When trade shut ethics

The Brazilian president, Lula, He received a visit of President Islam Karimov Abdiganivevich, Uzbekistan. The visit itself does not bring great news, It is something that is part of the diplomatic world everyday. However, an analysis of the surroundings of the meeting, as well as its preparations, It shows a contemporary trend increasingly strong, "normal": since the goal is to expand world trade, everything else is relieved.

The Uzbek government is now the source of a series of attacks in terms of human rights abuses, and nothing democratic actions. Several non-governmental organizations accuse the disrespect for life and basic rights, coming to a statement from the United Nations Human Rights Council. The reported problems include child labor, torture and persecution.

It draws attention to the human rights abuses, in this case, It is not limited to an ethnic group or a group breakaway. On the contrary, are regular practices perpetrated by the very state apparatus. With this, Uzbekistan is considered one of the most authoritarian countries that are.

The dictatorship in the country is explicit. President Karimov is no third term, even though the country's constitution allows only two, reaching almost 20 years in power.

Even before this picture, Karimov was received by President Lula. The Brazilian government, in its turn, when asked about receiving an admittedly dictatorial ruler, merely responding, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that is not in a position to comment on any allegations against the Uzbek government. Thus, the main objective of the visit is, according to his ministry, “stimulate trade and promote greater engagement between the two countries”.

With this, it is difficult to understand why the diplomacy of a country takes seat in an international organization, spend time discussing joint multilateral actions, building international treaties and declarations in various areas, including human rights here, for, then, limited to no explicit comment on cases of human rights violations.

Effectively the issue of human rights must radically observed, no government can remain silent in front of possibilities for combating such crimes. Change the room silently against evident crimes against humans in an attempt to increase bilateral trade is, no minimum, one of the most petty actions.

If effectively bilateral trade between Brazil and Uzbekistan is expanded with this meeting, at least the result will be a greater influx of wealth to Uzbekistan, what, in its turn, facilitate the maintenance of the current government. This without taking into account that part of the trade can be sustained in child labor.

Besides the official reason of the meeting, that is, the expansion of trade between the two countries, there is another reason, even more problematic: eternal Brazil's candidacy for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

Without going here in the merits of the application itself, especially regarding the real utility of this chair for the country, comes the legitimacy of the conquest of one more vote. In this case, what you see is the silence of a government, front barbarities affected by other, provided the latter serve the interests of that. Interestingly, the Brazilian candidacy to the Security Council is based mainly on the idea of ​​greater democratization of the international system. Just can not understand how this increased democratization may be true if sustained in supporting undemocratic governments.

The greatest problem of this, It is that such a situation is not only a Brazilian case, more than this, cases like this can be seen around the world. Both the United States when the EU reduced imposed economic sanctions against Uzbekistan. The goal is a closer relationship between countries, especially in light of joint military actions in Afghanistan.

E, like this, the beautiful words around important international treaties and conventions succumb quickly before more immediacy projects.

Originally published in Journal Author

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