BRICS- Why is Brazil's Lula helping Argentina crash the party?

... diplomacy and supported by Russia and China (opposed by the United States, Japan, Germany and Great Britain) could be a last resort for Brazil. It is important to note here that even back in 1989 when Lula ran for president for the first time (and was soundly defeated) he advocated defaulting on Brazil's foreign (soverign) debt. In effect his policy has not changed in a quarter of a century. Lula's becoming a front man for Argentina's entry into the BRICS and meddling in Argentina's internal politics leaves an opening to question the soundness of his methods. In the context of American analysis Lula's media image on the world stage of a mash-up of ...