{"id":14435,"date":"2023-07-16T20:51:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T23:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plataformacipo.org\/?p=14435"},"modified":"2025-07-14T23:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T02:27:46","slug":"policy-briefbrazilian-foreign-policy-and-the-relations-with-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plataformacipo.org\/en\/publications\/policy-briefbrazilian-foreign-policy-and-the-relations-with-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"“Lula’s New Government: Prospects for Brazilian Foreign Policy and Relations with the European Union”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plataforma CIP\u00d3 launched on Monday (17\/07) in Brussels, Belgium, the policy brief “Lula’s New Government: Prospects for Brazilian Foreign Policy and Relations with the European Union,” available in Portuguese<\/a> and in English<\/a>. The launch took place in the sidelines of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) Heads of State Summit, which brought together leaders from 70 countries, including President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authored by Maiara Folly, executive director of the organization, and Mar\u00edlia Closs, associate researcher, the publication was produced in partnership with the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS). The launch event, organized by CIP\u00d3 and FEPS, was one of the side events to the Summit and was attended by progressive Brazilian and European parliamentarians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The policy brief examines opportunities for cooperation between Brazil and the EU in the areas of climate, environment, deforestation, and energy transition. The study also provides a series of recommendations for Brazil-EU stakeholders to strengthen bilateral relations in a mutually beneficial manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the researchers, Lula’s new government faces significant challenges domestically, including fiscal constraints, a lack of a majority in Congress, a resurgent extreme right, and the need to rebuild federal institutions that were dismantled by the previous government, especially in the areas of environmental protection and human rights. At a global level, the study points out setbacks in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, intensified geopolitical rivalries and the climate crisis, as well as a crisis of legitimacy and credibility in global governance institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As a result, Lula’s new government will face a different set of choices than his previous two mandates, impacting Brazil’s role in the world and its relations with the EU,” states the publication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RECOMMENDATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study outlines several recommendations, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n