Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Could a coalition of non-Western countries find a pathway to peace between Russia and Ukraine? Brazilian President Lula da Silva talked up this prospect on a visit last weekend to Beijing. Along with China’s own 12-point “position paper” on ending the war, that has focused attention on non-Western powers’ potential to broker peace.

During his presidency, Lula da Silva was known for prioritizing diplomatic relations with Latin American countries, as well as forging partnerships with global powers such as Russia and China, while maintaining a complex relationship with the US.

One hundred days into his new term in office, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is returning to familiar policy approaches in an effort to restore Brazil’s regional and global leadership. But a difficult domestic political and economic environment may constrain his foreign policy ambitions.

The indictment of former President Uribe on corruption charges in Colombia has drawn attention to the issue of corruption in Latin America, and raised questions about the extent of the involvement of former President Trump in the region.

Former President Donald Trump’s indictment last week may have left the U.S. in uncharted waters. But the rest of the Western Hemisphere provides plenty of lessons for what happens when a former president is indicted. While a successful trial and conviction is possible, not all cases end the political careers of former leaders.