Rio, 23 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - The WorldCom filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States will not affect Embratel, says the president of the Brazilian company, Jorge Rodriguez, who went on to say that investment plans remain in place and will total R$1.1 billion (US$380 million) this year. Rodriguez declared that Embratel is independent of its American controller. "There are no intra-corporation loans. We get loans directly from banks and other financial institutions which are not co-signed by WorldCom," he explained. (AB)