In Brazil, Macron and Lula display their complicity, despite some differences on Ukraine. Emmanuel Macron's three-day state visit to the Latin American giant, the first visit to Latin America since 2017, concluded by recognizing the all-out partnership and " diplomatic intimacy" The two leaders did not hesitate to downplay their differences of views on the war in Ukraine.

But the moment of truth will come at the G20 heads of state summit in November in Rio de Janeiro, at a time when the wars in Ukraine and Gaza challenge multilateralism.