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to what is happening here in Chile,

or to my government,

in poetical terms.

I'm surprised

that you take offense, President,

given that the media

never refers to you in any other way.

Excuse me, miss Klein,

I accepted this interview,

despite not being a fan

of personal interviews,

taking into account your prestige

as a serious analytical journalist.

But allow me to reiterate,

I'm not a friend of metaphors,

miss Klein.

Metaphors have done us much harm.

Even with our enemies,

the United States.

They are no 'Great Satan'.

They just have a dark

and violent way of handling business.

Satan doesn't exist.

Dirty business does.

My role, as President of Brazil,

is to prevent those who do business

with the state from doing more harm,

lining their pockets at the expense

of the people's hunger and dignity.

This is a very difficult mission,

miss Klein.

There's no time to play the emperor.

What?

Why isn't Mexico here?

- Mexico is missing?

- Call the Mexican president.

President Sastre,

President of Mexico, please.

Here's Mexico!

Minister, how are you?

Come and find me.

- We were waiting for you.

- Sorry.

Don't worry.

Paula.

How are you?

Your place is next to

President Serrano.

I'd rather swap

to be next to my friend Hernn.

And Paula, of course, if I may?

I follow my head of protocol's orders,

can he?

But he's next to President Serrano...

Don't worry, my pal Osvaldo

will swap with me.

Osvaldo, can we swap places?

- How are you?

- It's all yours.

I'll look more handsome

above you all.

How are you?

Thank you.

I don't think it's for you.

President, we were waiting for you.

- President, how are you?

- President.

You're always welcome here.

- Go ahead, please.

- Thank you.

- How are you, Blanco?

- Well, and you?

Will you have a drink with me

after this?

What, now?

Yes, but alone.

You and I, nobody else, get it?

I'm not sure I do.

Without Castex.

Hands up, Presidents.

Look at the cameras.

That's it.

Hernn, how are you?

- Good, and you?

- Good.

- What'll you have?

- A whiskey "Black label".

Hey, I'm sorry about this,

but we're starting this dance

on the wrong damn foot.

Don't worry, I know Hoffmann

was a little clumsy.

I'll be straight with you.

About the gringos...

You know that I hate them

more than anything in the world.

Even more than you, dude,

as they're right next door.

But I don't want to think

with my heart or my balls,

I want to think with my head.

And if I think with my head,

I feel that the gringos' offer

is far better

than that bastard Brazilian's.

Better for all

or better for you?

I'm not going to mess up

this lousy summit alone.

I'm not a suicidal prick.

But it's what I should do,

if I could.

- No.

- Yes.

No, I assure you,

you shouldn't do that.

This is a f***ing circus,

for Oliveira to get everything

and you're being his minion, you fool.

I'm talking to you now because

I'd rather discuss this with you

than those bastards Cerezo or Serrano.

I'd rather do it with you

because everyone knows

those two are a**holes.

But nobody knows anything about you.

I'm asking you a favor.

But I'm also doing you a favor.

I'm doing your country a favor

and I'm doing you a favor.

On one side are the gringos,

on the other,

the f***ing emperor of China.

I know the gringos,

I know how far they'll go.

Do you know how far

Oliveira Prete may go?

I think you're jumping the gun.

If you say gringos,

I say no.

If you mention the word gringo again

I'll get up and leave.

Is that clear?

It's clear.

Then let's start again.

- Let's start again.

- OK.

The damn summit starts in 30 minutes

but there's going to be a hitch

because the foreign ministers

decided to include on the list

the admission of private companies.

Brazil knows nothing,

they're about to find out.

Oliveira will threaten to screw up

the damn summit,

they'll say that if the private

companies join, they'll leave.

Argentina will support them.

This won't benefit you,

it'll only benefit Brazil.

It's the only country

with a powerful oil company.

Too powerful.

I know, you don't have to tell me.

This dude is screwing you over.

Brazil is our strategic ally.

That

is nonnegotiable.

Think it over, dude.

You're a good man, Hernn.

I'm off, to talk some more bullshit.

Is everything going OK?

- OK?

- Yes.

Chile is honored and proud

that such important countries

have chosen to carry out

this crucial summit here.

If we do things well,

and can interpret the signs

of these turbulent times,

we'll see that the consolidation

of a common undertaking

in subjects so vital and strategic

as oil...

You're not going to tell me anything?

About what?

Did you sell your soul to the devil?

No.

But he's quite nice.

Is he going to break the bloc?

I don't think he'll dare.

Did Marina wake up?

We said we'd have lunch.

- Forget it, you've got the journalist.

- What?

The interview with the Spanish

journalist, for the book.

It was set up ages ago,

I told you 100 times.

We'll cancel it.

Impossible, all the others said yes.

Oliveira Prete said yes?

Yes.

I shall now read the subject list

and order of the day.

First:
the countries

that will be part of the initiative,

those that will form

the Southern Oil Alliance.

Second:

what are the joining requirements;

only public companies,

or will there be a place

for private companies?

And third...

Excuse the interruption,

Madam President.

I'd like to make it clear

to my colleagues,

that Brazil didn't agree

with this order.

For our country,

for my government,

it is vital to first discuss

the ownership of the company,

to avoid confusion between

public and private interests.

We are here, the nations...

to create the first multinational

state owned company.

And if we don't clarify this point,

it's impossible to discuss the others.

I'd like to take the opportunity

of my friend's interruption

to remind you

that this subject list,

read by president Scherson,

was agreed on by all

the ministers of foreign affairs.

So I suggest we respect

this democratic process

and continue to read it.

First, however,

I'd like to thank and acknowledge

such extraordinary organization.

Thank you, Paula.

Thank you to your nation,

for such openness,

and for such generosity.

Thank you very much, too.

Things have heated up.

If you were expecting this summit

to be boring, you were wrong.

Third...

President,

I want to thank you

for accepting the meeting.

You know I've worked on this

for a long time

and I appreciate your support.

Sastre and the others were all

very happy with the meeting.

I think it's a good option,

one we could discuss.

I don't report my meetings to you.

You report to me.

I just wanted to know

whether we agree on this,

and if I have permission

to go ahead, that's all.

Do your work well, Minister.

Of course.

File:
President of Argentina.

So sorry, I came as soon as I could.

- Lots of work?

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