Software Brazilian Linux effort launched Robert McMillan @itworldca Published: November 11th, 2003Brazil has become the latest country to show its support for Linux. Following moves by the U.K. and Russia, the government of Brazil announced that it has signed a letter of intent with IBM Corp. pledging to develop initiatives that will promote the use of Linux in the Latin American country.“This is basically a first step. What this document means is that we will work together, both the government of Brazil and IBM, on developing Linux in the public sector,” said Sebastian Mocorrea, IBM’s vice-president of government relations for Latin America.The letter of intent was signed by JosWould you recommend this article?00 Thanks for taking the time to let us know what you think of this article! We'd love to hear your opinion about this or any other story you read in our publication. Click this link to send me a note →Jim Love, Chief Content Officer, IT World Canada Software Brazilian