11 March 2010

BRASIL: Speculation Lula Wants To Be U.N. Chief .

MIAMI HERALD/ Andres Oppenheimer/ Opinion/        "Veja," Brasil's leading weekly magazine hints that President Lula da Silva may consider running for United Nations secretary general after he leaves office this year. Former U.N. official Diego Arria,claims ``Lula would be a very strong candidate because of Brazil's weight as an increasingly independent power, and because of his international prestige.''