Bush to sign biofuels pact with Brazilian leader

US President George Bush sees a new agreement with Brazil on ethanol as a way to boost alternative fuels production in the Americas and get more cars running on something other than petrol.

US President George Bush sees a new agreement with Brazil on ethanol as a way to boost alternative fuels production in the Americas and get more cars running on something other than petrol.

Demonstrators upset with Bush’s visit worry that the president and his biofuels buddy, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, really have visions of an Opec-like cartel on ethanol.

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