UN General Assembly
1995

sense of citizenship among Brazilians. While strictly enforcing existing mechanisms, President Cardoso is proposing legislation that will ensure the full observance of human rights. Both at home and abroad, Brazil’s human rights policies are based on transparency and full cooperation with civil society. Together with strong governmental action to tackle the country’s social problems, measures to promote and protect human rights will greatly contribute to redress the unjust distribution of wealth that unfortunately still prevails in Brazil. Long-needed structural reforms and privatization are being carried out, paving the way for the consolidation of economic stability and sustained economic growth. Brazil has achieved a high degree of economic openness, thus accelerating its integration into the international economy and creating more favourable conditions for increased participation in international trade, technology transfers and productive capital flows. Inflation has been reduced to the lowest level in a quarter of a century, allowing the country to pursue policies that benefit the poor and the underprivileged. We are also engaged in a broad and dynamic process of open economic integration with our neighbours, adding