Criticism against capitalism in the Ix World Social Forum in Brazil

There is unsupportive who hides a portion of their wealth abroad, but those who want to work for fourth, third or half of the year to pay taxes abusive and confiscatory.

Juan Pina

Much attention has led to the IX World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil.

Candido Grybowski Efe, member of the World Social Forum International said, "The crisis will be the center of the debate and can not be otherwise, although it is difficult for the forum to propose a single solution, because of their diversity."

"It's very difficult to predict" what to say about the crisis the representatives of the nearly 1,500 social movements from around the world have gathered in Bethlehem.

According Grybowski, to bring the economy to human and environmental priorities, and is directed towards an economy of solidarity, we need the pressure of social movements.

It has been said that the World Social Forum, which mobilized millions of people against George W. Bush already has his first appointment since Barack Obama took office in the U.S. and promises to become the new target of their criticism.

The ninth edition of this "summit" of the movement against globalization will be held in the city of Bethlehem, in the Brazilian Amazon over the next January 27 and February 1.

As usual, the event began with a march of protest, this time brought about 120,000 people, according to estimates by the Brazilian sociologist Candido Grybowski, a member of the International Committee of the World Social Forum.

It indicates, sdpnoticias.com / sdp although governments have decided to take a more regulatory and market economy, that's not enough to "change the essence of neoliberal capitalism" .. Grybowski In the opinion of the current financial crisis has shown that, in fact, "there was no real wealth, but an economy of gambling, casino, which took no account of Dante and growing poverty and the suffering of millions of people who are real." Grybowski indicates that Social Forum will address the crisis in all its aspects, not just in financial terms. "The crisis has many dimensions. It all started with an environmental and climate crisis, then came the energy crisis and food, and culminating now with this financial crisis, which affects the real economy in a deep

For its part, the Portuguese sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos, another member of the International Committee of the World Social Forum has estimated that the meeting of Bethlehem is required to conclude with a unified position, given that the movement against globalization " must have a clearly visible position on how to solve the crisis. "In his opinion," should require the removal of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), or a radical reform of these bodies "because they are issues that" discussed "in the eight previous meetings and that" there is consensus positions that should be a single, global political position. "

To this is added the arrival of some Latin American leftist presidents, who will discuss their feelings about liberalism, especially given the reality of capitalism and the review as no news latam.msn.com The presidents of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Paraguay reached the World Social Forum, which called for "go on the offensive" and generating alternative proposals to liberalism.

"The WSF must link to take the offensive, because it was in its early years trenches of resistance to the liberal offensive," he asked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez upon their arrival.

"Hopefully the alternative (to the liberal economic system in crisis) comes from this Forum (World Social) and Latin America," he said after Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who went from the airport to a social event with leftist Latin American leaders and his colleagues, the presidents Chavez, Fernando Lugo (Paraguay) and Evo Morales (Bolivia).

To the sound of songs like "Hasta Siempre Comandante" and "Our oath," the presidents of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez surprised the attendees at the World Social Forum takes place in the Brazilian city of Belém joining the band that entertained thousands of activists

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa sang several songs, then double voice with its Paraguayan counterpart Fernando Lugo, among these "Yolanda" and "Comandante Che Guevara."

"The people united will never be defeated," chanted the participants in the event, all the invitation arrived.

It is noted that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was not invited to that particular event, because it is an act linked to the ALBA, the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas led by Chavez, organizers said.

"We invite the presidents who have an organic relationship with the popular movements to build a political alliance and progress in South American integration," said the coordinator of the Brazilian Landless Manacas Ulisses, for whom Lula is out of that description.

This event was a prelude to the main event of the night, where they were awaited the four leaders and Lula, this time in front of 10,000 anti-globalization World Social Forum.

Remarkably, the five presidents, all with strong historical links with social movements were invited by the Forum to present the answers posed to the major issues debated anti-globalization: the economic crisis, the search for alternatives to the model capitalist development and the fight against climate change.

The fact that the arrival of presidents has generated great interest in the Forum to be opened under the slogan "Another world is possible" and that includes the presence of about 100,000 activists. "It is interesting to come to the Forum presidents who say they are on our side," said Miguel Palacin, head of the Andean Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations.

Highlights in its noticias.latam.msn.com, also expressed criticism, and appeared

A large sign on one of the venues of the forum, a union, criticized Lula, while the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) called on the Forum that "the president of Ecuador declared persona non grata" and "suspend events to be present "so that actions considered" repressive and racist. "

The human rights NGO Amnesty International called on the president of Paraguay to "show your commitment to the rights of indigenous peoples to resolve complaints through their territories."

"Chavez, Obama, Lula, capitalism failed, manage your crisis is an act of barbarism," warns a sign in front of a coffin symbolizing the capitalist system.

President Hugo Chavez said: "The World Social Forum should be articulated to move to the offensive," said Chavez, who also pointed barbs at the World Economic Forum:

"(Davos) meets the dying world, here meets the world being born," said the Venezuelan president. His Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa also saved critical for business leaders, meeting at this time in Switzerland: "The princes of capitalism, I wish to make an examination of conscience and apologize to the world"