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17:37, 16-Apr-2019
Brazil officially withdraws from paralyzed UNASUR
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Brazil formally withdraws from the Union of South American Nations, or UNASUR, Foreign Ministry said in a statement on April 15.
Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru suspended their participation in the group in April last year for the crisis in this bloc, the statement said, adding that the situation has not changed.
The UNASUR was created 10 years ago by late Venezuelan socialist leader Hugo Chavez to counteract the influence of the United States and promote development projects in the region.
Guyana's Ambassador George Talbot, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, Argentina's President Mauricio Macri, Colombia's President Ivan Duque, Peru's President Martin Vizcarra, Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera and Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno attend the PROSUR summit, at the presidential palace La Moneda, in Santiago, Chile, March 22, 2019. /Reuters Photo
Guyana's Ambassador George Talbot, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, Argentina's President Mauricio Macri, Colombia's President Ivan Duque, Peru's President Martin Vizcarra, Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera and Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno attend the PROSUR summit, at the presidential palace La Moneda, in Santiago, Chile, March 22, 2019. /Reuters Photo
The new PROSUR bloc, which is set to take UNASUR's place, was formally launched in Santiago at the end of March at a meeting attended by the presidents of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru.
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The mechanism of the PROSUR is easier, more efficient and flexible, the statement noted.
(Cover: View of the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) parliament in San Benito, Bolivia, September 12, 2018. /VCG Photo)
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