The visit by Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff to USA’s Barak Obama was preceded by non-optimistic omens. The announced lack of “state visit” status granted to Rousseff” trip hurt Brazilian ambitions of being recognized as a mayor player in world affairs. Then, there are a series of economic disputes in a time when each country has to protect its own market while denouncing the protectionism of others. Of course, nothing of this appears in the public reports of the meeting, but a lot of “partnership” and “collaboration” blah-blah instead.
Aaron the Ogre
April 10, 2012
Fantastic. The art is great and the sentiment is precise.
Bob Row
April 10, 2012
Thanks, Aaron, very kind of you. Not being a Brazilian myself, I found this behavior a bit gross indeed.
robingarnham
April 10, 2012
Considering that US influence is waning in Latin America, you might think that Obama would have made an effort, but no it seems. I think it was a big mistake.
Bob Row
April 10, 2012
I lean to trust him when he says that “United States is a Pacific country”.
BTW: you got a well informed blog out there. Already in my blogroll.