Lula says he will go to UN to tell Trump to ‘stay out’ of Brazil’s elections
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is due to speak in New York, where he could meet his US counterpart, an ally of his rival in the upcoming election.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced on Wednesday that he plans to address United Nations Secretary-General Donald Trump during the upcoming UN General Assembly, urging him to refrain from meddling in Brazil's elections. Lula is scheduled to deliver his speech on Tuesday at the global leadership meeting in New York, where he may encounter Trump, a supporter of his rival in the upcoming October election, right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro.
Lula stated during a campaign visit in Ceilandia, a working-class district in Brasilia, that he intends to have a conversation with Trump and convey his message: "don't meddle in the elections in Brazil." The Brazilian foreign ministry disclosed that while no specific bilateral meeting is planned between Lula and Trump, they are likely to cross paths during the Assembly, as they did last year.
The United States recently imposed two additional rounds of tariffs on Brazilian goods in July, an action Lula condemned as an attempt to exert economic pressure on the country ahead of the elections. Tensions between Brazil and the Trump administration escalated in 2025 when the U.S. introduced its first set of tariffs against Brazil in response to the trial of former far-right president and Trump ally, Jair Bolsonaro - Flavio's father, who was found guilty of attempting a coup d'etat.
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