Cablegate: Brazil: Unesco Cultural Diversity Convention

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UNCLAS BRASILIA 002821

SIPDIS

USDOC FOR 4332/ITA/MAC/WH/OLAC/JANDERSEN/ADRISCOLL/MWAR D
USDOC FOR 3134/ITA/USCS/OIO/WH/RD/DDEVITO/DANDERSON/EOL SON
AID/W FOR LAC/SA

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD OPDC PREL UNESCO
SUBJECT: BRAZIL: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION

REF: A) STATE 189518, B) 184292, C) BRASILIA 2772

1. (SBU) On October 20, the day of the UNESCO vote on the
Cultural Diversity Convention, FCS Deputy Senior Commercial
Officer spoke with the Brazilian Ministry of Trade's
International Relations Director. Our contact said that
upon receiving Secretary Gutierrez's letter, Trade Minister
Furlan had tasked four of his Secretariats (DAS equivalents)
to study whether the UNESCO Convention would impede trade.
Upon reporting back to the Minister, all agreed with the
analysis contained in the various USG non-papers/notes.
Minister Furlan then called the Minister of Culture,
Gilberto Gil, who informed him that the GOB planned to vote
in favor of the Convention at the scheduled vote.
Nevertheless, Furlan stated to Gil that he would seek to
raise this issue (belatedly) in the GOB's interagency trade
meeting the week of October 24.

2. (SBU) Finally, our contact thought that it would be
helpful if the USG could provide specific statistics and/or
a detailed study on how the Convention might impact various
industries.

DANILOVICH

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