The Brazilian government has indicated that it will abstain from a resolution that will be voted on at the UN General Assembly (United Nations) this Thursday (7) and will determine whether Russia should be expelled from the Human Rights Council.

Sources at Itamaraty explained that the government was reviewing the issue on Wednesday, 6th and that the decision in principle was not to vote in favor of the project. Brazil, which voted together with the Americans and Europeans for three resolutions condemning Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, began to adopt a new stance in international organizations.

Closer to the position of China, India and South Africa, Itamaraty did not approve of Western powers’ projects to isolate Russia in organizations such as the ILO (International Labor Organization), UNESCO and others. BRICS also insists that the Joe Biden administration’s idea of ​​removing Russia from the G20 will not be supported by the bloc of major emerging economies.

This week, the Brazilian government did not take the same tone as the United States and Europe, who accused Russia of war crimes at the UN Security Council. For Brazil, investigations into possible massacres in Ukraine should be conducted without “pre-trial”.

The effort of Western powers to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council is actually a rare process within the UN. To date, only Muanmar Gaddafi’s Libya has had a similar suspension.

For Russia to suffer the same fate, Western powers must gather two-thirds of the 193 UN countries. The hope of Americans and Europeans rests on the vote a month ago in which 141 countries passed a resolution condemning the Russian invasion. But diplomats warn that deportation is not the same thing and will require strategic considerations.

In the case of Brazil, Itamaraty voted for 141 countries that chose to condemn Russia. This time, however, deportation is seen as a dangerous stance, even in terms of a possible weakening of the multilateral system.

In the draft of the project obtained by UOLThe governments of the EU, the United States, Canada, Japan, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Liberia, Costa Rica and other governments justify the action by Russia to suspend the act of serious violation and violation of human rights and humanitarian law.

The initiative has also been supported by a number of NGOs, including Brazilian Conectas Human Rights. Two weeks ago, the organization, along with other NGOs, called on governments to consider suspending Moscow from the Human Rights Council.

Despite the Western offensive, members within the UN warn that the initiative will be questioned by other countries, such as China and the United States, who will claim their governments are occupying foreign territory without being removed from international bodies.