Brazil Won’t Join China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Says Presidential Adviser
Published on October 31, 2024
Brazil seeks closer ties to Beijing but won’t sign on to China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a top-ranking Brazilian official indicated on Monday. Celso Amorim, chief adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said: “The key word is synergy. It’s not about signing on, like an insurance policy.” Amorim’s remarks were made in an interview with Brazil’s leading daily newspaper O Globo, published on Monday. They came amid expectations that Brazil would join the BRI after years of discussion, and ahead of a November visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Brazil for the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro....