he holds a degree in electrical engineering from the university of brasilia.ase join me in welcoming world trade organization's director-general roberto azevÊdo to the national press club. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. i am truly delighted to be with you here today. very happy that we started this gathering with a delicious feijoada, which is the typical brazilian dish. so very thoughtful of you, thank you very much. it is an honor to add my name to the impressive list of speakers who have addressed the national press club over the years. the list includes monarchs, presidents, prime ministers, but also campaigners, thinkers, celebrities, and radicals. and the argument i'm going to make today has been made by many presidents and prime ministers over the years, but in the current climate, it is actually beginning to seem radical. i'm here to make the case for trade. and in doing so, i must say that i feel much better today than i did just about a year ago. back then, it felt pretty lonely to talk about trade and the benefits of it. but now

joining us now is the brasilia euro chief. , how real is it given the political uncertainty in brazilally even 2% growth in an economy where we are seeing pretty runaway inflation and really high employment? part wherewith the he was moderately optimistic. now,'re speaking legislators are preparing to vote on the first of the two bills they are presenting. at the same time, 1% to 2% growth will not exactly satisfy the need of the brazilian people coming out of the worst recession in history. in the last couple years, we have seen millions of people on the streets, and they want improvements across the board. bit of at is a little race against time. this administration, let's not forget, is only in office were two years. erik: to put it in perspective, he was talking about a longer and growth rate of 2.5%. again, we will see what happens after they pass these fiscal reforms. right now, the entire world is looking to central banks in the u.s. economy to lead it out of the doldrums. emerging markets and developing countries are going to have to grow at a faster rate. to lookis what we ha

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