SÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) – In addition to the numerous expressions of repudiation by heads of state and foreign ministers, who have condemned the attacks on democracy in Brasilia via Twitter, world leaders have offered other types of assistance to the country.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, for example, sent a message through diplomatic channels making himself available to speak with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and help him in any way necessary.
The US government, in addition to condemning the attack and attempts to “undermine democracy in Brazil”, offered its support for the institutions, through tweets from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and President Joe Biden himself. same.
The Chargé d’Affaires in Brazil, Douglas Koneff, who heads the diplomatic representation while the new ambassador, Elizabeth Bagley, is not taking over, also sent a message to Celso Amorim, head of the special advisory service of the presidency. The American is said to have expressed his solidarity with the Brazilian government, recalling that the United States went through a similar situation – the invasion of the Capitol, on January 6, 2021, by extremist supporters of Donald Trump who questioned the election of Biden.
The US president is in Texas, en route to Mexico, where he will meet Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has also condemned the acts in Brazil, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández also sent a message to Amorim offering help. “The numerous statements and messages from foreign leaders show that the international community is vigilant and will react to any coup attempt,” Lula’s adviser said. “It demonstrates that these extremists are completely isolated.”
Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira received phone calls from the chancellors of Portugal, Spain, Uruguay, Colombia and Chile, as well as numerous WhatsApp messages.
According to Itamaraty reported on Sunday evening (8), a bilateral meeting and lunch scheduled with Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday (9) is still being held. The Japanese arrived in Brazil at the time of the invasions of Congress, the Planalto Palace and the building of the Federal Supreme Court.
In Planalto, several internal meetings of the Special Advisory Council scheduled for Monday must be canceled, because the rooms of Amorim and Ambassador Audo Faleiro — as well as several others — were vandalized.
Until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, China had not come forward either on Twitter from the embassy in Brazil or through the chancellery or other diplomatic channels. The Asian country is traditionally silent or slow to talk about political instability in other countries.
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