Editing Foreign relations of Brazil (section)

===Workers Party administration: 2003-2016===
{{See also|List of presidential trips made by Dilma Rousseff}}
[[File:FIDEL NA POSSE DO LULA EM 2003.jpg|thumb|Lula and Cuban leader [[Fidel Castro]], 2003]]
[[File:Vladimir Putin with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva-2.jpg|thumbnail|Lula with [[President of Russia]] [[Vladimir Putin]], 2005]]
[[File:Chavez e Lula.jpg|thumb|Lula and Venezuelan President [[Hugo Chavez]], 2005]]
[[File:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 2009.jpg|thumb|Lula with Iranian president [[Ahmadinejad]], 2009]]
The Brazilian foreign policy under the [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva|Lula da Silva]] administration (2003–2010) focused on the following directives: to contribute toward the search for greater equilibrium and attenuate [[unilateralism]]; to strengthen [[Bilateralism|bilateral]] and [[Multilateralism|multilateral]] relations in order to increase the country's weight in political and economic negotiations on an international level; to deepen relations so as to benefit from greater economical, financial, technological and cultural interchange; to avoid agreements that could jeopardize development in the long term.<ref name="UNESP">[http://www.allacademic.com//meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/1/8/0/4/5/pages180452/p180452-1.php Lula da Silva’s Foreign Policy: The Autonomy through Diversification Strategy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830113935/http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/1/8/0/4/5/pages180452/p180452-1.php |date=2009-08-30 }} Vigevani, Tullo; Cepaluni, Gabriel. Retrieved on 2009-07-11.</ref>

These directives implied precise emphasis on: the search for political coordination with [[Newly industrialized country|emerging]] and [[Developing country|developing countries]], namely India, South Africa, Russia and China; creation of the [[Union of South American Nations]] and its derivative bodies, such as the South American Security Council; strengthening of [[Mercosul]]; projection at the [[Doha Development Round|Doha Round]] and [[World Trade Organization|WTO]]; maintenance of relations with [[developed country|developed countries]], including the United States; undertaking and narrowing of relations with African countries; campaign for the [[reform of the United Nations Security Council]] and for a permanent seat for Brazil; and defense of social objectives allowing for a greater equilibrium between the States and populations.<ref name="UNESP"/>

From 2003 to 2010, Lula embraced China as central to reforming what he considered an unjust global order.<ref name="auto11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/13/lula-should-be-clear-eyed-about-beijing|title=Lula Should Be Clear-Eyed About Beijing|work= Human Rights Watch|date=13 April 2023}}</ref> Lula stated Brazil's commitment to the One China principle that is the position held by the [[People's Republic of China]] and the ruling [[Chinese Communist Party]], saying that the government of the People's Republic of China was the sole legal government representing the whole of China, including [[Taiwan]] -- as part of China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/wjdt_665385/2649_665393/200906/t20090610_679258.html|title=Joint Communiqué Between the People's Republic of China and The Federative Republic of Brazil on Further Strengthening China-Brazil Strategic Partnership|website=mfa.gov.cn}}</ref>

Under Lula, Brazil provided money and corporate support to Cuba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.mercopress.com/2003/09/27/brazil-cuba-sign-200m-in-business-deals|title=Brazil, Cuba Sign $200M in Business Deals.|website=MercoPress}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/feb/25/fidel-castro-cuba-lula-brazil|title=Fidel Castro holds 'emotional' meeting with Brazilian president|first=Haroon|last=Siddique|date=25 February 2010|work=The Guardian}}</ref> The state-controlled Brazilian oil company [[Petrobras]] studied the possibility of drilling for oil off of Cuba, while the [[Odebrecht]] construction firm headed a revamp of the Cuban port of [[Mariel, Cuba|Mariel]] into the island's main commercial port.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN15536192/|title=Brazil's Lula offers Cuba oil knowhow, credit |website=Reuters}}</ref> Brazil's state-run [[Brazilian Development Bank]] gave $300 million to Odebrecht to build new roads, rail lines, wharves, and warehouses at Mariel.<ref name="auto3"/> Brazil also offered Cuba up to $1 billion in [[line of credit|credit line]]s to pay for Brazilian goods and services.<ref name="auto2"/>

In November 2007, Lula defended Venezuela's president [[Hugo Chávez]] as the democratic choice of his people.<ref name="auto9">{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-venezuela/brazils-lula-defends-chavez-as-referendum-nears-idUSN2536376520071125/|title=Brazil's Lula defends Chavez as referendum nears|website=Reuters|date=November 25, 2007 }}</ref> He said: "There is no risk with Chávez."<ref name="auto9"/> Expressing his admiration for Chávez, he said "Only thanks to Chávez’s leadership, the people [of Venezuela] have had extraordinary achievements," and that in 2008 that Chávez was "the best president the country has had in 100 years."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/474c851c-6a32-3e98-ac08-8e17a458463a|title=x|website=The Financial Times}}</ref>

The foreign policy of the [[Dilma Rousseff|Rousseff]] administration (2011–2016) sought to deepen Brazil's regional commercial dominance and diplomacy, expand Brazil's presence in Africa, and play a major role in the [[G-20 major economies|G20]] on [[global warming]] and in other multilateral settings.<ref>[http://www.cfr.org/brazil/brazils-rousseff-continuity-tests/p23282 Brazil's Rousseff: Continuity and Tests] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105135451/http://www.cfr.org/brazil/brazils-rousseff-continuity-tests/p23282 |date=2011-11-05 }} Sweig, Julia E. Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved on 2011-09-19.</ref> At the United Nations, Brazil continues to oppose [[Economic sanctions]] and foreign military intervention, while seeking to garner support for a permanent seat at the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]].<ref>[http://www.americas-society.org/article.php?id=3162&nav=res&subid=52 Rousseff Tweaks Brazil's Foreign Policy at the UN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171802/http://www.americas-society.org/article.php?id=3162&nav=res&subid=52 |date=2016-03-03 }} Council of the Americas.

Retrieved on 2011-09-19.</ref> Cooperation with other [[Emerging Powers|emerging powers]] remain a top priority in Brazil's global diplomatic strategy. On the recent airstrike resolution supporting [[2011 military intervention in Libya|military action in Libya]], Brazil joined fellow [[BRICS]] in the Council and [[Abstention|abstained]]. On the draft resolution condemning [[2011 Syrian uprising|violence in Syria]], Brazil worked with India and South Africa to try to bridge the Western powers' divide with Russia and China.<ref>[http://www.brazilpolitics.com.br/2011/09/rousseffs-foreign-policy-has-limited.html Rousseff's foreign policy has limited room for change] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402161645/http://www.brazilpolitics.com.br/2011/09/rousseffs-foreign-policy-has-limited.html |date=2012-04-02 }} Brazil Politics. Retrieved on 2011-09-19.</ref>