The national president of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB), deputy Luciana Santos, will start from this Saturday a four-day visit to Cuba to strengthen relations with the communist organization of the Caribbean island.
This is a trip to exchange ideas and update our struggle in the midst of an extended global economic crisis and the socialist option that remains, Santos told Prensa Latina.
On her first visit to Havana after her recent election as the highest representative of the PCdoB, the federal lawmaker also expressed great admiration for the strength and will to fight of the Cuban people.
I have been several times in Cuba, in 1995, 1998 and 2002 and in all these trips you perceive the difficulties faced by the nation as a result of the collapse of the socialist bloc in Europe, led by the Soviets, but I made a great impression courage and strength of its inhabitants, she said.
Cubans have a high level of political consciousness and, despite the small Caribbean island does not have many mineral resources, health indicators and exhibits higher education developed nations, she observed.
Santos said that resistance and courage was precisely what prompted President Barack Obama to recognize that the US erred and then to open the dialogue with Cuba and decide to restore diplomatic relations.
'They (the United States) had to give up, because they were defeated in their aims of destroying the Revolution', she stressed noting the involvement of many, including Pope Francisco, in the process of rapprochement between Washington and Havana.
Referring to the international stage, Santos envisioned changes to strengthening the BRICS group, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and the creation of the Development Bank of the bloc of emerging nations.
The geopolitical articulation of these countries is contrary to the hegemony of the world's greatest power, which is crucial to guarantee the sovereignty and independence of peoples, the Brazilian federal deputy said.