Rubens Ricupero, one of ten former environment ministers consulted by the president before the veto, praises her attempt to strike a balance.

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Rubens Ricupero, Unctad's Secretary General, has been promoting the meeting on February 12-17 as a "world parliament on globalisation" that is urgently needed after the failure in Seattle.

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"China is an important market, but Brazil shouldn't be putting all its eggs in one basket, " says Rubens Ricupero, a former Brazilian finance minister and former head of the U.N.

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