil is willing to yield 
technology for free to possible competitors.  Making even more 
obvious this detail may have been the most positive effect - or 
perhaps the only one - of President Bush's visit to Brazil." 
McMullen