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Brazil’s President Says UN’s Credibility at All-Time Low as Conflicts Surge Worldwide

Lula said Brazil will defend its sovereignty and warned that outside pressure cannot shape the country’s elections.

  • On Tuesday, Brazilian President Luiz Lula addressed the United Nations General Assembly, warning against foreign interference in Brazil's internal affairs and asserting that 'Brazilian democracy belongs to Brazilians' ahead of October elections.
  • Tensions have escalated since last year when President Donald Trump imposed tariffs, citing what he called a 'witch hunt' trial against former president Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of Trump.
  • Lula attacked the United Nations' credibility for failing to stop global conflicts, claiming that 'generations of Palestinians will bear the pain' caused by Netanyahu's government in Gaza while demanding Security Council reform.
  • Despite massive tariffs this year, Lula claimed Brazil will 'break a new export record' while asserting that 'Brazil will continue to be a sovereign country' amid ongoing foreign interference allegations.
  • Warning that the world 'will see the highest number of armed conflicts since World War II,' Lula urged stronger action, arguing the United Nations is failing to 'save humanity from the scourge of war.
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The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, today called on world leaders to act more decisively due to the increasing number of armed conflicts and warned countries not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

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Today, Tuesday, President Ahmed Al-Shara' participated in the opening meeting of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, in the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Asaad Hassan Al-Shaybani.

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United Nations/São Paulo, 22 Sep (EFE).- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that Latin American countries have come “a long way to restore popular will” and that now the region has witnessed “external interference in electoral processes.” During his speech at the UN General Assembly, [...] La entrada Lula states at the UN that “Brazil does not fit in nobody’s backyard” was first published in HolaNews.

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“Democracy is in check again,” he said.

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Brazil's President, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, on Genassamblé, accused the United Nations of failing to prevent armed conflicts and to meet key international challenges. Speaking at the opening of the session, the Head of State severely criticized the work of the international institution, transmitting to RIA News. "The UN is failing in one of its key tasks – to free humanity from the scourge of war; its credibility has never been so low –" stre…

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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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