Lula In his speech this evening: President-elect Lula invited international cooperation to preserve the Amazon rainforest and said he will seek fair global trade rather than trade deals that “condemn our country to be an eternal exporter of raw materials.” [Guardian]

Let's hope that he can achieve these things.

And America (I really don't want to be provocative here...): OK, he's a leftie. But he's a leftie who has done good things and who could do more good things. Please, CIA, do not undermine him.