From Pompeo to the UN, the difficult support of the idea of ​​non-interference

The wear and tear of the visit of the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to Roraima only increases. In the article Brazil enters the US electoral game we saw the electoral reasons for the visit, now we see an impact on Brazilian politics.

It is interesting to observe a timid positioning of both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the presidency of Brazil while there is a cry from prominent parliamentarians. The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia declared that the visit “it is inconsistent with good international diplomatic practice and is contrary to the traditions of autonomy and pride in our foreign and defense policies”.

In the Federal Senate it was no different, to the point that the Foreign Affairs Committee approved an invitation for Chancellor Ernesto de Araújo to explain the visit of the Secretary of State. If the senators are not satisfied with the answer, they can take action against the chancellor. According to Senator Kátia Abreu, “if the explanations do not convince the senators, we will pass a motion of censure against the chancellor. This directly affects the diplomat's career and reputation”.

President Bolsonaro defended the visit on his social networks with an empty argument: “The visit of Secretary of State @SecPompeo to Operation Welcomed, in Boa Vista / RR, in company with @ItamaratyGovBr (Minister @ernestofaraujo), represents how much our countries are aligned in the pursuit of the common good”.

O tal “very common” what you are referring to is the defense of the removal of Maduro from the Venezuelan presidency. Regardless of ideological views or even the defense of democratic conditions (or not) that make Maduro the president, the issue that arises is that of external interference. When opening the Brazilian territory for an electoral action (watch Brazil enters the US electoral game), we're, as a matter of fact, opening space for other countries to also question the positions and decisions of the Brazilian government.

It is interesting to note that the same President Bolsonaro, who thinks this intervention is correct and is preparing for an opening speech of the UN Assembly, in which he will say that the world has no right to meddle in Brazilian politics..

originally published in World map (www.mapamundi.org.br)