Mauro Vieira begins his tenure at Itamaraty (Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) by signing a migration agreement and criticizing Israel.
Brazil's new foreign minister seeks to bring the country back to the world stage.
247 - Brazil's Foreign Ministry informed the United Nations (UN) on Thursday (5) that Brazil will rejoin the Global Compact for Safe Migration. The country signed the pact in December 2018, but withdrew the following month, at the beginning of Jair Bolsonaro's term. claiming that the agreement harmed national sovereignty.
The new government, headed by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, stated in a note that the Pact aligns with Brazil's Migration Law, for example, by guaranteeing migrants access to basic services. The note further stated that "Brazil's return to the Pact reinforces the Brazilian government's commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of the more than 4 million Brazilians living abroad."
Active and assertive foreign policy
Itamaraty has already demonstrated that it will conduct a diplomacy distinct from the former government of Jair Bolsonaro. In a statement released on Tuesday (3), the Brazilian MRE criticized the visit of the Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, to the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
On the same date, Gvir visited the Temple Mount, home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque—one of the most revered sites in Islam. The visit provoked condemnation from much of the Muslim world, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. The Temple Mount is revered as a sacred site by all Abrahamic faiths.
The statement from Itamaraty (Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs) expresses Brazil's concern regarding Ben Givr's incursion into the Temple Mount. "In light of international law and bearing in mind the historical status quo of Jerusalem, the Brazilian government considers it fundamental to respect the arrangements established by the Hashemite Custody of the Holy Land, responsible for the administration of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, as foreseen in the 1994 peace agreements between Israel and Jordan. Actions that, by their very nature, incite the alteration of the status of holy sites in Jerusalem constitute a violation of the duty to safeguard mutual understanding, tolerance, and peace," says Itamaraty.
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