Waack: Trump's stance becomes an electoral gift for Lula

The American government, through Secretary of State Marco Rubio, said that Brazil is not a friendly country of the United States. So what? What difference does it make?

Americans are treating allies even worse than declared adversaries, and have demonstrated that they pay little attention to what those who declare themselves friends of American President Donald Trump, like the Bolsonaro brothers, say or want.

The United States is threatening to impose extra tariffs on Brazil. Also as a way to attack a payment method - Pix - that Americans believe is unfair competition to their companies.

With this type of coercion, President Trump's government is delivering a huge electoral gift to President Lula, whose re-election the Bolsonaros say only they can prevent.

Thinking that our problems will be solved by someone who kicks us? The current stance of the American government in relation to the region and Brazil is to demand more than alignment with their economic and security interests.

It demands allegiance, which the Bolsonaro brothers translate as friendship. Ignoring the basics: powers don't have friends, they only have interests. American interests are very clear.

Brazil's policies were never well defined and ended up neglected by successive governments, including the current one, which today avoided directly criticizing Trump.

After all, he praises both Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. While he only takes care of his own - although he looks like a super power practicing harakiri. But still making us feel very small.

Source: CNN