Chavez fires back in feud with Brazil
Afp, Caracas
President Hugo Chavez said Saturday he might withdraw Venezuela's application for full membership in the Mercosur trade bloc, his press office said, after a tiff with Brazilian lawmakers. "We have no problem if they do not want us in Mercosur," which he said is "endorsed by capitalism and ferocious competition." "We are not ready to join an antiquated Mercosur that does not want to change," he said in Tehran. "I could even withdraw the application," he said. Chavez carried a long-running spat with Brazilian officials to Iran, where he is on an official visit.
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