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President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) begins Wednesday (8) to participate in the Summit of the Americas, in Los Angeles, United States. The aim of this event is to bring together leaders of South American, Central American and North American countries to discuss Promoting democracy in the region.
Bolsonaro DrI decided to participate in the meeting Two days after Christopher Dodd, Special Envoy for the Summit of the Americas, received the US government, Chargé d’Affairs at the US Embassy in Brazil, Douglas Conniff, at Palazzo Planalto.
Bolsonaro accepts Biden’s invitation to attend the Summit of the Americas
In a note issued by the US Embassy, Christopher Dodd stated that during the meeting he expressed to the Brazilian president his “desire for Brazil to be an active participant in the Summit”, and said that he recognized “the collective responsibility towards moving towards a more inclusive and prosperous one.”
Jair Bolsonaro and Joe Biden – Photo: Adriano Machado/Reuters and Caroline Custer/Associated Press
President Jair Bolsonaro and the President of the United States, Joe Bidenin a bilateral meeting during the Summit of the Americas.
According to the advisor for Latin American affairs to the US government, Juan Gonzalez, during the meeting, Bolsonaro and Biden will talk about general topics.
Asked if the US president will speak to Bolsonaro about the Brazilian electoral system, the US government’s advisor on Latin American affairs replied that the US trusts the Brazilian electoral institutions.
Bolsonaro’s relationship with Biden is far-reaching. In the 2020 elections, the Brazilian president announced his support for the then president Donald TrumpHe was defeated in his re-election bid. Even Bolsonaro said so There was fraud in the US elections.
Summit of the Americas an attempt by the President Joe Biden To rebuild the relationship with Latin American countries after years Donald Trumpwho did not attend the last summit in Lima in 2018.
The event began on Monday (6), but Biden will officially open the meeting this Wednesday (8).
According to US government officials, during the event, Biden will seek a regional consensus on a new economic agenda to advance existing trade agreements with Latin America, and intends to present a plan to address rising immigration.
However, according to the authorities, the US government also intends to position itself as a major economic partner for Latin America to neutralize Chinese incursions.
As host, the US government was responsible for preparing the guest list for this event. Claim ideological differences, the United States excluded CubaVenezuela and Nicaragua from the Summit of the Americas.
This action angered some leaders, among them the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. “I will not attend the summit because not all countries in the Americas are invited and I believe in the need to change the policy that has been imposed for centuries, exclusion,” Lopez Obrador said.
In total, until Monday (6), leaders Eight countries will not participate in this event.
In addition to Lopez Obrador, and leaders of countries excluded by the United States, the presidents of Honduras, Guatemala, Bolivia and Uruguay announced that they would not attend the Summit of the Americas.
After the trip to California, on June 9-10, Bolsonaro will cross US territory and head to Orlando, Florida, where he will participate in the opening of the Brazilian vice consulate.
