The 50-year-old agreement facilitating nuclear energy cooperation between Germany and Brazil remains largely unknown to the public. Despite facing opposition from Germany's anti-nuclear movement and the impacts of disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima, the treaty has persisted through significant political changes, including Germany's turn away from nuclear power. Critic Luiz Ramalho reflects on its controversial history, where discussions to terminate the treaty nearly occurred under the SPD-led government but faltered after governmental collapse in 2024. The Green Party, rooted in anti-nuclear activism, continues to advocate for the agreement's end.
"It was celebrated in 1975 as the biggest technology agreement of the century, the enthusiasm was huge on both sides," recalls 73-year-old German-Brazilian sociologist Luiz Ramalho.
At the end of 2024, he thought he had almost reached his goal with the center-left government the SPD, environmentalist Greens and FDP.
Several attempts by the Greens to end the nuclear agreement have been made, reflecting their origins in the anti-nuclear protests of the 1980s.
The treaty, celebrating its 50th anniversary, has defied Germany's anti-nuclear movement and survived major nuclear disasters.
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