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Announcer:
(as translated)
Now I give the floor

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to the President of the
Federate Republic of Brazil,

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Dilma Rousseff.

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President Rousseff:
(as translated)
Your Excellency Barack Obama,

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President of the United States
of America; ladies and gentlemen;

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members of the delegation
of the U.S. and of Brazil;

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ladies and gentlemen journalists;
ladies and gentlemen.

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Mr. President Obama, your visit
to my country makes me very happy

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and arouses the best feelings
of our people and honors the

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historic relationship
between Brazil and the U.S.

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It bears also a very
strong symbolic value.

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The peoples of our countries
have built the largest

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democracies of the Americas.

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They also dared to take at the
highest level an Afro descent

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and a woman, demonstrating that
the basis of democracy allows to

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overcome the largest barriers
to build societies that will

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be more generous and
live more in harmony.

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Here, Mr. President, I am the
successor of a man that came

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from the people -- my dear
friend Luiz Inรกcio Lula de

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Silva, with whom I had
the honor to work with.

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His legacy, most noble
legacy, Mr. President,

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was to bring to the political
scene and social scene millions

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of men and women that lived
marginalized and were

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disenfranchised of their
rights as citizens.

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Of the nine heads of state of
the U.S. that have visited

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officially Brazil, you are the
one that sees our country in a

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most vibrant moment.

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The combination of a very
serious economic policy with

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sound fundamentals and a
consistent strategy of social

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inclusion has made our country
one of the most dynamic markets

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of the world.

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We have strengthened the
renewable content of our energy

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matrix and we have advanced in
developing the environmental

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policies that protect
our important wind,

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forest reserves and
also protects our

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very rich biodiversity.

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All this effort,
President Obama,

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has created millions of new jobs
and has dynamized many regions

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that before lived marginalized
of the economic development.

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It has allowed Brazil to
overcome with success the

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deepest economic crisis
of recent history,

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keeping until the days of today
record creation of new jobs.

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But we still face
enormous challenges.

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My administration at this
moment is concentrating on the

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necessary tasks to improve our
growth process and to guarantee

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the long period of prosperity
for the Brazilian people.

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My essential commitment is
building a middle-class income

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society, assuring vocational,
professional opportunities

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for the workers and for our
immense youth population.

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I also want to guarantee an
institutional environment

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that will trigger
entrepreneurship and

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will favor productive investment.

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My government will work with
dedication to overcome the

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shortcomings in terms
of infrastructure,

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and we will make all our efforts
to consolidate our clean energy,

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which is an essential,
key asset of Brazil.

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So we will take the necessary
steps to reach our place amongst

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the nations that have full,
strong development with

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democracy and social fairness.

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This is the point,
President Obama,

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that I see the best
opportunities for the

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advancements of the relations
between our countries.

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I follow very closely and I have
high hopes on your efforts --

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your tremendous efforts to
recover the vitality of the

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North American economy.

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We also have, as the rest
of the world, one certainty,

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that the American people under
your leadership will know how

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to find the best ways for the
future of this great nation.

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The kindness of your visit
here in the beginning of my

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administration and the long
track record of friendship

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amongst our peoples have made it
possible to mention two issues

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that I consider central to the
future partnerships that we can

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develop: education
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Drawing closer ties and
advancing in our educational

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experiments, enhancing our
exchange programs and building

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progress in all fields of
knowledge is a key issue

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for the future of our countries.

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On research and innovation,
the U.S. has reached the most

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extraordinary accomplishments in
the last decades, fostering the

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productivity in different
economic sectors.

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Brazil, Mr. President Obama,
has some important cutting-edge

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technologies in certain fields,
like genetics, biotechnology,

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renewable sources of energy,
and the exploration of oil

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in deep waters.

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To combine our most advanced
capabilities in the field of

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research and innovation
certainly will yield the

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best fruits for our societies.

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I would like to mention as
an example the pre-salt,

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the deep-waters oil reserve,
which is the longest

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cutting-edge borderline that
Brazil has reached in terms

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of its technology.

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We believe that the enormous
challenges that we'll face in

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each stage of exploration of
this wealth could gather an

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unprecedented convergence of
knowledge accumulated by the

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best centers of research
in our countries.

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But, Mr. President, if we wish
to build a relationship that

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will be much more in depth,
it's necessary, frankly,

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to deal about our
contradictions.

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I am concerned especially with
the acute effects that come from

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the economic imbalances that
were created by the recent

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global financial meltdown.

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We understand the context and
the efforts that was undertaken

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by your government for the
economic recovery of the U.S.,

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something so important
to the rest of the world.

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Nevertheless, everybody knows
that broad-ranging measures

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sometimes provoke important
changes in the relations of

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currencies around the world.

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This process is good economic
practices and pushes countries

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towards protectionist
measures and defensive

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measures of all nature.

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We are a country that are making
all the endeavors to come out of

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years of very low
development rates.

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That's why we seek more fairness
and balanced trade relations.

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For us it's fundamental that
we should break away from the

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barriers that have arisen
against our products,

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like ethanol, beef, cotton,
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and so on and so forth.

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For us it's fundamental that we
should expand the educational

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and technological
partnerships for the future.

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I am equally concerned with the
slow pace of the reforms in the

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multilateral institutions that
still reflect an old world.

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We work tirelessly for the
reform in governance of the

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World Bank and of the IMF.

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And we did that by the
U.S., together with Brazil,

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together with other countries --
and we welcome the beginning of

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the changes that were undertaken
in these multilateral

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institutions, although they're
still very limited and belated

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due to the economic
financial crisis.

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We also advocated for
fundamental reform in

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designing the global governance,
the enhancement of the U.N.

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Security Council.

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Here, Mr. President, we're not
moved by a minor interest of

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bureaucratic occupation of
spaces of representation.

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What mobilizes us is the
certainty that a world that is

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more multilateral will produce
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amongst the peoples
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And even more, Mr. President,
we're also interested to learn

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with our own mistakes.

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It was necessary -- a very
severe economic crisis to

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move conservatism that
blocked the reforms of

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the financial institutions.

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In the case of the U.N. reform,
we now have the opportunities

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to act in advance.

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This country, Brazil, has
a commitment with peace,

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with democracy and with
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This commitment, it is not
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but is part of our
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Tolerance, dialogue, flexibility
-- these are principles that are

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written in our constitution,
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and even in the nature
of the Brazilian people.

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We're very proud to live
in peace with all of our

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10 neighbors for more
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One week ago, Mr. President,
we were in the effect of a

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consultative treaty of the South
American Union of Nations,

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which we're reinforcing the
unity of our continent.

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Brazil is -- their wish to
consolidate peace, security,

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democracy, cooperation and
growth in this region with

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social fairness.

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And within this environment
is that we should develop the

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relations between
Brazil and the U.S.

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Mr. President, I would like
to say that I see with great

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optimism our common future.

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In the past, this relationship
many times was overshadowed by

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empty rhetoric that diluted what
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U.S. and Brazil.

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An alliance between our
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if it intends to be
a strategic alliance,

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is something that is a construct
-- a construct that is common,

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as you said yourself in your
State of the Union very recently

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-- when you delivered
your State of the Union.

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But it has to be a
construct amongst equals.

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Nevertheless, the differences
these countries may have in

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terms of the size of their
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productive capacity
or military might,

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we are countries of continental
dimensions that follow the path

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of democracy.

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We are multi-ethnical
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live different and rich cultures
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We have what a Brazilian poet
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of the world."

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Your presence in
Brazil, Mr. President,

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will be of great value in
the construction that we

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want to do together.

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Once again, President
Obama, welcome to Brazil.

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(applause)

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Announcer:
(as translated)
Now I give the floor to the

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President of the United States.

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President Obama has the floor.

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President Obama:
Thank you, Madam President,
for your very kind words,

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and thanks to you and the people
of Brazil for the very warm

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welcome -- that legendary
Brazilian hospitality that

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you've shown me, Michelle
and our daughters.

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Multo obrigado.

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Now, in our meeting today I
mentioned that this is my first

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visit to South America and
Brazil is my first stop.

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This is no coincidence.

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The friendship between the
people of the United States

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and Brazil spans
nearly two centuries.

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Our entrepreneurs and
businesses innovate together.

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Our scientists and researchers
are pioneering new vaccines.

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Our students and teachers
explore new horizons.

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And every day, we're working
to make our societies more

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inclusive and more just.

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Brazil's extraordinary
rise, Madam President,

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has captured the
attention of the world.

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Because of the sacrifices of
people like President Rousseff,

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Brazil moved from
dictatorship to democracy.

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As one of the world's
fastest-growing economies,

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Brazil has lifted tens of
millions from poverty into

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a growing middle class.

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Today, the United States and
Brazil are the hemisphere's

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two largest democracies and
the two largest economies.

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Brazil is a regional leader
promoting greater cooperation

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across the Americas
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Brazil is a global
leader, a world leader,

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going from a recipient of
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pointing the way to a world
without nuclear weapons and

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being in the forefront
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confront climate change.

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As President, I've pursued
engagement based on mutual

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interest and mutual respect.

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And a key part of this
engagement is forging deeper

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cooperation with 21st century
centers of influence,

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including Brazil.

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Put simply, the United States
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Brazil's rise we support
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And that's why we've made the
G20 the world's premier forum

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of global economic cooperation,
to make sure that nations like

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Brazil have a greater voice.

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That's why we've worked to
increase Brazil's vote and

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role at international
financial institutions,

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and it is why I've
come to Brazil today.

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President Rousseff and I both
believe that this visit is a

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historic opportunity to put the
United States and Brazil on a

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path towards even greater
cooperation for decades to come.

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And today, we're starting
to seize that opportunity.

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Madam President, I want to thank
you for your strong personal

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commitment to strengthening the
ties between our two nations.

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We're expanding trade and
investment that create jobs

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in both our countries.

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Brazil is one of our
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but there's still so
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Later today the President and I
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leaders from our two countries
to listen and find very concrete

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steps that we can take to expand
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We'll be announcing a
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including a new economic and
financial dialogue to promote

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trade, streamline regulations
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science and technology.

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And as Brazil prepares to host
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Olympics -- which still
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-- we're ensuring that American
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many infrastructure projects
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We're creating a new strategic
energy dialogue to make sure

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that the highest levels of our
governments are working together

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to seize new opportunities.

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In particular, with the
new oil finds off Brazil,

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President Rousseff has said
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supplier of new stable
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and I've told her that the
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major customer, which would be a
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At the same time, we're
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partnership that's vital to
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As a leader in renewable
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and as part of the Energy and
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Americas that I proposed, Brazil
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the region and around the world.

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And the new green economy
dialogue that we're creating

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today will deepen our
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in green buildings and
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On the security front, our
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closely to respond to
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as we did together in Haiti.

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Our law enforcement communities
are partnering against the

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narco-traffickers who
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Brazil is joining the
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nuclear smuggling through ports.

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I thanked President Rousseff
for Brazil's leadership towards

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establishing a new regional
center to promote excellence

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in nuclear security.

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And as a member of the
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Brazil joined with us in
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abuses by Libya.

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I want to briefly mention
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because this is something
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Yesterday, the international
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cease-fire in Libya,
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all attacks against civilians.

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Today Secretary Clinton joined
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our European and Arab partners
in Paris to discuss how we will

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enforce U.N. Security
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Our consensus was strong and our
resolve is clear: The people of

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Libya must be protected.

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And in the absence of an
immediate end to the violence

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against civilians, our
coalition is prepared to act,

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and act with urgency.

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And I am briefing President
Rousseff on the steps that

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we are taking.

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Finally, I'm especially pleased
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Brazil are joining together
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democratic governance
beyond our hemisphere.

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Brazil is helping lead the
global initiative I announced at

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the United Nations last year to
promote open government and new

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technologies that empower
citizens around the world.

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Today we're launching new
efforts to help other countries

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combat corruption and
prevent child labor,

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and we're expanding our efforts
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agricultural
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I believe this is just the
beginning of what our two

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countries can do
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That's why the United States
will continue our efforts to

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make sure that the new realities
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reflected in international
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as Madam President mentioned,
including the United Nations,

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where Brazil aspires to a
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As I told President Rousseff,
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keep working with Brazil and
other nations on reforms that

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make the Security Council more
effective, more efficient,

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more representative, and advance
our shared vision of a more

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secure and peaceful world.

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So, again, with
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I believe we've laid the
foundation for greater

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cooperation between the
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for decades to come.

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I want to thank President
Rousseff for her leadership,

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for making this
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I have not known
Madam President long,

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but I can tell in
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the extraordinary passion she
has for providing opportunity

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for all the people of
Brazil, lifting everyone up.

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And that's a passion I share
with respect to my citizens in

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the United States -- my
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United States of America.

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So I am confident that
given this shared spirit,

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this camaraderie that exists not
only at our levels but among our

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peoples that we are going to
continue to make progress for

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a long time to come.

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I'm very much looking forward to
visiting Rio tomorrow and the

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opportunity to speak directly to
the Brazilian people about what

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our countries can do
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partners in the 21st century.

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Thank you so much.

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(applause)