Brazil and Russia have just signed a declaration reaffirming their commitment to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Such declaration emerged from renewed bilateral talks covering topics such as the nuclear fuel cycle, regulatory cooperation – plus modernizing the legal framework governing nuclear collaboration between the two countries. This matters because those discussions were embedded in a broader defense of multilateralism and a sharp critique of “unilateral coercive measures,” a wording that hardly conceals its target.

Moscow has expressed willingness to share nuclear technologies with Brazil across several domains, including electricity generation, fuel fabrication, and medical applications such as radioisotopes for cancer treatment. This is not an isolated initiative but part of a long-run strategic partnership that both sides have been carefully cultivating. During Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s recent visit to Brasília, the two governments agreed to expand cooperation not only in nuclear energy but also in pharmaceuticals, pointing to a broader alignment on industrial and technological development.

One may recall that Brazil and Russia have been working together in the nuclear field for years. A cooperation agreement was already inked back in 2017, and more recently the agenda........

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