...Riordan Roett All chief executives want their presidencies defined by their own initiatives and policies, not by a predecessor's legacy. © 2011 Current History. All rights reserved. 2011 The Regents of the University of California Dilma Rousseff Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...

... Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Venezuela Hugo Chávez Rio Branco Celso Amorim Itamar Franco Fernando Henrique Cardoso Brazilian foreign policy Mercosul 53 Lula has regarded regional involvement as a means to strengthen Brazilian industry for global competition and to establish his...

...Riordan Roett …After the military rule and the ineffectual civilian governments that the country endured from 1964 to 1994, Brazil has turned the corner. © 2010 Current History. All rights reserved. 2010 The Regents of the University of California Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...

... of California Brazil BRIC Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Fernando Henrique Cardoso Workers' Party Henrique Meirelles Bolsa Família reform José Sarney oil 43 As he began the last year of his final term in office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was well satisfied. When he...

... of the University of California Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Brazilian foreign policy UN Security Council Workers' Party BRIC World Trade Organization Group Eight Twenty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 60 . . . Brazilian foreign policy under Lula has emphasized not only...