In that sense, he stressed that “we must not forget that Argentina is also a member of Mercosur.”
“In South America there are three countries outside the Silk Road: Colombia, due to historical relations with the United States; Paraguay, due to its link with Taiwan, and Brazil, due to its size. We do not need to be on the Silk Road”, said the vice-president, official interlocutor of Jair Bolsonaro before China.
Since 2009, China has been Brazil’s main trading partner, ahead of the United States and Argentina.
The vice president also considered that President Bolsonaro’s trip to Russia to meet with his counterpart Vladimir Putin “It will not cause any type of consequence” in relations with the United States.
He admitted that the United States “exercises its power of deterrence” to prevent Bolsonaro from traveling to Moscow, especially when Russia seeks support to confront NATO’s intentions to incorporate its neighbor Ukraine into the Atlantic military alliance.
“Brazil is not part of this conflict,” Mourão told Valor newspaper.
In this sense, he anticipated that the Brazilian Armed Forces have rejected the Russian offer to sell the Pantsir anti-aircraft defense system.
“The main reason is Brazil’s status as a preferential extra-NATO partner. I don’t see any sympathy from the Brazilian military for any agreement in that sense” with the Russians, Mourão said.
Source: Ambito
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