Mujica in Brazil: Social debt on continent remains “huge”

The Uruguayan president defended the social-solidarity economic model, where “the poor and the employees can be their own bosses.”

During a meeting with the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Tarso Genro, “Pepe” Mujica emphasized this Wednesday, the need to erase the “massive social debt” on the Latin American continent.

Mujica visited Porto Alegre, the Brazilian capital of the state of Río Grande do Sul, quickly before meeting its governor, Tarso Genro, behind closed doors in order to discuss the possibilities of bilateral cooperation.

The president highlighted the need to discuss and implement actions for the Latin American peoples, reported Prensa Latina, as well as the need for the region to join together in order to be stronger and address the challenges coming up with the globalized world.

He also advocated for strengthening the relationship between Brazil and Uruguay.

Then Mujica visited an important center for recycling bottles and producing plastic, in which a Uruguayan cooperative participates along with one from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, including also five cities from Río Grande do Soul. During the visit, the president defended before the workers this program of solidarity type economy, which, he said, consisted in a form of struggle against the major companies. He added that this recycling center demonstrated that “the poor and the employees can be their own bosses.”

Before heading back to the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo tonight, Mujica will meet with the director of the Federal University of the State Carlos Alexandre Netto and will participate in the seminar, Building Well Being: Sustainable Development for Regional Integration, organized at the institution.