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Brazilian ambassador to Washington speaks
Maria Luiza Viotti, the first woman to lead the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, spoke on Tuesday at a roundtable organized by the Wilson Center’s Brazil Institute, a partner of The Brazilian Report — alongside former U.S. ambassadors Thomas Shannon and Anthony Harrington, and Bruna Santos, the institute’s director.
Friends. Ms. Viotti highlighted that Brazil-U.S. relations are at a “promising” moment. “President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Joe Biden only 40 days into his new administration, sending a clear message to the importance he attaches to this relationship,” she said.
- Democracy, human rights, climate change, and sustainable development are at the top of the agenda between the two countries — but she also cited trade and supply chain resilience as common challenges.
Global order. Ms. Viotti reiterated a talking point of the Lula administration about a shifting world order. “We share the concern...