Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that his country will not join the anti-Russian sanctions for aggression against Ukraine, Bloomberg writes..

Bolsonaro explained this decision by the dependence of the Brazilian economy on the export of Russian fertilizers..

“We will not support these economic sanctions, we will maintain a balance. If we didn't balance it, do you think we could get the fertilizer that Brazil needs "

Brazil is not the only country that fears a halt to Russian fertilizer exports in response to sanctions. At the same time, Brussels remains a supporter of food security, so the new package of sanctions does not provide for restrictions on trade between the Russian Federation and third countries in agricultural products and fertilizers..

“None of the measures taken in view of Russia’s actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine are in any way aimed at trade in agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilizers, between third countries and Russia,” the EU Council said in a statement..

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Recall that Brazil belongs to the so-called " Bolsonaro visited Moscow a week before Russia's invasion of Ukraine and declared "

In Los Angeles in June, Bolsonaro warned of pressure attempts by US President Joe Biden, saying that although Brazil remains open to help end the war, "

On March 30, Russia also asked Brazil for support from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the G20 group of major economies to help it counter the devastating sanctions imposed by the West after the invasion of Ukraine..