Brazil indirectly finances the invasion of Ukraine –

If you equate Russia with Ukraine, you are an intellectual dishonest; if you help Russia against Ukraine, then you are already an accomplice. That’s what the Lula government is doing: helping Russia.

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At the front diplomatically, for example, Brazil abstained in the vote by the UN Human Rights Council to extend the working period of the commission of inquiry that investigates war crimes committed by Russians on Ukrainian territory.

At the front trade, in 2023, we will increase exchanges with Vladimir Putin’s Russia, which has been the target of a Western trade embargo since the invasion of Ukraine. For the first time, Brazil’s exports and imports with Russia surpassed the US$10 billion mark, reaching US$11.9 billion, reports journalist Jéssica Petrovna.

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Brazil, you see, has become Russia’s main importer of diesel. In purchasing Russian fuels, we replace Western Europe and are therefore in good company with China.

The excuse for not following the Western embargo on a country that ignores international laws is that Brazil’s policy is to only adhere to sanctions approved by the UN.

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It’s a cynical argument. Firstly, because Russia has veto power over United Nations decisions. Secondly, because not adhering to an embargo does not imply increasing trade with the country targeted by sanctions.

The Lula government is helping Russia as a good companion of the so-called Global South, this alliance of authoritarian and populist regimes that wants to reverse the world order governed by the United States and other democratic countries.

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By increasing trade with the Russians, we are indirectly financing the invasion of Ukraine. The government that condemns the death of Palestinian children pays for the bombs that kill Ukrainian children.