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It notes that, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was not invited to that particular event, because it is an event connected to ALBA, the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas led by Chavez, organizers said. “We invite the presidents who have an organic relationship with popular movements to build an alliance policy and progress in South American integration, “said the coordinator of the Brazilian Landless Ulisses Manacas for Lula who is outside that description. This event was a prelude to the main event of the night, in which the four leaders were awaited and Lula, this time in front of 10,000 anti-globalization World Social Forum. a It is worth noting that the five presidents, all with strong historical links with social movements, were invited by the Forum to present the answers posed to the major issues debated anti-globalization: the economic crisis, the search for alternatives to the capitalist development and the fight against climate change. Cardiologist might disagree with that approach. The fact that the arrival of presidents has generated great interest in the Forum which opened under the slogan “Another world is possible” and has the presence of some 100,000 activists.
“It is interesting to come to the Forum, the presidents say they are on our side,” said Miguel Palacin, head of the Andean Coordinator of organizations Indigenous. Noticias.latam.msn.com highlighted in its letter, also expressed criticism, and a large sign appeared in one of the hosts of the forum, a union, criticized Lula, while the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador ( Conaie) urged the Forum to “the president of Ecuador declared persona non grata” and “suspend the events in which he is present”, therefore, considered actions “and racist.” The human rights NGO Amnesty International called on the president of Paraguay to “show your commitment to the rights of indigenous peoples to resolve complaints through their territories.” “Chavez, Obama, Lula, capitalism failed, manage their crisis is a barbaric act,” warns a sign in front of a coffin to symbolize the capitalist system. .