Chapter 9
Dubya and Lula
Autonomy Through Global Concert
Brazil and the Second Bush Administration
Gilberto Marcos Antonio Rodrigues
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated, ‘We will seek to have a mature partnership with the United States of America, a partnership based on mutual interests and mutual respect.’ These were the only words Lula da Silva uttered in regard to the number one global power and Brazil’s main partner in the course of his inaugural address to the Brazilian Congress on January 1, 2003. While two controversial guests—Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez—occupied prominent places at the event, the new Brazilian government treated US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, George W Bush’s envoy, with no special deference. ...
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