Brazilian FM: 'Give peace a chance,' discusses Brazil's relations with the US, China, Russia

Brazilian Foreign Minister, Carlos Franca sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss his country's foreign policy and its role on the world stage. Franca lauded his country's close relationship with China.

Franca said he understood the criticism of the U.N. Security Council, and its lack of progress in halting the war, and added the best bet for peace was to increase dialogue and enforce diplomacy on the situation. 

In regards to his country’s position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Franca called for an immediate ceasefire and said that "We stand on the side of Brazil…Brazil is a global player, so we don't have to side with one side, Ukraine, or Russia…We have the right to have our own foreign policy, the one who suites best what we consider to be our national interests."