Re-establishing relations with the world will be on the agenda after Jamil Chad Lula takes office 29/12/2022 04h00

President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will benefit from the presence of around 60 foreign delegations at his inauguration on January 1 to begin work immediately to restore Brazil’s place on the international stage. The day after inauguration, the president will devote almost his entire agenda to receiving presidents, prime ministers and monarchs who visit Brasília.

According to the newspaper, there are around 25 heads of state and government to take office, as well as vice-presidents and ministers.

Sources close to the president confirmed that Lula was in a “rush” to forge a new relationship with the main powers, especially after a four-year foreign policy isolating Brazil. For foreign governments, the country has become part of the problem, not the solution to international crises.

Also on January 2, it was reported that Ambassador Mauro Vieira will assume the post of Prime Minister and his speech is expected with special interest by the international community.

On his first productive day at work, Lula wants to give at least three signals to international leaders:

• Brazil will adopt a new position on the environmental agenda.
• Unlimited support for strengthening multilateralism and seeking a multipolar world.
• The resumption of the regional integration process. Not by chance, Lula’s insistence on owning most of the South American countries was clear.

Lula will also point out their regional priorities for each representative.

in the case of South AmericaThe president, already in office, will insist that old integration mechanisms need to be rethought and expanded. Themes will have to go beyond commerce, including the environmental issue.

with Europeans – especially Germany, Spain and PortugalOne of the main issues will be the resumption of negotiations between Mercosur and the European Union in search of reconciliation. The deal was closed in 2019 after 20 years of negotiations. However, the deal fell short of what Brazilian exporters expected.

On the European side, while there is no real mechanism for environmental control in Brazil, there is an understanding that the agreement will hardly be ratified by the national parliaments of the Old Continent.

Environmental issues and the resumption of the Amazon Fund are still on Germany’s agenda. Berlin will send not only the head of government, but also the head of the Environment portfolio.

One of its focus will still be to pursue the African agenda of Brazil and Portuguese speaking countries.. According to the heads of state and government of Angola, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde, the continent will once again be among the priorities of the new government.

The destruction of Brazilian foreign policy was clear in the document prepared by the transition team.

“The combination between the domestic liquidation of public policies and the dominance of an isolationist worldview at the outside has affected the country’s image and harmed Brazil’s ability to influence issues on the global agenda,” he said. .

“Brazil has shown denial, losing its lead on environmental issues, challenging efforts to combat the epidemic and promoting a view of human rights that is inconsistent with its legal order,” he said.