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U.S. looks for closer ties to Brazil at a time of turmoil and war

FILE PHOTO: U.S. State Department Under Secretary for Public Affairs Victoria Nuland attends a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo

U.S. State Department officials held their first high-level talks with the Brazilian government since 2019 on Monday, reinforcing ties between the Western Hemisphere's two largest democracies despite their differences over the Ukraine war.

While Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has not condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland thanked Brazilian diplomats for voting with the United States at the United Nations Security Council.

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