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RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 0268

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 041025 
 
NOFORN 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/23/2034 
TAGS: PINR PGOV PREL BR
SUBJECT: (U)  KUDOS FOR BRAZIL REPORTING (C-AL9-00886) 
 
REF: A. SAO PAULO 000090 
     ¶B. SAO PAULO 000679 
     ¶C. BRASILIA 000202 
     ¶D. BRASILIA 000681 
     ¶E. BRASILIA 000855 
     ¶F. BRASILIA 00158 
     ¶G. BRASILIA 000388 
     ¶H. BRASILIA 000128 
 
Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS.  REASON:  1.4(C). 
 
¶1.  (C/NF)  INR/B OFFICERS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S CABLES 
THAT CONTAIN IN-DEPTH PROFILES ON, AND THE POLITICAL 
STRATEGIES OF, LIKELY CONTENDERS IN THE 2010 PRESIDENTIAL 
RACE, PARTICULARLY THE STELLAR REPORTING ON SAO PAULO STATE 
GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENTIAL FRONTRUNNER JOSE SERRA, AS NOTED IN 
REFS A AND B.  THE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS ALREADY HAVE BEEN 
USED IN BRIEFINGS AND BIOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS FOR KEY CUSTOMERS, 
AND WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO OTHER ANALYSES AS THE ELECTION 
NEARS. 
 
¶2.  (C/NF)  INR/B OFFICERS HAVE BENEFITED FROM POST'S 
INCLUSION OF BIOGRAPHIC PARAGRAPHS ON ENVIRONMENT MINISTER 
CARLOS MINC AND ITAMARATY'S RECENTLY-APPOINTED POINT-PERSON 
ON CLIMATE CHANGE, VERA MACHADO, AS NOTED IN REFS C AND D. 
THIS INFORMATION HELPS TO FILL BIOGRAPHIC GAPS ON KEY PLAYERS 
ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY--A KEY BILATERAL 
ISSUE-AND WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO PENDING BIOS FOR US 
OFFICIALS AND OTHER PRODUCTS.  BIOGRAPHIC OFFICERS COMMEND 
POST FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO INCLUDING THESE USEFUL PIECES OF 
INFORMATION IN CABLES WHENEVER POSSIBLE.  WE ESPECIALLY VALUE 
INFORMATION ON LEADERS' OPERATING STYLES, DEMEANORS, 
MOTIVATIONS, STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, RELATIONSHIPS WITH 
SUPERIORS, SENSITIVITIES, WORLDVIEWS, HOBBIES, AND FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. 
 
¶3.  (C/NF)  INR/B OFFICERS HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS 
INCLUDED INFORMATION IN BIOS AND OTHER PRODUCTS FROM POST'S 
IN-DEPTH REPORTING ON CORRUPTION CASES, AS NOTED IN REF E. 
BIOGRAPHIC OFFICERS WOULD WELCOME FRESH UPDATES, PARTICULARLY 
AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NEARS, AS SCANDALS RISK 
UNDERMINING CANDIDATES' CAMPAIGNS. 
 
¶4.  (C/NF)  INR/B OFFICERS HAVE WELCOMED REPORTING THAT 
ADDRESSES INTERACTIONS INVOLVING, AND CLEAVAGES BETWEEN, 
BRAZILIAN LEADERS ON KEY ECONOMIC, FOREIGN POLICY, AND 
POLITICAL ISSUES.  MUCH OF THIS REPORTING PROVIDES INSIGHTS 
INTO POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US OFFICIALS TO IDENTIFY 
FAVORABLE INTERLOCUTORS (OR OBSTACLES) TO US OBJECTIVES ON 
PRIORITY ISSUES, SUCH AS ENERGY AND TRADE/PROTECTIONISM, AS 
NOTED IN REFS F AND H. BIOGRAPHIC OFFICERS WOULD APPRECIATE 
FURTHER REPORTING ON DIVISIONS INSIDE PRESIDENT LULA'S 
ECONOMIC INNER CIRCLE ON POLICIES AIMED AT TACKLING BRAZIL'S 
ECONOMIC WOES--PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT WOULD AFFECT 
MULTILATERAL AND US-BRAZIL TRADE POLICIES.  WE WOULD ALSO 
WELCOME INFORMATION ON THE RELATIVE INFLUENCE OF ECONOMIC 
ADVISERS, THEIR NEGOTIATING STYLES, AND THEIR LEVELS AND 
BREADTH OF AUTHORITY. 
 
¶5.  (C/NF)  INR/B OFFICERS APPRECIATE REPORTING THAT 
IDENTIFIES KEY POLICIES THAT ORIGINATE IN PLANALTO PALACE 
RATHER THAN IN TRADITIONALLY-POWERFUL MINISTRIES, SUCH AS THE 
FOREIGN MINISTRY, AS NOTED IN REF G.  BIOGRAPHIC OFFICERS 
WOULD WELCOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE IDENTITIES OF 
PLANALTO OFFICIALS BEHIND SPECIFIED INITIATIVES, AS SUCH 
INFORMATION HELPS THEM TO ASSESS THE INFLUENCE, WORLDVIEWS, 
AND POLICY STANCES OF KEY LEADERS.  MANY THANKS AGAIN, AND 
REGARDS FROM WASHINGTON. 
CLINTON