Brasília, November 19, 2002 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - President Fernando Henrique Cardoso said today that Brazil was never as challenged as it is now to take decisions about the way to participate in the reorganization of the world. He made this statement at a luncheon with members of the Parliamentary Summit on Continental Integration, which is debating the implantation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Cardoso added that he is certain the next administration will also pursue the global "search for equity." (DAS)