La reunión en Washington de los Presidentes de Estados Unidos, George W. Bush, y de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, probablemente se realizaría a finales de marzo, según informó hoy en Brasilia el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.

WASHINGTON, 8 (ANSA)- La visita del presidente norteamericano George W. Bush a Brasil y su política anunciada de apostar al etanol que produce ese país sudamericano, no tendrá grandes resultados si Washington no reduce las barreras arancelarias que impone a este producto, escribió hoy Los Angeles Times.

Con una visita a una de las plantas de la petrolera estatal Petrobras, el Presidente de Estados Unidos, George W. Bush, inició hoy sus actividades en Brasil, donde fue recibido con encendidas marchas que se extendieron por todo el país en repudio a su visita.

Adital - La grave amenaza de los biocombustibles

SAN PABLO, 9 (ANSA) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, George W. Bush, logró hoy en San Pablo que Brasil se convierta en su principal aliado en la producción de biocombustibles para reducir la dependencia del petróleo, dado que afirmó que la energía es un tema de "seguridad nacional".

SAN PABLO, 9 (ANSA)- Estados Unidos y Brasil firmaron hoy un memorando para abrir una nueva era de cooperación en biocombustible, en el marco de la estrategia de Washington para reducir su dependencia del petróleo.

GUARULHOS, BRASIL, 9 (ANSA) - El presidente George W. Bush afirmó hoy que Estados Unidos y Brasil "tienen mucho que hacer para mejorar la vida de la población del continente" y dijo que la energética es "una cuestión de seguridad" para su país.

La policía se enfrentó con estudiantes, ambientalistas e izquierdistas, quienes protestaban por la visita del Presidente de Estados Unidos George W. Bush y su impulso para una alianza del etanol con la nación más grande de Latinoamérica.

SAN PABLO, 9 (ANSA) - El presidente brasileño, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, aseguró hoy en un discurso pronunciado ante su colega norteamericano, George W. Bush, que las relaciones entre su país y Estados Unidos pasan por un "excelente momento".

El presidente brasileño agregó este sábado que la visita del mandatario estadounidense George W. Bush a Brasil fue un "marco importante" para las relaciones binacionales.

SAN PABLO, 10 (ANSA) - Brasil y Estados Unidos expresaron hoy "urgencia" para terminar en "los próximos meses" con éxito las negociaciones comerciales de la llamada Ronda de Doha de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC).

BRASILIA, 12 (ANSA) - El presidente Luiz Lula da Silva definió hoy la relación de Brasil con Estados Unidos como "histórica", sin que la misma implique "abdicar" del "compromiso mayor, que es fortalecimiento del Mercosur".

CERQUILHO, BRAZIL - It is a boiling hot summer day in rural São Paulo state and all you can see for miles is sugar cane. Jose Pilon and his family have been producing cane here since 1946, and they've been turning it into ethanol for fuel since 1975.

WASHINGTON --Thousands of Brazilian protesters clashed with police as President Bush arrived in Brazil Thursday in a trip aimed at portraying the United States as a caring ally in the face of a resurgent populist movement in some nations.

SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 8 -- Thousands of students, workers and environmentalists protesting President Bush's arrival here Thursday shut down a road in a central business district, and some clashed with helmet-wearing riot police who fired tear gas and beat demonstrators.

SAO PAULO, Brazil --President Bush on Friday denied charges that the United States under his leadership has ignored Latin America's poverty and problems. "That may be what people say but it's certainly not what the facts bear out," Bush said. "We care about our neighborhood a lot."

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- At a mega fuel depot for tanker trucks, President Bush heralded a new ethanol agreement with Brazil Friday as way to boost alternative fuels production across the Americas. Demonstrators upset with Bush's visit here worry that the president and his biofuels buddy, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, really have visions of an OPEC-like cartel on ethanol.

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- At a mega fuel depot for tanker trucks, President Bush heralded a new ethanol agreement with Brazil Friday as way to boost alternative fuels production across the Americas.

SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 9 -- President Bush sealed a deal with Brazil on Friday morning intended to promote international production of ethanol, opening a six-day tour of Latin America dedicated to renewing U.S. commitment to a region that has become estranged from Washington in recent years.

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- President Bush visited a mega fuel depot for tanker trucks Friday to herald a new agreement with Brazil on ethanol as a way to boost alternative fuels production in the Americas.

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Here's a look ahead at President Bush's schedule today as he opens the first full day of his Latin America tour.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and clubbed demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Thursday as thousands protested against a visit by President Bush aimed at winning friends in Latin America.

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, March 8 — With President Hugo Chávez of oil-rich Venezuela planning a major rally against President Bush in Buenos Aires later this afternoon, Mr. Bush announced a deal with Brazil here today to greatly increase the development of ethanol.

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- The first real action of President Bush's visit here took place before Air Force One even landed last night. Thousands of mostly left-leaning demonstrators beating drums, shouting slogans and waving signs protested in the center of town. Some of the protesters threw objects at the helmeted riot police carrying transparent shields. Some of the police responded with tear gas and truncheons.

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- President Bush sought to reverse an impression of U.S. neglect as he opened a weeklong tour of Latin America on Thursday. Police clashed with protesters in Brazil and across the region.

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, March 8 — President Bush has portrayed his trip to Latin America this week as a “We Care” tour aimed at dispelling perceptions that he has neglected his southern neighbors.

SAO PAULO -- Under the shadow of rival Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, President Bush today launched what he said was a historic partnership with Brazil to revolutionize the use of ethanol and other biofuels.

SAO PAULO --A cooperation agreement between the United States and Brazil would be a historic opportunity for the world's two largest producers of ethanol to spur global use of the fuel.