Four policemen have been tailing José Bové, the French farmer and activist, who is in Brazil to attend the second World Social Forum - the anti-capitalist counterpoint to the Davos World Economic Forum in New York.
January 2002
World Economic Forum
The business world's movers and shakers are meeting at the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is taking place in New York instead of its usual venue, Davos, a small Alpine Swiss resort. Mark Tran explains.
November 2001
Davos forum shifts to New York
The annual gathering of the world's business and government elite in Davos, Switzerland, will be moved to New York next year due to security concerns.