Post by shikapatho on Oct 19, 2023 0:43:31 GMT -5
Brazil has already participated and collaborated with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for almost three decades, but a formal request for membership was never presented by the Workers' Party governments, which viewed joining the entity with reservations. This desire was expressed by former president Michel Temer and made official by Jair Bolsonaro, in 2018. From officialization until today, a lot has moved forward and membership of the OECD showed signs of being close, but what now? What to expect from the relationship between Lula and OECD?
Although the newly elected president has not yet announced whatsapp data which ministries will be and who will command them, taking into account the positions of previous years and what was said during the electoral campaign, it is likely that there will be a slowdown in the process of joining the OECD, which was a priority for the Bolsonaro government.
In an interview with CNN Brasil on 08/30/2022, Celso Amorim, Brazilian chancellor in the Lula era, and who was at the forefront of debates in the campaign about what a possible foreign policy would be in a new PT government, said that he does not see the OECD as a reference “It used to be said that the OECD was a seal of quality, but I see countries that entered and did not benefit. Brazil has already received much more investment than countries that joined the OECD. I’m not prejudiced against the OECD, but I don’t see it as a big priority”
The reading within the party is that Lula and OECD do not match and that the union could be unfavorable to Brazil. For example, that countries in general can carry out government purchases. PTism believes that this harms the national industry. Another point is about rigidity with intellectual property rules, something that harms poor and developing countries. “OECD is for rich countries. Brazil doesn’t need this”, added Amorim.
On the other hand, there is an expectation that the new president will not throw away all the work to adhere to the 253 legal instruments, "I think that rapprochement with the OECD has to be seen as a matter of State. The OECD does have an influence universal and Brazil has cooperated with the organization since the 1990s, throughout different governments, from different parties. The increase in participation in committees and adherence to instruments was constant during this period and the picture we have today is that, in 90% of these norms there is already a great coincidence between Brazilian legislation and practice", said Carlos Cozendey, ambassador of the Bolsonaro government, who was in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to negotiate Brazil's entry.
Although the newly elected president has not yet announced whatsapp data which ministries will be and who will command them, taking into account the positions of previous years and what was said during the electoral campaign, it is likely that there will be a slowdown in the process of joining the OECD, which was a priority for the Bolsonaro government.
In an interview with CNN Brasil on 08/30/2022, Celso Amorim, Brazilian chancellor in the Lula era, and who was at the forefront of debates in the campaign about what a possible foreign policy would be in a new PT government, said that he does not see the OECD as a reference “It used to be said that the OECD was a seal of quality, but I see countries that entered and did not benefit. Brazil has already received much more investment than countries that joined the OECD. I’m not prejudiced against the OECD, but I don’t see it as a big priority”
The reading within the party is that Lula and OECD do not match and that the union could be unfavorable to Brazil. For example, that countries in general can carry out government purchases. PTism believes that this harms the national industry. Another point is about rigidity with intellectual property rules, something that harms poor and developing countries. “OECD is for rich countries. Brazil doesn’t need this”, added Amorim.
On the other hand, there is an expectation that the new president will not throw away all the work to adhere to the 253 legal instruments, "I think that rapprochement with the OECD has to be seen as a matter of State. The OECD does have an influence universal and Brazil has cooperated with the organization since the 1990s, throughout different governments, from different parties. The increase in participation in committees and adherence to instruments was constant during this period and the picture we have today is that, in 90% of these norms there is already a great coincidence between Brazilian legislation and practice", said Carlos Cozendey, ambassador of the Bolsonaro government, who was in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to negotiate Brazil's entry.