Periscópio Internacional – 2006 Calendar – October

1 – Legislative and first round of presidential and gubernatorial elections in Brazil.

9-10 – Meeting of the Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Socialist International. In Managua, Nicaragua.

9-11 – III Indigenous Peoples’ Continental Summit. In Guatemala.

10 – 26th Anniversary of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front. In El Salvador.

10-11 – WTO General Council.

12 – Continental Cry of the Excluded.

13-15 – Border Social Forum. In Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

13-15 – II Portuguese Social Forum. In Almada, Portugal.

15 – 1st round of presidential elections in Ecuador

15-22 – III Solidarity Culture Forum. In Lima, Peru.
18-20 – III Social Policies National Congress, sponsored by the Permanent Conference of Latin-American and Caribbean Political Parties. In Buenos Aires, Argentina.
25-27 – International Conference and Seminar “The Economic Policies of the Left in Government: A Comparative Perspective”, organized by the Information Center for Regional Integration (CEFIR), Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and the TNI. In Montevideo, Uruguay.

29 – Presidential and gubernatorial run-off elections in Brazil.