Lula to Trump: "Brazil doesn't fit in anyone's backyard"
The President rejects the interference of the United States before the UN and defends multilateralism on the eve of the hard-won elections in Brazil
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The President rejects the interference of the United States before the UN and defends multilateralism on the eve of the hard-won elections in Brazil
The recent surveys of the Quaest survey for the next presidential elections in Brazil on 4 October showed, for the first time, a technical tie between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. From Rio de Janeiro, our correspondent, Valeria Saccone, extended the details.
In his address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, criticized the "inaction" of the UN Security Council, referred to the conflict in the Middle East and the consequences of the closure of the Strait of Ormuz. Lula also spoke about international cooperation and the energy transition. Here's the whole speech.
In the midst of strong security measures, more than in the other editions, the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York begins. On September 22, António Guterres will deliver his last speech as UN Secretary General, in which he is expected to ask to invest in dialogue, diplomacy and prevention, as well as to advocate for peace. The first world leader to intervene will be Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, followed by American President Donald Trump. Speeches are expected to focus on global conflicts, the
Flavio is not the only one campaigning in the shadow of his father in the Bolsonaro family. The eldest son, currently in a conflict with President Lula da Silva for the Brazilian Presidency, is joined by his brothers Carlos and Renan, candidates for the Senate and the Federal Chamber of Deputies, respectively, for Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. In this territory loyal to the ultra-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, his mere name seems to be enough to win.
The country comes with a growing activity, but with serious structural problems, to the October 4 presidential election between Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro. The winner is committed to a cut in public spending
A campaign of indigenous peoples denounces the impact of a railway mega-project and demands respect for the territory, self-determination and the right to live and dream.
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