Gonzalo Paz, adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Latin American Studies: “The recent decision by the Brazilian government to keep importing energy and fertilizers from Russia is better explained by the political urgency generated by the upcoming presidential election. Bolsonaro is trailing Lula in all serious polls. So everything in the current Brazilian government is aligned with the goal of the re-election of the president in October. Nevertheless, foreign policy factors are also at play. Brazil, as a member of the BRICS, has been reluctant to engage in a full fledged repudiation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Bolsonaro’s personal sympathy for Vladimir Putin is also at play. Bolsonaro also had warm relations with former U.S. President Trump, which shows the road ahead keeping and developing warm relations with Putin. We need to remember Bolsonaro’s…”
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