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The political crisis in Brazil has affected its relations with Venezuela, which has entered into the
period of a profound economic crisis and political turbulence. Preoccupied with their internal
political problems, in particular, the unprecedented corruption scandals, the Brazilian authorities
took no efforts to normalize the situation in the neighboring country or to adjust its course in a
direction beneficial for itself.
Finally, it should be noted that, if the strategy of two rings is implemented, the United States,
on the one hand, will provide support for its allies in the region (the Pacific Alliance), and on
the other hand, it will effectively sideline not only MERCOSUR, but also a number of new Latin
American associations that were created a few years ago, such as the Union of South American
Nations (UNASUR), the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) and the
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).