Co-founder, Consilium Group - https://xitter.cf/t.co/3ZwxTAP91J Visiting Fellow @ORFonline India, Latin America, foreign policy, energy [email protected]

Panama City, Panama
Joined August 2010
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En el equipo de comunicaciones de Lula, quien lidera la imagen y decide qué se publica es su propio fotógrafo, Ricardo, que es prácticamente su apéndice. Los community managers también están ahí, a su lado, trabajando en tiempo real. Por eso, todo lo que ocurre con Lula, tanto como presidente como en campaña, se publica casi de inmediato. Es Ricardo quien decide qué foto se sube, en qué red y en qué momento. No tienen que pasar por una cadena interminable de aprobaciones ni enviar las imágenes a un asesor que está cómodamente sentado en una oficina, que nunca ha asesorado una estrategia de comunicaciones y que termina decidiendo, desde su criterio personal, qué le parece bonito y qué no. Mucho menos tienen que preguntarle a su jefe qué foto le gusta para publicarla. Así funciona ese equipo: con autonomía, criterio visual, confianza y capacidad de decisión en tiempo real.
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En la campaña presidencial colombiana, el presidente Lula apoyó abiertamente a Iván Cepeda y gané yo. En la campaña brasileña, apoyé a Bolsonaro y ganó Lula. Ni Lula decide por los colombianos ni yo decido por los brasileños. ¡DECIDE LA GENTE! Y cuando el pueblo se pronuncia en las urnas, su voluntad se respeta porque es sagrada. ¡En eso consiste la democracia! El presidente Lula y yo tenemos grandes y profundas diferencias políticas e ideológicas, pero coincidimos en algo fundamental: Brasil y Colombia se necesitan mutuamente. Ninguna consideración puede estar por encima de los intereses de nuestras naciones. Colombia y Brasil son países hermanos, con enormes desafíos y oportunidades compartidas. Tenemos mucho por hacer y trabajar en beneficio de nuestros pueblos. El respeto mutuo, la soberanía y la cooperación deben marcar nuestras relaciones, así como la lucha contra el narcoterrorismo y la minería ilegal, la protección de la Amazonía y el bienestar de nuestros ciudadanos. ¡Firme por la Patria! ¡Que viva Cristo Rey! (A.D.L.E) 🇨🇴 🐅
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Lula: "Quero me reunir com as mulheres e quero me reunir com o Corinthians também. Porra, o Corinthians perdeu outra, cara. Aonde que a gente vai? Tá parecendo o Bolsonaro, só perde, porra!!!" KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
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[Lula cresceu em todos os estados] Lula venceu porque cresceu em TODOS os estados do Brasil. No 1º turno, Flávio liderou com 47,0% contra 45,2%. No 2º turno, Lula virou e venceu com 51,8% contra 48,2%. Entre os turnos, Lula ganhou 10,3 milhões de votos. Flávio ganhou 3,7 milhões. Lula ficou com 74% dos votos novos. Lula não perdeu votos em nenhum estado. Flávio perdeu em 6: AC, AP, RR, AM, TO e MA. O Sudeste decidiu a eleição de novo. Lá, Lula ganhou 4,8 milhões de votos. Só em SP, foram 2,6 milhões a mais (+27,5%). O Nordeste deu mais 3 milhões de votos a Lula. Flávio ganhou só 400 mil na região. A abstenção caiu 1,9 p.p. no país e recuou em 19 estados. No Norte, ela subiu nos 7 estados. Lula é um animal eleitoral. Ele venceu o plebiscito sobre o próprio governo com discurso de oposição. Usou a campanha do medo e prometeu o que o eleitor mais gosta: mais gasto público ou populismo. A vitória vai além do Planalto. Lula vai indicar 4 novos ministros do STF no mandato. E a eleição valida quem já ocupa as cadeiras hoje. O Congresso segue como contrapeso a possíveis exageros do governo. Porém sucetíveis as pressões do judiciário. O mercado vai olhar com cuidado os 2 diretores do BC que Lula indica agora. Depois, vai olhar os outros 2, em fevereiro de 2027. O termômetro das decisões vai ser juros e dólar. O Ibovespa volta para o limbo e deve ficar lá pelos próximos 3 anos. Fica uma conclusão. Lula não será candidato em 2030, e uma das colunas da polarização vai sair de cena. O bolsonarismo segue relevante para apoiar um nome competitivo. Mas a direita precisa debater melhor as alternativas para o próximo ciclo. Deus nos abençoe até lá.
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That’s Paulista Avenue, where Lula supporters are having their campaign closer. There’s people to the other side too. It is the biggest led by the Workers’ Party I’ve ever seen. Possibly bigger than the one of right-wingers in 2016 for Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment.
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"More than one million supporters of Brazil’s president Lula have streamed on to Rio’s most famous beach for a giant protest they hope will propel him towards a historic election fightback against his far-right rival, Flávio Bolsonaro. Later, Lula attended an even larger rally in São Paulo" theguardian.com/world/2026/o…
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Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. @nsitharaman met Mr. Eduardo Frei, former President of Chile and Ambassador on a Special Mission, along with a delegation from Chile and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean @AgendaCAF. FM Smt. @nsitharaman also expressed concern to Mr. Frei on the recent floods in Chile. The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral economic ties, including through the early conclusion of the India–Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), and exploring further avenues of cooperation with @AgendaCAF. Acknowledging @AgendaCAF's existing engagement with @FollowCII and EXIM Bank, the Union Finance Minister encouraged CAF to explore financing opportunities for projects involving Indian companies, particularly in the critical minerals and renewable energy sectors.
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Brazil, a country with a striking North vs South divide.
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At 9am local time (730am IST, 10pm EST), I’ll be hosting a conversation with ⁦@nsitharaman⁩ @FinMinIndia as part of our @AtlanticCouncil activities on the sidelines of the WB/IMF meetings in Bangkok. Tune in via the link below. youtube.com/watch?v=Fv0ylkeT…
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Brazilians are about to pick their next president without ever seeing the frontrunners face off on the debate stage. @BrazilBrian of @ASCOA/@AmerQuarterly answers one big question: Does it matter? Read his answer: as-coa.org/articles/one-big-…
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Which are the takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington ?Will the U$ 30 billion mutual tariff cut agreement and the establishment of a Trade Board bring an end to the US-China trade war?My take on @CGTNEurope. @BUPardeeSchool @QuincyInst @AdilNajam tinyurl.com/yc5huxrd
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DYK that this new report by @eclac_un is its first on geopolitics in its nearly 80-year history ? My interview on it and its endorsement of Active Non-Alignment as the way forward for Latin America, in the @ChinaGSProject . @BUPardeeSchool @AdilNajam tinyurl.com/yc2vzwuw
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Back in the Farm. The campus keeps growing and improving every time I come! Best place on earth.
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En La República, Platón dice que cuando una sociedad tiene problemas aparecerá "el paladín del pueblo", el que sonrie y ofrece solucionar todos los problemas. El drama es que siempre termina convertido en un tirano... (Han pasado 2500 años y la reflexión sigue siendo válida. Otra razón para leer los clásicos)
#Mundo| El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, inscribió su precandidatura para buscar un tercer mandato consecutivo en los comicios generales de 2027, opción habilitada por una reforma constitucional de 2025 que permite la reelección indefinida, según informó el partido gobernante Nuevas Ideas. Caracol.com.co
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Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazilian presidential candidate, posted an AI video showing him rescuing Neymar to make him play in today's game after Lula "banished" him.
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Replying to @Latinobarometro
@Latinobarometro data shows #Colombia's average ideological placement on a 0-10 scale (0-left, 10-right) was 6.8 in 2002, fell to 4.7 by 2020, and is back to 5.3 today, near the regional mean. @ABDELAESPRIELLA won with the electorate at the center of its 30-year range.
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Venezuela is steering its oil toward India, but Washington is setting the terms. India now takes 26 percent of Venezuelan oil exports, second only to the U.S., and pauses the moment sanctions return. @haricito on the triangle reshaping Venezuela's foreign policy: buff.ly/LddMKvg
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Venezuelan Acting President Rodríguez’s visit to #India comes 21 years after Hugo Chávez’s visit in 2005, reflecting Venezuela's shifting geopolitical position and the renewed scope for #India-#Venezuela engagement amid a tightening global energy market: @haricito or-f.org/39212
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#Opinion | It is rare to see new academic theories permeate into the vocabulary of world leaders. That is precisely what has happened with “active non-alignment” (ANA), an idea propagated by Chilean practitioners Jorge Heine, Carlos Fortin, and Carlos Ominami. Heads of government and foreign ministers from Indonesia, Brazil, Malaysia, and South Africa have used this term recently to describe their country’s foreign policy positions. In response to the war in Iran, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took a position “consistent with the principle of active non-alignment to continue to push for a peaceful resolution and prevent the spread of conflict.” Malaysian Prime Minister (PM) Anwar Ibrahim adopted a “posture of active non-alignment, to preserve our ability to act on our own terms.” South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa publicly reaffirmed his “commitment to the policy of active non-alignment.” Brazil’s chief foreign policy advisor notes that “on some issues, we will vote alongside the US; on others, we may converge with China. This is the logic of active non-alignment.” The Chilean scholars coined ANA in 2019 as a doctrine with a “pragmatic, non-ideological, almost transactional character.” In their recent book, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition, they describe the effectiveness of ANA in a world where geopolitical uncertainty reigns supreme. @hariseshasayee ✍ Know more 🔗 hindustantimes.com/opinion/w…
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My op-ed in the Hindustan Times @htTweets on the recent book, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition, where @jorgeheinel describes the effectiveness of ANA in a world where geopolitical uncertainty reigns supreme hindustantimes.com/opinion/w…
#Opinion | It is rare to see new academic theories permeate into the vocabulary of world leaders. That is precisely what has happened with “active non-alignment” (ANA), an idea propagated by Chilean practitioners Jorge Heine, Carlos Fortin, and Carlos Ominami. Heads of government and foreign ministers from Indonesia, Brazil, Malaysia, and South Africa have used this term recently to describe their country’s foreign policy positions. In response to the war in Iran, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took a position “consistent with the principle of active non-alignment to continue to push for a peaceful resolution and prevent the spread of conflict.” Malaysian Prime Minister (PM) Anwar Ibrahim adopted a “posture of active non-alignment, to preserve our ability to act on our own terms.” South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa publicly reaffirmed his “commitment to the policy of active non-alignment.” Brazil’s chief foreign policy advisor notes that “on some issues, we will vote alongside the US; on others, we may converge with China. This is the logic of active non-alignment.” The Chilean scholars coined ANA in 2019 as a doctrine with a “pragmatic, non-ideological, almost transactional character.” In their recent book, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition, they describe the effectiveness of ANA in a world where geopolitical uncertainty reigns supreme. @hariseshasayee ✍ Know more 🔗 hindustantimes.com/opinion/w…
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