German FM calls Brazil to align more with the West

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called on Brazil to align with other democracies on geopolitical matters, particularly regarding its stance on the Ukraine war and China, and is offering a closer relationship in exchange.

Brazil is the only country among emerging democracies that have so far backed all UN resolutions against Russia’s war in Ukraine but still refuses to send Ukraine aid. Brazil also maintains a particularly close relationship with China, its top trading partner.

We have to strengthen and support people around the world who stand up for human rights and democracies and find new ways to cooperate,” Anna Lührmann, a junior minister in the Foreign Ministry, said Tuesday during a panel debate at the Europaforum. This includes Brazil, where people had voted against the autocratic tendencies of the previous government at the last election, she added.

Earlier in the day, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius kicked off his visit to India, another democratic member of the BRICS group, where he is hoping to make progress on a submarine deal between the two countries to strengthen military ties.

Euraactiv.com