How Brazil's AI governance vision was marginalized at the India summit

Brazil attended the AI Impact Summit in India with an agenda of advancing digital sovereignty and multilateralism, but its core proposals were shelved at key junctures. Brazilian President Lula criticized at the summit that a small number of companies control algorithms and digital infrastructure, and signed agreements with India on critical minerals cooperation and a digital partnership, setting a five-year trade target of $20 billion. The New Delhi Declaration signed at the summit does not explicitly mention multilateralism or the United Nations, only calling for further international cooperation and multi-stakeholder participation, and Brazilian civil society organizations consider the document overly idealistic and lacking in effectiveness. India separately signed the US-led Pax Silica supply chain agreement, and Brazil did not participate in the related discussions.