Brazil's Lula inaugurates the Brazil-Paraguay Integration Bridge

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attended the opening ceremony of the Brazil-Paraguay Integration Bridge in Parana state, Brazil.     

The bridge will connect the Paraguayan city of Presidente Franco with the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguacu. It will be opened to traffic gradually. In this first phase, empty trucks will be allowed to cross in both directions. The new overpass also aims to boost tourism and trade, and improve regional integration. It spans approximately 1,300 meters and boasts the longest free span in Latin America.