President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) travels, this Monday (14), with a Brazilian delegation to Moscow, where he is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In recent days, Bolsonaro reaffirmed the maintenance of the trip despite the imminence of conflict involving Russia, Ukraine and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). “I go to Russia by invitation, trade and peace,” the president told CNN.
In an interview with CNN This Monday (14), USP professor and historian specializing in Russia, Angelo Segrillo, assessed that the visit of the Brazilian president is an attempt to “leave some of the diplomatic isolation he has been in since Trump left the presidency of the United States”. ”.
He explains that the intention is repeated by Putin’s side. “He is also a little diplomatically isolated. So it is important for him to have the visit,” he said.
“Brazil is not a central country in this conflict, but Brazil is half of South America. So having the Brazilian president there is a way of reaffirming Putin’s prestige,” he added.
The professor also adds that the Brazilian president should speak about Ukraine only if Putin himself raises the issue.
Bolsonaro told CNN that the trip will serve to address commercial interests, such as in the area of energy and agribusiness (fertilizers).
However, Professor Segrillo, who is also a researcher at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow, said that “the reason given is not very credible”.
“It doesn’t make much sense for the Brazilian president to go to Russia to deal with import issues. For this, the Minister of Agriculture should go, who is not going because she has Covid-19. I think the visit is more for political reasons,” she argued.
He highlights that Bolsonaro and Putin find affinity in the way they think about some issues. “The conservatism of customs. Putin says his ideology is healthy conservatism. I think they’re making a connection out there,” he said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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