Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Visits Brazil

EPISODE: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey
Lavrov Visits Brazil


GUEST: Camila Escalante, Kawsachun
News-Brazil





BACKGROUND:


Russia’s minister of foreign affairs, Sergei Lavrov, arrived in
Brasília on Monday for talks with his Brazilian counterpart,
Mauro Vieira, in the latest of a series of bilateral encounters
likely to ruffle the US.


Lavrov arrived just as Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da
Silva, returned from a state visit to China, and both missions
are part of a diplomatic reset Lula has pursued since returning
to power this year, as he strives to recover Brazil’s
international reputation after his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro,
dismantled Brazil’s established tradition of
cooperation. For Brazil, that means rebuilding and
maintaining ties with all partners, regardless of geopolitical
tensions elsewhere.


Lavrov and Vieira said their talks had also focused on energy and
trade. About a quarter of agricultural powerhouse Brazil's
fertilizer imports come from Russia, while the two countries
engaged in a record $9.8 billion in bilateral trade last year.


Brazil was Lavrov's first stop on a weeklong Latin American tour
that will also include Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba.





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