President of Nigeria Mr Umaru Musa Yar'Adua e President of Brazil Mr Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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The Brazilian Ministry of Justice announced on January, 2010, that, in the last six months of 2009, it has granted amnesty to 41,816 foreigners who were living illegally in Brazil. All of these people were given temporary visas valid for two years. At the end of this period, if they did not commit any crimes, they would be able to receive permanent visas.

The largest group of people given this reprieve were Bolivians who were 16,881 in number, followed by the Chinese (5,492), Peruvians (4,642), Paraguayans (4,135), Africans (2,700) and Europeans (2,390). Other groups of illegal aliens given amnesty include Koreans (1,129) and Lebanese (1,042).

According to Brazilian Officials, Brazil will, as a result of this amnesty magnanimity, now demand that Brazilians living abroad illegally should be granted the same amnesty. There are an estimated 4 million Brazilians living abroad.

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UN SECURITY COUNCIL- NIGERIA PLEDGES TO WORK WITH BRAZIL

Nigeria has pledged to work closely with Brazil as the two countries prepare to take their seats as non-voting members of the United Nations Security Council in January, 2010.

Brazil and France have emerged as two countries to fully commit to the idea of partnering with the developing countries to making their societies less vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The positions of the two countries at the on-going Summit on climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark, was revealed in Abuja, Nigeria.