Brazil’s Big Moment on the Global Stage Gets Complicated
The G20 summit in Rio was supposed to be a triumph for President Lula, but storm clouds are gathering in global politics.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Starting Monday, Brazil is hosting the G20 Summit of international leaders in Rio de Janeiro. It’s a crowning diplomatic highlight of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third presidential term. But it also lays bare several problems he is facing, both in foreign policy and Brazilian domestic politics. Lula is dealing with fierce right-wing opposition at home and has made little progress in his ambitious bid to serve as an intermediary in global conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. The summit is a marquee venue for addressing issues like inequality and hunger that are dear...
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