This task is to translate a news commentary given in Dutch language into Portuguese language. Translate the input statement into the output language  while preserving the numberical values, special characters and proper nouns and context of the commentary done.
Q: Twee decennia geleden zorgden de geopolitieke omstandigheden ervoor dat het vacuüm van het Amerikaanse buitenlandbeleid beperkte gevolgen had.
A: 
Há duas décadas atrás, as condições geopolíticas limitaram o efeito boomerang do vazio de política externa dos Estados Unidos.