The Trump Corollary of the Monroe Doctrine, already known as the Donroe Doctrine, calls for a comprehensive review of Brazilian foreign policy. At the level of paradigms, the response to neo-imperialism is active adherence to international laws – that is, to the concept of national sovereignty inscribed in the UN Charter.
Brazil swears, night and day, its commitment to international law – but does not practice it at the time. It forgot the principle of national sovereignty at the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, multiplying gestures of solidarity with Putin only disguised by a weak protocol condemnation. Duplicity needs to disappear: opposition to Trump’s imperial aggressions requires equal opposition to Putin’s.
The Donroe Doctrine summarizes a spheres of influence policy that pleases Russia and China. Under the guidance of Celso Amorim, Brazil began to use the expression “multipolarity” as an alibi to offer support to Russian and Chinese ambitions, in addition to shameful silence about the massacre of protesters in Iran. The bet on the Brics, a bloc led by Xi Jinping and Putin, has become more than a misunderstanding about values: in the context of Donroe, it puts us in a precarious position compared to the USA. A sovereign foreign policy requires strategic distance from the three great powers.
The Mercosur-EU free trade agreement could not have been concluded at a better time. On a geopolitical level, it represents an emphatic response to US tariff protectionism and, furthermore, a way to reduce our dependence on Chinese trade and investment. It is necessary to explore the strategic potential revealed by the partnership. Europe clings to international law to protect itself from, and now also from, the USA. This is a basis for cooperation in the sphere of foreign policy.
Europeans face the risk of US annexation of Greenland. Brazil is witnessing the installation of American bases in neighboring countries, the imposition of a protectorate in and threats of intervention in Panama, Cuba and Colombia. The principle of national sovereignty should be upheld jointly by Europe and Brazil. The right word is “multilateralism”, not “multipolarity”.
National sovereignty is much more than a territorial concept. The “sovereign” violation of human rights by dictatorial regimes violates the principles that, constitutionally, govern our foreign policy. Therefore, the complement to national sovereignty is popular sovereignty. When, finally, will Brazil call for free elections in Venezuela, contradicting Delcy Rodríguez, its Chavista puppet?
Gustavo Petro, from Colombia, signed a manifesto of intellectuals against US intervention in Venezuela. You would do better if you confronted drug trafficking based in your country. Brazil is rehearsing constitutional amendments on organized crime. Words in the wind, in the election year. The government does not need new legislation or a specific ministry to coordinate financial, police and military operations aimed at breaking down faction structures.
The recovery of territorial sovereignty, in the metropolises and on the Amazon borders, a vital internal security issue, has become an external security imperative. This is not the time to offer alibis for the neo-imperialism of the Donroe Doctrine.
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