Questão nº 140
Questão de Língua Inglesa · CEBRASPE IRBR 2026 (nº 140)
Qatar has made itself into the diplomatic capital of the world. Dotted across Doha are the many palaces and offices that have hosted, over recent years, negotiations about the many intractable diplomatic issues that have taken place the world over.
The power Qatar has come to wield has taken many observers by surprise. As a traditional Muslim monarchy in the Middle East, Qatar is a new kind of location for the sort of high-stakes geopolitical deal-making transacted until recently in Geneva and Oslo. Yet since October, the nation’s massive investment in becoming the world’s go-between has come into its own. Having long cultivated close relations with both the US and Hamas, Qatar became the locus of ceasefire negotiations in major local conflicts, as well as discussions over aid and evacuating the wounded. Its mediation has grown from a strategy to enhance its own safety into a role that underpins the entire world’s security.
About the preceding text, judge the following items.
It is correct to infer from the text that European diplomacy, represented in the text by reference to "Geneva and Oslo" (second sentence of the second paragraph), is not paying much attention to conflicts "that have taken place the world over".
Resposta comentada
O texto diz que acordos de alta complexidade ("high-stakes geopolitical deal-making") eram feitos em Genebra e Oslo até recentemente ("until recently"), e que agora o Catar virou o novo mediador global. Isso é uma mudança de protagonismo, não uma prova de que a Europa "não presta atenção" aos conflitos mundiais.
- Correta: Errado. O item distorce a ideia: o texto fala de "transacted until recently in Geneva and Oslo", ou seja, esses lugares eram o palco tradicional das negociações — não que a diplomacia europeia esteja "not paying much attention" aos conflitos. A banca trocou "perdeu o posto de sede das negociações" por "não está prestando atenção", que são coisas bem diferentes.
Como ficaria certo: É correto inferir que Genebra e Oslo eram, até recentemente, os locais tradicionais onde ocorriam negociações diplomáticas de alto risco, papel que o Catar passou a assumir.
Fonte: CEBRASPE IRBR 2026 Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário). Reproduzida para fins de estudo.