During her Latin America tour, the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, stopped in Brasilia where she did not get the news she wanted. Among talks of trade, which also did not go too well for the US, Clinton had hoped to get support from the Brazilians for a UN resolution on sanctions against Iran. President Lula da Silva had upset Washington by pursuing close ties with Tehran and repeatedly voiced caution over the drive by the United States, Britain, France and Germany for new sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program, Also, she should have expected that reaction as before her arrival President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva briefing reporters said: “It is not prudent to push Iran against a wall. The prudent thing is to establish negotiations.” To this the Brazilian foreign minister, Celso Amorin, added: “We will not simply bow down to the evolving consensus if we do not agree.” With these declarations, Clinton departed from Brasilia empty-handed.
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