But the plan requires the withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukrainian territory before any mediation is accepted. In a conversation with the Brazilian government, in 2023, President Vladimir Putin made it clear that he would not accept this condition and that it represented surrender.
President Lula Zelensky has already warned that the peace process cannot be one-sided, while other emerging countries have insisted that there is no way to endorse the Ukrainian plan without including the Russians in the discussions.
Since taking office a year ago, Lula has insisted on the need to form a group to propose ways out of the crisis. Without US support, his plan did not succeed.
The existence of this forum was initially seen in Brasilia as an opportunity for dialogue. The invitation to attend Lula's government was also the seal Planalto was looking for.
During the group's last meeting, in December, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Brazilian government limited itself to sending a message. In fact, there was a mismatch in schedules, as presidential advisor Celso Amorim was unable to make the trip.
But in his letter dated December 16, the ambassador made clear Brazil's disappointment in the conduct of the process.
