Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and President Lula meet in Brasilia| Photo: EFE/André Borges

The French magazine L’Express published a text, signed by the writer and journalist Axel Glyden, criticizing Brazilian diplomacy under the command of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). The text cites the PT’s statements about the war in Ukraine and the visit of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to the Planalto Palace to conclude that “Lula is no longer Lula” and that the “magic” of Brazilian diplomacy “does not work anymore”.

“Brazilian diplomacy has always enjoyed great prestige due to its professionalism and a recognized tradition of pragmatism. But today, magic no longer works”, begins Glyden, who blames Lula, whom he remembers as “a hero of the Latin left”. American and French”.

“It’s one thing the art of realpolitik; it’s another thing to become the ‘director of public relations’ for a head of state who ordered the shooting of thousands of students, killed hundreds and imprisoned so many opponents,” wrote Glyden, regarding the remarks. of Lula that human rights abuses in Venezuela are just a “narrative” against Maduro. “Anyway, Lula is no longer Lula”, he concludes.