However, the plan requires the withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukrainian territories before mediation is accepted. Speaking to the Brazilian government in 2023, President Vladimir Putin made it clear that he would not accept the condition and that it constituted a surrender.
President Lula has already warned Zelensky that a peace process cannot be onesided, while other emerging powers have insisted there is no way to support Ukraine's plan without including the Russians in the debates.
Since taking office a year ago, Lula has insisted on the need to create a group to propose ways out of the crisis. Without the support of the United States, his plan could not be implemented.
The existence of this forum was initially viewed in Brasília as an opportunity for dialogue. The invitation to the Lula government's presence was also the seal that Planalto was looking for.
At the group's last meeting in December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Brazilian government limited itself to sending a letter. In fact, there was an incompatibility of schedules as the presidential advisor, Celso Amorim, was unable to make the trip.
But in his December 16 letter, the ambassador made it clear that Brazil was disappointed with the way the process was being conducted.