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Marina Silva joins Green Party

by VascoPress Comunicações | August 30, 2009 at 06:16 pm

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SÃO PAULO - Marina Silva, a defender of the Amazon and Brazil's former environment minister joined the Green Party. She was welcomed by party leaders and supporters who chanted "Marina for President”.

Marina Silva left President Lula da Silva's ruling Workers' Party after 30 years of an active and productive participation in the national political scene.

More images of the event which was held in São Paulo this afternoon can be visualized at < www.flickr.com/photos/vascopress >.

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generaldecay

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at 01:39 on August 31st, 2009

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