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Brazil is a major producer of fruits and vegetables, mainly tropical fruits, and in 1998 exported about US$120 million of fresh fruits. However, Brazil is ... a major importer of certain temperate fruits such as apples, pears, grapes, plums, peaches and nectarines, and imported a record of US$262 million in fruits 1997 (1998 imports are not yet available), mostly apples (US$99 million), pears (US$92 million), grapes (US$26 million) and plums (US$23 million), peaches and nectarines (approximately US$7.5 million each). US exports of fresh fruits to Brazil have continued to decrease since 1985. Chile, MERCOSUL members, and to a lesser extent, the European Union dominate the Brazilian market for these products. Exporters of U.S. fruit should focus on products which have significant quality and seasonal advantages. The major constraint, however, is competition from Argentina and Chile in terms of lower transportation costs and lower import tariffs.
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Keeping as many cell phones as possible from reaching Brazil's landfills or polluting its environment is the main objective for the program. Once the cell phones are received by ReCellular, they will be put through the Cell Phone Data Eraser program to erase all previous data stored on the phone prior to reuse. Funds generated from the program will go to local charities in the three participating cities.
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Most observers... are more optimistic about Brazil's nuclear intentions. Argentine diplomat and nuclear expert Julio César Carasales has argued that Brazil's nuclear programs need to be understood in the context of Brazil's rapprochement with Argentina. In that context, he concluded that, "Extraordinary accomplishments already have been achieved and have been generally welcomed; there is no danger that the process will be reversed or undermined; the time has come to consolidate the bilateral arrangements; the nuclear control agency, the ABACC, is performing in a satisfactory matter; new substantial agreements are not to be expected; and some policy divergence is possible, as in the case of the NPT, although there are reasons to predict that in the long run Brazil will join that treaty." Indeed, in 1997 Brazil announced its adherence to the NPT. The Brazilian Government has announced its renunciation of nuclear testing even for peaceful purposes.
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Brazil has made progress but significant vulnerabilities remain. Despite registering year-on-year declines from 2004 to 2006, Brazil's (largely domestic) government debt remains high, at 50% of GDP. Total foreign debt, while falling, is still large in relation to Brazil's export base. Over time this concern will be reduced by healthy export growth, which has anchored the positive trade and current accounts. Personal incomes improved since 2004 after a significant decline over the previous decade. Income and land distribution remains skewed.
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On May 30, 1994, Brazil ratified the Treaty of Tlatelolco, following the lead of Argentina and Chile, which had ratified it on January 18, 1994. In Brazil there was an active lobby against the quadripartite agreement and the Treaty of Tlatelolco. Indeed, it took Brazil considerably longer than Argentina to approve those pacts. Brazilian diplomats have argued that the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is discriminatory because it excludes capabilities of those already in the club. Furthermore, some Brazilians argued that the NPT is an infringement on sovereignty and that the current agreements are sufficient and even stronger than the NPT. Nevertheless, Brazil finally agreed in 1997 to ratify the NPT.
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The written language, which is uniform all over Brazil, follows national rules of spelling and accentuation that are revised from time to time for simplification. They are slightly different from the rules followed in Portugal. Written Brazilian Portuguese differs significantly from the spoken language and is used correctly by only a small, educated minority of the population. The rules of grammar are complex and allow more flexibility than English or Spanish. Many foreigners who speak Portuguese fluently have difficulty writing it properly.
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