Brazil Won’t Join China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Presidential Adviser Says

Brazilian ambassador and special adviser to the president Celso Amorim speaks during his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Brasília, Brazil, on Aug.15, 2024. Photo by Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images

Brazil seeks closer ties to Beijing but won’t sign on to China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a top-ranking Brazilian official indicated on Oct. 28.

Celso Amorim, chief adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said: “The key word is synergy. It’s not about signing on, like an insurance policy.”