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

Lula said Brazil will remain sovereign and urged world leaders to resist foreign interference as tensions with Washington deepen.

  • On Tuesday, Brazilian President Luiz addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly, urging stronger global action on conflicts while warning against foreign interference in internal affairs.
  • Tensions between Brazil and Trump have escalated since last year, when he imposed tariffs citing what he called a "witch hunt" trial against Jair Bolsonaro.
  • Calling for Security Council reform, Lula railed against the United Nations' weakness on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, stating the world "will see the highest number of armed conflicts since World War II."
  • Lula faces political opposition from Sen Bolsonaro, one of the sons of Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest following his conviction.
  • Despite massive tariffs, Lula said Brazil will break an export record this year, emphasizing that Brazil will continue to be a sovereign country and nobody will turn it away from this path.
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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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In his speech to the UN General Assembly, the president defended the non-interference of one country in another at the very end of the Brazilian campaign. Lula has expressed concern about the influence of the US in the October elections.

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