Free Trade Protest
* “Trade Pact for Americas Tops Agenda at Summit” (April 16), on the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas, states that “the zone has enlisted almost unanimous support from South American leaders.” On April 6, however, thousands of workers in Argentina gathered in Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo to vociferously protest the free trade pact. Buses carrying Brazilians traveling to join the demonstration were detained at the border and not allowed to participate in the protest.
ELLEN McCRACKEN
Santa Barbara
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