Brazil enters the US election game
20/09/2020
In 18/9/2020 the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, made a quick visit to Brazil. Given the importance of the position, an important agenda between the governments of the United States and Brazil was to be expected.. But the reality was very different: the Brazilian government opened the territory's doors so that the Secretary could run a political campaign for the re-election of current president Donald Trump.
The visit took place in Brasília, where all the protocols required for a Secretary of the United States could be adequately implemented (equivalent to a minister, No brazil). It also did not serve the purpose of exchanging intentions or even signing cooperation agreements.. It was an unusual visit to Roraima. Because?
To better understand the visit, it is necessary to understand what is happening in the North American elections. Florida is one of the states that has proven to be decisive in the elections and is receiving special attention from candidates. At the moment, candidates Trump and Biden are technically tied in the search for candidates. 29 votes equivalent to the state's electoral college.
The Venezuelan community in the state is very large and influential. Outcome: Whoever conquers this community's agenda can also have a good influence on voters of Latino origin.
Venezuelans in Florida are against President Nicolás Maduro and defend stronger action from the US government to remove him from power. It is in this context that Secretary Pompeo visits Roraima, reinforcing United States support for democracy and, consequently, against Maduro's moves to strengthen himself in power.
It is not enough for the visit to be of a clearly electoral nature, was also attended by Brazilian chancellor Ernesto Araújo. Like this, what could have been just an electoral movement from another country, using an international visit, got even bigger, with the endorsement of the Brazilian chancellery.
It would be something strange in itself, But when we look at the current Brazilian foreign policy in relation to the United States, the strategy of supporting what comes from there, regardless of Brazil's own interests, becomes clear..
originally published in World map (www.mapamundi.org.br)
