After leaving the American embassy in Brasília without a head for more than a year, . Perez is 38 years old, works in politics in Florida and, like the Secretary of State, is the son of Cuban parents.
In a time of tense relations, Trump and Rubio made yet another rude move. They announced Perez’s appointment before the Brazilian government granted him the agrément. It’s a formality, but disregarding it signals ill will.
In the 60s of the last century, French president Charles de Gaulle, angry with João Goulart, shelved the request for an agrément for ambassador Vasco Leitão da Cunha, whom he had met in Africa during the war. The Brazilian government had announced the nomination without informing the Frenchman. Vasco ended up sent to Moscow.
The problem was repeated in 2022, with Argentina. The then ambassador, businessman Daniel Scioli, was appointed Minister of Development and left the post. He lasted 47 days in the new position. On the day of his dismissal, Casa Rosada announced that he would return to the embassy in Brasília. They did this without consulting the Itamaraty.
The presidents didn’t even speak to each other. The then chancellor Carlos Alberto França did not want to add fuel to the fire and suggested that Bolsonaro overlook the rudeness and Scioli returned.
Lula’s parallel world
Last week he referred to the “success of my visit to Trump”.
If he believes this, Brazil’s relations with the United States will experience new turmoil.
According to reports, the US showed the knife before the agreed deadline for Lula’s successful visit to Trump expired.
Immoralities
The American government saw an incentive for corruption in the minister’s annulment of all cases.
As extravagant as Toffoli’s decisions were in cases involving criminals upstairs, the minister was based on legal arguments; they don’t compare to Donald Trump’s pardon machine.
Trump has already pardoned political thieves, such as a governor who tried to sell a Senate seat, or Wall Street swindlers, such as papermaker Michael Milken, who in the last century paid a fine of 600 million dollars, was sentenced to ten years in prison and served only 22 months.
As Professor Delfim Netto repeated, “two mistakes don’t make a right”.
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