I make it known that the National Congress has approved, and I, Jose Sarney, President of the Federal Senate, in the terms of the art single paragraph. 52 of the Common Rules and the inciso XXVIII of the art. 48 of the Rules of Procedure of the Federal Senate, promulgated the following

LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO359, DE 2011 (*)

Approves the text of the Agreement between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for Educational Cooperation, concluded in Bata, on October 23, 2009.

The National Congress decrees:

Art. 1º The text of the Agreement between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for Educational Cooperation, concluded in Bata, on October 23, 2009, shall be approved.

Single Paragraph. They shall be subject to the approval of the National Congress any acts that may result in revision of the said Agreement, as well as any further adjustments which, pursuant to the inciso I of the art. 49 of the Federal Constitution, carries charges or written commitments to national heritage.

Art. 2º The National Congress approves this international act, in obedience to the greater and long-term interests of the Federative Republic of Brazil, in the understanding that such approval does not extend to the current political regime in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

Art. 3 This Legislative Decree comes into force on the date of its publication.

Federal Senate, on December 13, 2011.

Senator JOSÉ SARNEY

President of the Federal Senate

(*) The text of the above Agreement is published in the DSF of 10/04/2011.

Attachment (s) (Federal Senate Journal)

The text of the international act approved by this Legislative Decree will only be applicable in Brazilian territory from its promulgation by the Executive Power.