IBOV 177,547.57 ▲ 2.44% IPSA 11,009.22 ▲ 0.50% IPC MEX 67,298.78 ▲ 0.88% MERVAL 3,379,771 ▲ 2.98% COLCAP 2,297.00 ▼ 0.19% BVL PERÚ 57,575.02 — — USD/BRL5.06▲ 0.04% USD/MXN17.44▲ 0.31% USD/CLP937.27▲ 0.18% USD/COP3,204▼ 0.73% USD/PEN3.39▼ 0.29% USD/ARS1,482▼ 0.03% USD/UYU40.14▲ 1.16% USD/PYG6,035▲ 1.38% USD/BOB10.95▲ 2.82% USD/DOP57.92▼ 0.14% USD/CRC447.42▲ 1.36% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.31% USD/HNL26.74▲ 0.88% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.31% USD/VES736.04▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.49▲ 0.36% USD/TTD6.71▲ 0.76% EUR/BRL5.77▼ 0.51% BRENT 93.10 ▼ 1.03% WTI 90.54 ▲ 4.27% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.45 ▲ 0.05% GOLD 4,092 ▼ 1.34% SILVER 58.94 ▼ 1.81% SOY 1,243 ▲ 0.81% CORN 488.00 ▲ 5.63% WHEAT 705.75 — 0.00% COFFEE 316.25 ▼ 0.13% SUGAR 14.82 ▲ 0.54% ORANGE JUICE 147.50 ▲ 2.57% COTTON 81.64 ▲ 2.22% COCOA 5,321 ▼ 0.13% BEEF 219.20 ▼ 3.30% CATTLE 336.15 ▼ 3.83% LITHIUM 69.00 ▼ 0.12% PETR4 42.58 ▲ 2.21% VALE3 75.10 ▲ 3.96% ITUB4 42.90 ▲ 0.87% BBDC4 18.97 ▲ 2.26% ABEV3 16.13 ▲ 2.09% BBAS3 21.09 ▲ 1.01% B3SA3 15.90 ▲ 4.81% WEGE3 46.74 ▲ 10.05% PRIO3 59.77 ▲ 2.73% SUZB3 42.66 ▲ 2.47% RENT3 37.14 ▲ 1.61% AZZA3 17.81 ▲ 1.89% CSAN3 3.92 ▲ 3.70% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▲ 0.73% GMAT3 3.91 ▲ 2.09% PSSA3 55.45 ▲ 3.68% CVCB3 1.27 ▲ 13.39% POSI3 3.70 ▲ 0.54% SLCE3 13.96 ▲ 1.53% NATU3 8.68 ▼ 0.34% BRKM5 6.07 ▲ 6.30% RANI3 8.00 ▲ 1.39% CSNA3 5.38 ▲ 6.32% CMIN3 5.84 ▲ 4.66% USIM5 8.65 ▲ 2.25% GGBR4 24.06 ▲ 2.43% ENEV3 25.97 ▲ 2.16% CPFE3 46.71 ▲ 0.67% CMIG4 11.21 ▲ 1.72% EQTL3 39.35 ▲ 1.34% LREN3 13.54 ▲ 2.03% VIVT3 35.38 ▼ 1.17% RAIL3 13.64 ▲ 3.02% KLABIN 17.93 ▲ 1.93% RAIA DROGASIL 18.29 ▲ 0.88% RDOR3 34.49 ▲ 1.68% HAPV3 11.39 ▲ 1.33% FLRY3 16.65 ▲ 0.60% SMTO3 16.05 ▲ 3.02% UGPA3 32.83 ▲ 3.17% VBBR3 34.98 ▲ 3.03% BBSE3 42.58 ▲ 2.48% BPAC11 57.02 ▲ 2.98% CURY3 30.20 ▲ 0.83% AERI3 2.05 ▲ 0.49% VIVARA 21.55 ▲ 0.65% COMPASS 24.81 ▲ 1.51% VAMOS 3.23 ▲ 4.53% SANB11 26.95 ▼ 0.96% ASAI3 8.40 ▲ 1.82% SBSP3 29.29 ▲ 2.41% WALMEX 48.65 ▼ 1.02% GMEXICO 214.34 ▲ 2.57% FEMSA 227.98 ▲ 0.55% CEMEX 22.17 ▲ 0.45% GFNORTE 191.99 ▲ 3.33% BIMBO 60.30 ▲ 1.53% TELEVISA 9.82 ▲ 0.61% AMX 22.70 ▼ 0.26% GAP 378.40 ▼ 0.03% ASUR 273.53 ▼ 0.52% OMA 229.62 ▲ 1.49% KOF 182.55 ▲ 1.15% GRUMA 280.45 ▼ 0.76% KIMBER 38.85 ▲ 1.17% SQM-B 65,055 ▲ 0.80% COPEC 6,550 ▲ 1.55% BSANTANDER 79.85 ▲ 1.06% FALABELLA 6,042 ▲ 2.08% ENELAM 84.53 — 0.00% CENCOSUD 2,010 ▼ 0.89% CMPC 1,070 ▼ 1.28% BANCO CHILE 193.50 ▲ 1.84% LATAM AIR 24.09 ▼ 0.45% YPF 82,500 ▲ 2.33% GGAL 8,275 ▲ 3.89% PAMPA 5,625 ▲ 2.74% TXAR 668.50 ▼ 1.55% ALUAR 974.00 ▲ 0.10% TGS 9,905 ▲ 2.01% CEPU 2,411 ▲ 3.03% MIRGOR 16,925 ▲ 0.89% COME 43.14 ▲ 0.63% LOMA NEGRA 3,823 ▲ 6.03% BYMA 295.00 ▲ 0.94% TELECOM ARG 4,420 ▲ 3.88% ECOPETROL 16.69 ▲ 0.97% BANCOLOMBIA 84.66 ▲ 1.22% GRUPO AVAL 5.04 ▼ 0.98% CREDICORP 393.43 ▲ 0.60% SOUTHERN COPPER 195.48 ▲ 3.97% BUENAVENTURA 32.09 ▲ 2.69% MERCADOLIBRE 1,799 ▼ 1.29% NUBANK 14.51 ▲ 0.83% XP 17.30 ▲ 2.67% PAGSEGURO 9.67 ▲ 0.94% STONE 11.36 ▲ 0.93% GLOBANT 30.67 ▼ 4.45% TECNOGLASS 45.24 ▲ 0.20% GAP AIRPORT 217.70 ▲ 0.01% ASUR 273.53 ▼ 0.52% OMA AIRPORT 105.35 ▲ 1.07% AMX ADR 26.12 ▲ 0.12% FEMSA ADR 130.96 ▲ 0.47% CEMEX ADR 12.74 ▲ 0.32% PETROBRAS ADR 18.89 ▲ 1.89% VALE ADR 14.85 ▲ 4.21% ITAU ADR 8.48 ▲ 0.95% SANTANDER BR 5.45 ▲ 0.74% AMBEV ADR 3.14 ▲ 0.96% CSN 1.09 ▲ 9.00% GERDAU 4.77 ▲ 2.69% LATAM ADR 51.22 ▼ 0.68% BTC 65,720 ▼ 0.58% ETH 1,928 ▼ 0.30% SOL 77.71 ▼ 0.25% XRP 1.14 ▼ 0.54% BNB 569.78 ▼ 0.17% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.17% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.72% AVAX 6.59 ▼ 0.41% LINK 8.65 ▲ 0.29% DOT 0.82 ▼ 1.70% LTC 46.87 ▼ 0.43% BCH 216.51 ▼ 1.57% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.37% XLM 0.18 ▼ 1.26% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.95% NEAR 1.88 ▲ 0.38% ATOM 1.47 ▼ 0.18% AAVE 97.88 ▲ 0.54% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 83.79 ▲ 1.38% EMBRAER ADR 66.05 ▲ 0.89% JBS 12.25 ▲ 2.51% JBS BDR 61.80 ▲ 2.62% MBRF3 16.03 ▲ 6.09% MBRFY 3.19 ▲ 8.14% INTER 5.69 ▲ 1.97% EGX 53,932 ▼ 0.11% USD/ZAR16.41▲ 0.13% USD/NGN 1,370 — 0.00% NIKKEI 66,423 ▲ 0.46% CSI300 4,728 ▲ 0.23% HSI 25,211 ▲ 1.28% NIFTY 23,870 ▼ 0.53% KOSPI 7,097 ▲ 4.40% JCI 6,315 ▼ 0.30% USD/JPY163.36▲ 0.13% 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1.34% SILVER 58.94 ▼ 1.81% SOY 1,243 ▲ 0.81% CORN 488.00 ▲ 5.63% WHEAT 705.75 — 0.00% COFFEE 316.25 ▼ 0.13% SUGAR 14.82 ▲ 0.54% ORANGE JUICE 147.50 ▲ 2.57% COTTON 81.64 ▲ 2.22% COCOA 5,321 ▼ 0.13% BEEF 219.20 ▼ 3.30% CATTLE 336.15 ▼ 3.83% LITHIUM 69.00 ▼ 0.12% PETR4 42.58 ▲ 2.21% VALE3 75.10 ▲ 3.96% ITUB4 42.90 ▲ 0.87% BBDC4 18.97 ▲ 2.26% ABEV3 16.13 ▲ 2.09% BBAS3 21.09 ▲ 1.01% B3SA3 15.90 ▲ 4.81% WEGE3 46.74 ▲ 10.05% PRIO3 59.77 ▲ 2.73% SUZB3 42.66 ▲ 2.47% RENT3 37.14 ▲ 1.61% AZZA3 17.81 ▲ 1.89% CSAN3 3.92 ▲ 3.70% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▲ 0.73% GMAT3 3.91 ▲ 2.09% PSSA3 55.45 ▲ 3.68% CVCB3 1.27 ▲ 13.39% POSI3 3.70 ▲ 0.54% SLCE3 13.96 ▲ 1.53% NATU3 8.68 ▼ 0.34% BRKM5 6.07 ▲ 6.30% RANI3 8.00 ▲ 1.39% CSNA3 5.38 ▲ 6.32% CMIN3 5.84 ▲ 4.66% USIM5 8.65 ▲ 2.25% GGBR4 24.06 ▲ 2.43% ENEV3 25.97 ▲ 2.16% CPFE3 46.71 ▲ 0.67% CMIG4 11.21 ▲ 1.72% EQTL3 39.35 ▲ 1.34% LREN3 13.54 ▲ 2.03% VIVT3 35.38 ▼ 1.17% RAIL3 13.64 ▲ 3.02% KLABIN 17.93 ▲ 1.93% RAIA DROGASIL 18.29 ▲ 0.88% RDOR3 34.49 ▲ 1.68% HAPV3 11.39 ▲ 1.33% FLRY3 16.65 ▲ 0.60% SMTO3 16.05 ▲ 3.02% UGPA3 32.83 ▲ 3.17% VBBR3 34.98 ▲ 3.03% BBSE3 42.58 ▲ 2.48% BPAC11 57.02 ▲ 2.98% CURY3 30.20 ▲ 0.83% AERI3 2.05 ▲ 0.49% VIVARA 21.55 ▲ 0.65% COMPASS 24.81 ▲ 1.51% VAMOS 3.23 ▲ 4.53% SANB11 26.95 ▼ 0.96% ASAI3 8.40 ▲ 1.82% SBSP3 29.29 ▲ 2.41% WALMEX 48.65 ▼ 1.02% GMEXICO 214.34 ▲ 2.57% FEMSA 227.98 ▲ 0.55% CEMEX 22.17 ▲ 0.45% GFNORTE 191.99 ▲ 3.33% BIMBO 60.30 ▲ 1.53% TELEVISA 9.82 ▲ 0.61% AMX 22.70 ▼ 0.26% GAP 378.40 ▼ 0.03% ASUR 273.53 ▼ 0.52% OMA 229.62 ▲ 1.49% KOF 182.55 ▲ 1.15% GRUMA 280.45 ▼ 0.76% KIMBER 38.85 ▲ 1.17% SQM-B 65,055 ▲ 0.80% COPEC 6,550 ▲ 1.55% BSANTANDER 79.85 ▲ 1.06% FALABELLA 6,042 ▲ 2.08% ENELAM 84.53 — 0.00% CENCOSUD 2,010 ▼ 0.89% CMPC 1,070 ▼ 1.28% BANCO CHILE 193.50 ▲ 1.84% LATAM AIR 24.09 ▼ 0.45% YPF 82,500 ▲ 2.33% GGAL 8,275 ▲ 3.89% PAMPA 5,625 ▲ 2.74% TXAR 668.50 ▼ 1.55% ALUAR 974.00 ▲ 0.10% TGS 9,905 ▲ 2.01% CEPU 2,411 ▲ 3.03% MIRGOR 16,925 ▲ 0.89% COME 43.14 ▲ 0.63% LOMA NEGRA 3,823 ▲ 6.03% BYMA 295.00 ▲ 0.94% TELECOM ARG 4,420 ▲ 3.88% ECOPETROL 16.69 ▲ 0.97% BANCOLOMBIA 84.66 ▲ 1.22% GRUPO AVAL 5.04 ▼ 0.98% CREDICORP 393.43 ▲ 0.60% SOUTHERN COPPER 195.48 ▲ 3.97% BUENAVENTURA 32.09 ▲ 2.69% MERCADOLIBRE 1,799 ▼ 1.29% NUBANK 14.51 ▲ 0.83% XP 17.30 ▲ 2.67% PAGSEGURO 9.67 ▲ 0.94% STONE 11.36 ▲ 0.93% GLOBANT 30.67 ▼ 4.45% TECNOGLASS 45.24 ▲ 0.20% GAP AIRPORT 217.70 ▲ 0.01% ASUR 273.53 ▼ 0.52% OMA AIRPORT 105.35 ▲ 1.07% AMX ADR 26.12 ▲ 0.12% FEMSA ADR 130.96 ▲ 0.47% CEMEX ADR 12.74 ▲ 0.32% PETROBRAS ADR 18.89 ▲ 1.89% VALE ADR 14.85 ▲ 4.21% ITAU ADR 8.48 ▲ 0.95% SANTANDER BR 5.45 ▲ 0.74% AMBEV ADR 3.14 ▲ 0.96% CSN 1.09 ▲ 9.00% GERDAU 4.77 ▲ 2.69% LATAM ADR 51.22 ▼ 0.68% BTC 65,720 ▼ 0.58% ETH 1,928 ▼ 0.30% SOL 77.71 ▼ 0.25% XRP 1.14 ▼ 0.54% BNB 569.78 ▼ 0.17% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.17% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.72% AVAX 6.59 ▼ 0.41% LINK 8.65 ▲ 0.29% DOT 0.82 ▼ 1.70% LTC 46.87 ▼ 0.43% BCH 216.51 ▼ 1.57% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.37% XLM 0.18 ▼ 1.26% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.95% NEAR 1.88 ▲ 0.38% ATOM 1.47 ▼ 0.18% AAVE 97.88 ▲ 0.54% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 83.79 ▲ 1.38% EMBRAER ADR 66.05 ▲ 0.89% JBS 12.25 ▲ 2.51% JBS BDR 61.80 ▲ 2.62% MBRF3 16.03 ▲ 6.09% MBRFY 3.19 ▲ 8.14% INTER 5.69 ▲ 1.97% EGX 53,932 ▼ 0.11% USD/ZAR 16.42 ▲ 0.03% USD/NGN 1,370 — 0.00% NIKKEI 66,423 ▲ 0.46% CSI300 4,728 ▲ 0.23% HSI 25,211 ▲ 1.28% NIFTY 23,870 ▼ 0.53% KOSPI 7,097 ▲ 4.40% JCI 6,315 ▼ 0.30% USD/JPY 163.36 ▲ 0.17% USD/CNY 6.7587 ▼ 0.08% DAX 24,972 ▼ 0.73% CAC 8,338 ▼ 1.19% FTSE 10,690 ▼ 0.25% MIB 51,741 ▼ 1.99% IBEX 19,434 ▼ 0.70% STOXX 642.03 ▼ 0.76% EUR/USD 1.1412 ▲ 0.03% GBP/USD 1.3370 ▼ 0.04% SPX 7,499 ▼ 0.14% DJI 52,219 ▼ 0.01% NDX 28,998 ▼ 0.54% RUT 2,960 ▼ 0.92% TSX 35,485 ▲ 0.33% VIX 17.78 ▲ 6.85% USD/CAD 1.4085 ▲ 0.02% US10Y 4.6570 ▲ 0.63%
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Lula da Silva: the driving force behind the São Paulo Forum with Fidel Castro

By · April 25, 2023 · 2 min read

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The São Paulo Forum is the transnational initiative sponsored in the early 1990s – after the end of the Cold War – by the Cuban leader Fidel Castro and by the then Brazilian trade union leader and president of the Workers’ Party – and current president of Brazil – Lula da Silva.

Lula will travel this Tuesday to Spain to “strengthen the relationship” with the government of Pedro Sánchez and to promote “a strategic relationship” between the EU and Ibero-America.

The Forum was defined by Nicolás Maduro as a “democratizing force of Latin America and the Caribbean”, even though it represents a threat to life, liberty, and property.

Lula da Silva and Fidel Castro (Photo internet reproduction)
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It was born to prevent the extreme communist left from collapsing in Ibero-America… and its first meetings had as protagonists the oligarchs of the Cuban regime and the Brazilian leader.

In the last three decades, this network has assaulted the institutions of countries throughout the Iberosphere, including Spain.

It serves as a focus for disseminating the totalitarian ideas of the so-called Socialism of the 21st Century.

The network’s modus operandi is Cuba and Venezuela, where Chavism has condemned the country’s future to death and plunged it into poverty, and its links with terrorist organizations such as the FARC.

The people who promote the São Paulo Forum created in July 2019 the Puebla Group, a network to which Lula himself, former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, and former Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, among others, belong.

It acts as an “image” for the organization, badly worn out by its connections with drug trafficking and crimes against humanity.

With information from LGI

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