War in Ukraine and brazilian politics
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2022-08
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The Brazilian public debate about the War in Ukraine in the first semester of 2022 peaked before the conflict had even begun. The peak of interactions was associated with President Jair Bolsonaro’s visit to Russia and the alleged positive consequences it had for Brazil due to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The pro-government group led in terms of volume and engagement, and the approximation between President Jair Bolsonaro and the Russian president was praised and seen as a strategic measure to protect diplomatic and commercial relations between the two countries. The alleged threat related to fertilizer supplies and to the Brazilian national sovereignty were the major topics in the debate. Most of the profiles were critical of both governments and showed a high level of thematic and ideological fragmentation, with a predominance of right-wing actors mobilized mostly by the former minister Sergio Moro.
President Jair Bolsonaro and the former minister Sergio Moro were central figures in the dispute of narratives regarding the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. While Bolsonaro showed an ambiguous position, the former minister condemned the alleged agreement between Bolsonaro and former president Lula in supporting Russia in the conflict.
The institutional left wing in Brazil had no significant participation in the debate about the war. Critics saw this as a withdrawal from western democracies. Russia’s posture (and aggression) was compared to that of the United States and President Joe Biden by both pro-government and progressive profiles. In this context, the role of NATO, of the West and of the far right were also questioned in relation to the escalation of the conflict. Entertainment and meme profiles made ironic remarks about the approximation between President Bolsonaro and the Russian president, pointing out contractions and the bad administration of Brazil.