Seen as publicity rather than serious diplomatic policy, the proposed entourage of presidents to visit Vladimir Putin in the midst of war has so far lacked the elements to shape and make a difference in efforts to end the conflict. Experts heard by RFI said that the idea that Jair Bolsonaro (PL) proposed to the Turkish Chancellor reflects the personality of the Brazilian president considering the elections and his lack of knowledge on diplomatic strategies.
“It violates one of the most fundamental rules of diplomatic procedure, discretion and confidentiality. If he really wants to play the mediator role, he must do so with common sense,” William Gonçalves, professor of international relations at the UFRJ, told RFI. . “And from the moment he declares himself that way, he offers to visit a president, while also taking sides and thus nullifying his performance. At the very least, it’s counterproductive.”
Behind the scenes, diplomats try to defuse the backlash of the president’s words and say that there is no official delegation proposal, but an idea that Bolsonaro has outlined in his last meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. week at the Presidential Palace. highland Laerte Apolinário of PUC São Paulo told RFI that he had not received technical support from Itamaraty for the president’s remarks. “This has not been interpreted or sanctioned by Brazilian diplomacy. Therefore, to me, it is a much more personal initiative by the Brazilian president than a state policy. The country’s foreign policy.”
Out of the G7 again
Even if Bolsonaro tries to associate his image with a conflict mediation initiative, experts say it will not bear much fruit in this area, as Brazil currently does not have the international position to lead the world’s most daring and heavy projects. Evidence of this came in the country’s third consecutive exclusion from the G7, a group that brings together the world’s wealthiest countries but welcomes invited leaders for its annual summit in Berlin next month in 2022.
“It symbolizes the results of the erratic foreign policy of recent years. Invited several times to the event, the country has been out since the beginning of the Bolsonaro government,” Laerte Apolinário said. said. “Brazil has always had good relations with the whole world, big and small, and that has disappeared in recent years. The current government has burned bridges with our main partners, such as the United States, Europe, China. Americans in addition to Latin.”
Leaders from South Africa, India, Indonesia and Senegal were invited to the G7 Summit. For William Gonçalves, the group sees no reason to seek a country without leadership, even among its closest neighbors. “In South America we no longer enjoy political leadership. Countries here no longer recognize us as natural leaders, on the contrary. Brazil, with the current government, did everything to completely drain Mercosur, leave Unasur our neighbors.”
The analyst says exclusion from the G20 illustrates the obstacles the country faces in earning respect and reputation abroad. “Our image in the world today is dire, we embrace the worst causes, arousing dislike wherever our president goes, especially regarding environmental issues.”
source: Noticias
