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Brazil’s foreign policy is hyperactive, ambitious and naive

Brazil's President Lula aims to lead the fight against climate change and set up a peace club to end the war in Ukraine, while diversifying exports to China, during his series of trips abroad to prove Brazil's global ambitions.

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  • Brazil's President Lula aims to prove Brazil's global ambitions with a series of trips abroad.
  • Lula wants to lead the fight against climate change and to set up a 'peace club' to end the war in Ukraine.
  • Lula's top foreign policy aide secretly travelled to Moscow to discuss the idea with Vladimir Putin in March.
  • During his visit to Beijing, Lula plans to sign more than 20 agreements ranging from investments in renewable energy to co-operation on science and technology.
  • Brazil wants to diversify and add higher-value goods to its export basket, including rice and certain types of fruits.
Brazil’s foreign policy is hyperactive, ambitious and naive
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