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Brazil believes that free software is an excellent tool for the democratization of knowledge, foreign currency savings, and the optimization of institutional investments and costs. The model also offers perspectives for Brazilian industries to research,create, and develop new free software programs.

The political decision to adopt and stimulate the use of open platforms and free software programs in Brazil has already been taken and was reinforced by important Brazilian government officials at the opening of the seminar, "Free Software and the Development of Brazil," on Tuesday 19-August-2003, in Bras