Heitor Loureiro
On May 29, 2015 many Armenian news outlets reported with enthusiasm that
Brazil had joined the list of nations that recognize the Armenian
Genocide. Although the basis for the announcement in the Armenian press
was information provided by Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs —which
in turn was based on information disseminated by Armenia’s Embassy in Brazil—no
Brazilian press agency had confirmed the recognition; neither had
Brazil’s Embassy in Yerevan. A few hours later, the Brazilian Senator
from São Paulo, Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, from the Brazilian Social
Democracy Party (PSDB) posted on his Facebook page that the “vote of
solidarity” (request no. 550/2015),
which was co-sponsored by himself and José Serra (also from São Paulo’s
PSDB), had been adopted by the Federal Senate. Yet, the request was
only submitted to and approved by the Committee of Foreign Relations and
National Defense of the Senate, chaired by Aloysio Nunes himself.
