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Ramboxious t1_j6mht5k wrote

Reply to comment by capybara_from_hell in Brazil's Lula cold-shoulders Germany's Scholz on Ukraine support by Available_Hamster_44

I’m asking you if you agree with that stance, that Brazil should’ve kept trading with both Axis and Allies?

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capybara_from_hell t1_j6mlvzk wrote

Yes, in the same way that Brazil kept trading with the US after they invaded Iraq in 2003.

Fun fact, the Brazilian president in 2003 was...Lula.

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Ramboxious t1_j6mmnes wrote

So you are saying that the countries should have continued trading with the US, or Nazi Germany during WW2?

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capybara_from_hell t1_j6mngof wrote

Mate, I'm afraid you don't understand what neutrality means.

Also, Brazil's Constitution mandates that the country's foreign policy must follow non-interventionism and peaceful resolution of conflicts. If there's a call for a peaceful settlement of the war, Brazilian diplomats are expected to be in the first row.

Also, your question is super loaded, since many European countries keep trading with Russia.

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Ramboxious t1_j6mnrgn wrote

I don't mean to stop trading completely, but to reduce trading in the form of sanctions. Would you support sanctioning Russia in this case?

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capybara_from_hell t1_j6moh1f wrote

Brazil's bilateral trade with Russia is already relatively small (compare it to China, US or Argentina and you'll get what I mean), and joining sanctions would hurt agricultural production since the most important type of import from Russia are fertilisers.

So, having crop failures leading to famine just to please some other country's foreign policy? No, thanks.

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Ramboxious t1_j6mqoi6 wrote

Brazil's imports from Russia grew by 89% in the 3 months from the start of the war. So I guess not increasing the imports would be ideal? But I understand importing fertilizer, I don't think that would need to be part of the sanctions.

> just to please some other country's foreign policy? No, thanks.

What foreign policy are you talking about? The 'stop countries from annexing other countries' policy?

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