McCain renews support for Brazil on UN Security Council: report

[Judi Lynn]

McCain renews support for Brazil on UN Security Council: report

Sun Jun 15, 4:05 PM ET

SAO PAULO (AFP) - US presidential hopeful John McCain backs Brazil's inclusion on the UN Security Council and in an expanded G8, and would bump Russia from the exclusive club of leading world economies, a Brazilian newspaper reported Sunday.

McCain "supports a permanent seat on the UN Security Council for Brazil and an increased participation for the country in the G-8," the O Estado de Sao Paulo daily reported, after interviewing the Republican presidential contender.

Echoing remarks he has made in the past, McCain reportedly told the daily that he is also in favor of India's admission to the G8, while he would oust Moscow over an erosion of democracy.

"The senator defends free trade as a way of 'expanding' democracy on the continent," the daily wrote, without directly quoting the Republican senator.

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