Brazilās president has long sought a multipolar global order and now pledges to āhave relations with everyoneā
For months, a sitting president with authoritarian sympathies sowed doubt in his countryās democracy. When he lost the election by a narrow margin, his supporters led a violent march on the capital in denial of the final result. But the institutions of democracy proved robust to these attacks. And on inauguration day, the rightful winner came to power in a peaceful ceremony.
Such parallels between recent presidential elections in the United States and Brazil are striking. Outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro endorsed Donald Trump and Trump endorsed Bolsonaro in return. Joe Biden did not go so far, but was quick to recognize the victory of incoming president Luiz InĆ”cio Lula da Silva over noisy claims of fraud by his opponent. āAmerica is back,ā Biden said on the eve of his inauguration. āBrazil is back,ā Lula said two years later.