A US-Brazil Respect Deficit
Brazil’s rising stature and influence will be on display when President Dilma Rousseff arrives in Washington this week.
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The Brazilian presidential race is among the most hotly contested in the country's history. Only a few weeks after replacing Eduardo Campos as the candidate of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), Marina Silva beats current President Dilma Rousseff in all polls.
Brazil’s rising stature and influence will be on display when President Dilma Rousseff arrives in Washington this week.
An upcoming meeting between Presidents Obama and Rousseff should not be expected to produce dramatic news or unexpected major breakthroughs.
President Rousseff is arriving in Washington on Monday to meet the US president. Nothing particularly important will happen.