Brazil's Bolsonaro says Western sanctions against Russia have failed


Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro walks before a visit to a photographic exhibition at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the economic sanctions imposed by the West against Russia had not worked, echoing comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The comments by Bolsonaro, who met with Putin days before the Ukraine invasion in February, are likely to go down badly with the United States and many European countries, which have previously criticized Brazil's engagement with Russia.

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