Mauro Vieira condemns "collusion" between Brazilians and foreigners to attack national sovereignty.
"Brazil needs a calm, firm, and fearless diplomacy to navigate the disorder," said the minister.
247 - During a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Rio Branco Institute, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira made strong statements against what he described as a coordinated attempt to destabilize Brazilian democracy. The Foreign Minister condemned the actions of Brazilians in "collusion" with foreign forces and reiterated Itamaraty's commitment to defending national sovereignty.
“I have immense pride and a sense of responsibility in the current task of leading Itamaraty in defending Brazilian sovereignty against attacks orchestrated by Brazilians in collusion with foreign forces,” he declared. “In this outrageous collusion, which targets our democracy, facts and reality do not matter to those who position themselves as an unpatriotic vehicle for foreign interventions.”
Vieira made the statements without directly mentioning the recent sanctions imposed by the United States government on ministers of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), nor the increase in the tariff on Brazilian products exported to the country. Even so, the Foreign Minister made it clear that the current scenario demands "firmness and intelligence in defending Brazilian interests."
Mauro Vieira's statement comes after US President Donald Trump raised tariffs on Brazilian products to 50%. The measure, justified by Trump in a letter sent to the Brazilian government, is accompanied by criticism of the legal proceedings involving former President Jair Bolsonaro in the Supreme Federal Court (STF). Furthermore, the US announced the cancellation of visas for Supreme Court justices and harsher sanctions against Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
In his speech, the Foreign Minister reaffirmed Brazil's commitment to its institutions and the rule of law. "Let's be clear: our democratic society and its institutions defeated an attempted military coup, whose perpetrators are now in the dock, in transparent proceedings broadcast on TV in real time, with the right to a full defense. The Citizen Constitution is not and never will be on any negotiating table. Our sovereignty is not a bargaining chip in the face of unacceptable demands."
Without naming names, Vieira also criticized those who, according to him, insist on reviving authoritarian ideas and seeking international support to weaken the Brazilian constitutional order. "Declared nostalgics of arbitrariness and confessed lovers of foreign intervention will not succeed in their attempt to subvert the democratic and constitutional order," he emphasized.
The chancellor further reinforced Itamaraty's role in institutional defense: "It is the mission of this House to defend the Constitution and our institutional order. Brazil needs a calm, firm, and fearless diplomacy to navigate the disorder."
In closing his speech, Mauro Vieira emphatically defended multilateralism as a guiding principle of Brazilian foreign policy. “It is to have an international order underpinned by multilateralism, with weight, foundation, and real validity, that Brazil acts for a multipolar world. Brazil cannot fail to favor a redistribution of global power. We will act, relentlessly, for multipolarity.”
