>In the history of our country, diplomatic relationships with third world dictatorships have always been difficult....

hmmm... ok, that's not the case in Brazil, dude... that country is not a dictatorship. Far from that, actually... a little over a decade ago, people went to the streets asking to an impeachment, forcing the president at that time to resign office. I don't know if you noticed, but Brazilians can make a lot of noise. <s>