The Economist highlights: Lula has put Brazil 'back in the big leagues'.

247 - The British magazine The Economist, The article highlighted the importance of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's (PT) trip to China and stated that Brazil is "back in the big leagues." According to the publication, "Lula is going to Beijing with big plans for a 'peace club'," and "his ambitions should be taken seriously."

The newspaper notes that throughout his first two terms, Lula "pursued a pragmatic and independent diplomacy, committed to pursuing Brazilian interests and creating a 'multipolar' world at a time of American hegemony." This move ultimately resulted in the creation of the BRICS group, which unites the world's largest developing economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

According to the publication, Brazil gradually withdrew from the international scene during the governments of Dilma Rousseff (PT) and Michel Temer (MDB) and ended up becoming an "international pariah" during Jair Bolsonaro's (PL) term. Despite this, the magazine says that Lula should "spend his energy in areas where Brazil has influence, such as the environment, instead of major political issues where it has little or none," referring to the peace proposal that Lula intends to discuss with President Xi Jinping to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

In another article, the British magazine observes that “Brazil’s relations with the West have limits. Like others, it has refused proposals from the US and Germany to provide equipment to Ukraine. Lula’s arrival in Beijing will highlight China’s economic importance. In addition to protecting itself among the superpowers, Brazil is making its own incursions. Lula will soon visit Africa to revive Brazil’s influence.”