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Bolsonaro Was Not Elected to Take Brazil as He Found It
It seems that Brazil is gearing up to be a powerful force against Communism
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/a...-brings-foreign-policy-revolution-says-araujo
This are the best quotes by the foreign minister in the article:
Some people think our marketing approach should be: “Look, I’m Brazil. I don’t think anything. I don’t have any ideas. Just like Wittgenstein’s deconstructed subject, I don’t have a self. I don’t bother anyone. Trade with me!”
But this doesn’t work. No one respects such behavior, and you don’t reach good trade deals when there is no respect. Look at China. China unapologetically defends its system, asserts its national interests and identity, its specific ideas about the world — and everyone does more and more trade with China. Why should other countries be required to sign up to certain ideas before being considered good trade partners? Should we renounce our commitments to freedom and democracy when others are not required to renounce their commitments to their systems?