BRASIL: Iran's Ahmadinejad Visits Lula Despite Critics And Protests.

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Critics in Brasil and elsewhere say that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is hurting his newfound global influence by receiving Iran's controversial President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and some 200 businessmen.
Nearly 2,000 protested Sunday in Rio. Protests in May forced Ahmadinejad to cancel a visit.
Ahmadinejad and Lula are expected to sign agreements in biotechnology, energy and agriculture. Iran hopes to expand trade with Brasil to $15 billion from $2 billion in the petrochemical, energy, agricultural and medical fields.