🇧🇷 The focus of the world’s attention is on the presidential elections in Brazil.
After all, the question ‘who will be president of Brazil’ is by no means an idle one. It concerns the country's further development, the direction of its foreign policy, its positioning in the international arena in the light of Brazil's upcoming G20 chairmanship in 2024, the country's role in the UN and especially in its Security Council, where in 2022-2023 Brazil remains as a non-permanent member.
The main struggle flared up between the two main rivals, who expectedly made it to the second round – the right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and the leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, the country' ex-president (2003-2010).
The current race is conspicuous for having the shortest official campaign in the history of democratic elections (46 days) and the longest time gap between two rounds (28 days, usually three weeks). Analysts dubbed this period “a 28-day night”, hinting at the unpredictability of the outcome of this “night”.
The results of the 2nd round are unpredictable, but whoever becomes the winner will be a world-class leader, who will have to respond to the complex and acute challenges of the disturbing modern world, writes Valdai Club expert Lyudmila Okuneva. Lyudmila is the participant of the expert discussion on the Brazil elections held by Valdai Discussion Club on October, 6. Watch the video of the discussion here — https://go.sv/LvZpg7
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/results-of-the-1st-round-of-the-general-elections/
#Norms_and_Values #Brazil #Bolsonaro #LuladaSilva
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After all, the question ‘who will be president of Brazil’ is by no means an idle one. It concerns the country's further development, the direction of its foreign policy, its positioning in the international arena in the light of Brazil's upcoming G20 chairmanship in 2024, the country's role in the UN and especially in its Security Council, where in 2022-2023 Brazil remains as a non-permanent member.
The main struggle flared up between the two main rivals, who expectedly made it to the second round – the right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and the leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, the country' ex-president (2003-2010).
The current race is conspicuous for having the shortest official campaign in the history of democratic elections (46 days) and the longest time gap between two rounds (28 days, usually three weeks). Analysts dubbed this period “a 28-day night”, hinting at the unpredictability of the outcome of this “night”.
The results of the 2nd round are unpredictable, but whoever becomes the winner will be a world-class leader, who will have to respond to the complex and acute challenges of the disturbing modern world, writes Valdai Club expert Lyudmila Okuneva. Lyudmila is the participant of the expert discussion on the Brazil elections held by Valdai Discussion Club on October, 6. Watch the video of the discussion here — https://go.sv/LvZpg7
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/results-of-the-1st-round-of-the-general-elections/
#Norms_and_Values #Brazil #Bolsonaro #LuladaSilva
@valdai_club
Valdai Club
Results of the First Round of the General Elections in Brazil: What's Next?
On October 2, the 1st round of general elections took place in Brazil: Brazilians voted to choose the president, the entire lower house of parliament, a third of the senate and many governors. However, the focus of the world’s attention, without exaggeration…
🇧🇷🇷🇺 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
@valdai_club
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
Brazil and Russia: What Can Russia Expect from the New Government of Lula da Silva?
Never before in the history of Brazil has the country faced such striking political polarisation and violence. These features could be a reflection of a country that has lost relevance in recent years and now needs to seek international insertion in an increasingly…