国际英语资讯:Brazil greenlights entry into WTO public-sector procurement accord
<p><span word="BRASILIA">BRASILIA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 23-- <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jair">Jair</span> <span word="Bolsonaro">Bolsonaro</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="Procurement">Procurement</span> (<span word="GPA">GPA</span>).</p><p><span word="Backed">Backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WTO">WTO</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="procurement">procurement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="Procurement">Procurement</span>," <span word="Bolsonaro">Bolsonaro</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Regarding">Regarding</span> <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span>' <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="biddings">biddings</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bolsonaro">Bolsonaro</span>.</p><p><span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="procurement">procurement</span> <span word="bids">bids</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="obliges">obliges</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>, <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Davos">Davos</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="Economy">Economy</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span> <span word="Guedes">Guedes</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GPA">GPA</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>.</p>
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