Comment is free: Bush to Brazil

guardian.co.uk: "The most interesting thing about tomorrow's visit by President George Bush to Brazil is how uninteresting most Brazilians find it.

Thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of trade unionists, students and activists from Brazil's large landless movement will demonstrate against Bush, who is almost universally loathed in Brazil. Dislike of him spans the domestic political spectrum. An opinion poll for the BBC showed that 60% of Brazilians had a negative opinion of him, which was one of the highest figures of any country in the world.

But it would be wrong to portray Bush's visit as a 'plot against Latin America', despite the paranoid precautions of his security services. As far as most are concerned, it is a good thing for Brazil's most important trading partner, to be visiting their country. And as Brazil's President Lula made clear earlier this week, the two governments have much to discuss."