🇧🇷🇷🇺 Relations between Brazil and Russia have historically been marked by periods of estrangement and rapprochement.
The US and its influence in Latin America has been a constant element in the relationship between the two countries. Hence, the nature of the relationship (rapprochement or distancing) between Moscow and Brasilia is a direct reflection of the political and ideological changes in the diplomatic landscape.
The current government of Jair Bolsonaro illustrates this trend. During the first years of Bolsonaro's administration, it leaned towards the United States; an automatic alignment with Washington's policymakers during Trump’s tenure. During this period, Brazil became a major non-NATO US ally and dismantled the main regional integration projects of previous governments, submitting Brazilian regional leadership to the Organisation of American States (OAS).
Brazil's pragmatism and regional leadership during the Lula administration were responsible for laying the foundations for a strategic relationship between Brazil and Russia.
Moscow’s position becomes even more relevant in the current context of Western sanctions against Russia, and Brazil must play an important role that can benefit both countries. For these reasons, Russia is not interested in a weakened Brazil, subordinated to the US. The Kremlin recognises Brazil as an important partner of Russia in Latin America and seeks to give Brazil a position as an indispensable ally in the design of the multipolar world.
The future of Brazil-Russia relations is also conditional upon the Russian ability to deal with the Western pressure that the new term of Lula da Silva will be subjected to, in addition to the Western diplomatic inability in building fruitful interlocution with Brasilia, writes Valdai Club expert Boris Perius Zabolotsky.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/brazil-and-russia-what-can-russia-expect-from/
#Norms_and_Values #Brazil #Lula #Bolsonaro
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The US and its influence in Latin America has been a constant element in the relationship between the two countries. Hence, the nature of the relationship (rapprochement or distancing) between Moscow and Brasilia is a direct reflection of the political and ideological changes in the diplomatic landscape.
The current government of Jair Bolsonaro illustrates this trend. During the first years of Bolsonaro's administration, it leaned towards the United States; an automatic alignment with Washington's policymakers during Trump’s tenure. During this period, Brazil became a major non-NATO US ally and dismantled the main regional integration projects of previous governments, submitting Brazilian regional leadership to the Organisation of American States (OAS).
Brazil's pragmatism and regional leadership during the Lula administration were responsible for laying the foundations for a strategic relationship between Brazil and Russia.
Moscow’s position becomes even more relevant in the current context of Western sanctions against Russia, and Brazil must play an important role that can benefit both countries. For these reasons, Russia is not interested in a weakened Brazil, subordinated to the US. The Kremlin recognises Brazil as an important partner of Russia in Latin America and seeks to give Brazil a position as an indispensable ally in the design of the multipolar world.
The future of Brazil-Russia relations is also conditional upon the Russian ability to deal with the Western pressure that the new term of Lula da Silva will be subjected to, in addition to the Western diplomatic inability in building fruitful interlocution with Brasilia, writes Valdai Club expert Boris Perius Zabolotsky.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/brazil-and-russia-what-can-russia-expect-from/
#Norms_and_Values #Brazil #Lula #Bolsonaro
@valdai_club
Valdai Club
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