2 Amendments of José RIBEIRO E CASTRO related to 2008/2288(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraphs 3 and 4
Paragraphs 3 and 4
3. Notes that in spite of economic development and accumulation of wealth, Brazil still has a high number of poor people; 4. Sstresses the need to support the Brazilian government in its efforts to tackle poverty in the poorest regions and the poorest layers of society, taking into account the fact that 65 % of the poorest Brazilians are blacks or mulattos, while 86 % of those in the most privileged class are whites;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7
Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7
5. Welcomes Brazil's efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and congratulates it on the positive developments in areas such as poverty alleviation, reduction of child malnutrition and basic education; 6. Sstresses that Brazil still needs to undertake considerable efforts to reach all MDGs by 2015, for example in ensuring sufficient quality in basic education for all girls and boys and in continuing the decrease in under-five mortality; 7. Ppoints out that the promotion of gender equality is a fundamental human right and an instrument to achieve the MDGs which needs to be present in the EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership;