A commission made up of three Brazilian organizations and
political parties have presented the U.S. Consul in Rio de
Janeiro with a petition signed by 200 political and intellectual
personalities in the country demanding an end to the U.S.
blockade against Cuba. The Communist Party of Brazil, the Workers
Confederation, the Jose Marti Cultural Association, Brazil's Oil
Workers Union, the Workers Party and the Brazilian Socialist
Party are the main organizers of the protest. They described the
U.S. blockade as "genocide against the Cuban people." While the
petition was officially presented, a large demonstration was held
outside the U.S. consulate in Rio de Janeiro.
TML DAILY, 10/97
Shawgi Tell
Graduate School of Education
University at Buffalo
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
