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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s state visit to South Africa will be his
last visit as president before he retires in October after two terms.
During his visit he will meet Jacob Zuma – who paid a state visit to Brazil in October last year – in Pretoria.
Trade between South Africa and Brazil amounted to $1.7bn (some R13bn) last year, though Brazil benefits most from the relationship. A commission comprising senior South African and Brazilian officials met in Pretoria in May.
Dilma Rousseff, a former Lula chief of staff, is expected to become the new president. For the past six months she has apparently been preparing for the position, reports the authoritative British business journal The Economist.
Over the past year Brazil achieved a growth rate of about 8%. Under the popular presidency of Lula the number of Brazilians living below the breadline has declined from 49.5m to 29m, or 16% of the population.
During his visit he will meet Jacob Zuma – who paid a state visit to Brazil in October last year – in Pretoria.
Trade between South Africa and Brazil amounted to $1.7bn (some R13bn) last year, though Brazil benefits most from the relationship. A commission comprising senior South African and Brazilian officials met in Pretoria in May.
Dilma Rousseff, a former Lula chief of staff, is expected to become the new president. For the past six months she has apparently been preparing for the position, reports the authoritative British business journal The Economist.
Over the past year Brazil achieved a growth rate of about 8%. Under the popular presidency of Lula the number of Brazilians living below the breadline has declined from 49.5m to 29m, or 16% of the population.
