Brazilian Foreign Relations Archives

How BRICS Expansion Will Impact South America

The BRICS transformation into a Beijing-led alliance poses a challenge for Brazil and Argentina.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, right, and Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, in São Paulo in May

Brazil’s Economic Uptick Is Boosting Lula’s Foreign Policy

Good news at home is freeing up the president to engage abroad, with success at an Amazon summit but enduring controversy elsewhere.

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