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Brazil & Southern Cone - August 2010 (ISSN 1741-4431)
BRAZIL: Lula's diplomacy loses its lustre
Since coming to power in 2003 President Lula da Silva has overseen
the opening of 68 Brazilian embassies and consulates in 37 countries previously
without Brazilian representation. This expansionary policy is in line with his
ambition to expand Brazil's commercial and political reach in the emerging
'South-South' arena and to win for Brazil a permanent seat on a reformed United
Nations Security Council (UNSC). Lula has also sought to carve out a role for
himself as the 'voice' of the developing world in leading multilateral
forums. However, Lula's critics in Brazil and elsewhere argue that his
courtship of regimes with dubious democratic credentials increasingly risks
undermining Brazil's standing in the global arena and, significantly, the
reputation of the country's foreign office, the Itamaraty, for competence and
professionalism.
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