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US halts consular services in Brazil over election-linked security concerns
WASHINGTON: The United States suspended consular services at its embassy and consulates in Brazil on Friday over unspecified security concerns days before the country’s presidential election, and Australia said it had closed its embassy in Brasilia after the US alert. The State Department did not elaborate on the security issues or link them to Sunday’s election, which has been marked by tensions over alleged foreign interference and strains between Washington and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government. “We are working closely with our Brazilian counterparts to address the security concerns,” a department spokesperson said in an email. The department did not say when the consular services would resume. “Consular services in the US Embassy and consulates in Brazil will be suspended starting Friday, October 2, due to security concerns,” it said in a statement. “US citizens seeking emergency assistance during this time should not come to the Embassy, the consulates, or other US diplomatic facilities.” Brazil’s foreign ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment. The State Department made the announcement at a tense moment for US-Brazil relations. Brazilians will vote for president on Sunday in a race that will determine whether Latin America’s largest nation follows the conservative shift that US President Donald Trump has often cheered on from Washington. Lula and his allies have warned of foreign interference in the election. Published in Dawn, October 3rd, 2026
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In final election fight, Brazil's Lula carries hopes of Latin America's receding left
BRASILIA, Sept 29 - When Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York this month, he used one of the world's biggest diplomatic stages to deliver a message that has come to define what is likely the final presidential campaign of his decades-long career.
Brazil’s presidential election is more than just another polarized contest
Brazil’s presidential election is more than just another polarized contest Expert comment jon.wallace 28 September 2026 A Bolsonaro victory would mean Trump-aligned governments dominate South America. The first round of Brazil’s presidential election is scheduled for 4 October, with 13 candidates competing to occupy the Brazilian presidential palace, Planalto. For now, the contest is dominated by two men. Only a few percentage points (depending on the poll) separate 80-year-old President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers’ Party (PT) – running for his fourth term – and 45-year-old Flávio Bolsonaro of the right-wing Liberal Party (PL). Flávio is the son of the man Lula defeated in 2022, former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019–23), sometimes referred to as the ‘Trump of the tropics’. Lula squeaked out a narrow victory in the 2022 contest, of 50.9 to 49.1 percent in the second round, after public opinion surveys had seriously undercounted the support of his right-wing rival. Jair Bolsonaro is currently serving time for plotting a coup, after his supporters rioted in Brasilia in 2023 in an effort to overturn the 2022 results. This year’s contest is more than a familial grudge match. For one, it looks a lot like recent presidential elections in the region. In June, elections in both Peru and Colombia went to a second round. Each resulted in a narrow victory for conservative candidates who, like the Bolsonaros, are aligned with the regional diplomatic agenda of US President Donald Trump. Another tight contest now looms in Brazil, the most populous country and largest democracy in Latin America, the tenth largest economy in the world, and for decades an international champion of the Global South, through blocs like BRICS. Both Lula and the younger Bolsonaro face high levels of voter rejection. More than 54 per cent of Brazilian voters disapprove of Flavio according to one poll. Lula does little better in the same survey, with 52 per cent against the president running for a fourth term. The issues Brazilian voters are divided over a number of issues relating to Brazil’s political system and its place in the world. According to a Pew survey conducted in Brazil in early 2026, only 37 per cent of Brazilian voters were satisfied with their democracy, down from 66 per cent in 2013. And Brazilians are ideologically split on favourable views of China versus the US. 57 per cent of Brazilians who identify as leftist have favourable views of China, compared to 40 per cent of those on the right. Those opinions flip on attitudes towards the US: 58 per cent of self-identified right-leaning voters have favourable views of the US, while only 30 per cent on the other side of the ideological spectrum do. Division on these issues indicates that this election could have major implications for the direction of Brazil’s foreign policy, its global influence, and the PT foreign policy agenda since 2003. Flávio Bolsonaro’s presidency…would trigger, if not a pulling out, then a significantly reduced role in the BRICS group. Brazil’s situation is not unique. Distrust in democratic electoral systems has increased around the world – a sentiment that outsider political entrepreneurs have exploited. Their ability to do so stems from political polarization, discontent with the political class – and the simple fact that casting a ballot and accepting the aggregate macro tabulations of all voters requires a certain commitment of faith. As political tribes have become more separated and disconnected from alternative views and media, it becomes easier to feed on distrust, suspicion and resentment. According to a recent Chatham House/ Convergent Opinion survey, distrust in the electoral system is greater among those who voted for then-president Jair Bolsonaro in 2022 than those who voted for Lula that year. Only 45 per cent of 2022 Bolsonaro voters expressed very much or some confidence that elections would be free from political interference this year, compared to 78 per cent of 2022 Lula voters. That is concerning, but not necessarily surprising. Jair Bolsonaro cast doubt on the integrity of Brazil’s electoral system before the 2022 elections. (Flávio has promised to respect this year’s election outcome. But he has also vowed to grant amnesties to those who took part in the 2023 riots). Fuelling this division is an escalating diplomatic row with the administration of US President Donald Trump. In July, the US imposed new 25 per cent tariffs on some Brazilian goods. The same month, the Brazilian government denied visas to two US envoys, accusing them of planning to meddle in elections – a charge the US State Department called a ‘baseless lie’. The diplomatic dispute has escalated further, with the White House revoking the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the US, and Lula’s office accusing the US of ‘a deliberate escalation of hostile measures against Brazil, motivated by ideological reasons’. In his speech at the UN General Assembly on 22 September, Lula warned against foreign interference in the election. The potential foreign policy about-face A Bolsonaro victory this year would create another friendly South American government for the Trump administration, adding to the White House’s growing list of aligned leaders (either for transactional or ideological reasons) in Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Dominican Republic, and Ecuador. Related work Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’ coalition is destined to fail Indeed, a Bolsonaro government would probably adhere to Trump’s approach on various issues, including a more martial approach to narcotics trafficking and transnational criminal networks operating in or from Brazil. It will likely see Brazil joining Trump’s Shield of the Americas initiative. Flávio Bolsonaro’s presidency would also bring a U-turn to PT-focused foreign policy agendas. It would trigger, if not a pulling out, then a significantly reduced role in the BRICS group, which Trump has criticized for ‘anti-American policies’. And Brazil might well draw back from other global forums, such as the UN, the G20, and COP where Brasilia has staked its claim as a representative of the Global South. In reality, under the PT, Brazil’s track record in supporting multilateralism has been spotty. Often it has been partisan in defending human rights and democracy even in its own neighbourhood. Equally, it is not clear that a new Bolsonaro government would represent a triumph for Trump’s so-called ‘Donroe Doctrine’, which seeks to establish American supremacy in the Western Hemisphere. While a Bolsonaro-led Brazil would return Brasilia to his father’s anti-woke cultural battles, it would not necessarily fall into line with the Trump White House, particularly on trade. Bolsonaro distanced himself from Trump’s heavy tariffs. And, as was true for his father and neighbour Argentine president Javier Milei – who both had campaigned on reducing Chinese influence – a new Bolsonaro administration would balk at reducing trade with China, Brazil’s largest trading partner since 2009. China, though, may seek to reduce its Brazilian imports, if Bolsonaro strays too far in challenging Beijing. Regardless, Brazilians face a stark choice in October. Brazil’s commitment to international law and multilateralism hangs in the balance, as does the Global South’s voice in the global order.
Brazil’s presidential election is more than just another polarized contestHormuz blockade to threaten to least 45 million people with food shortages — UN
Under-Secretary-General and Director of the UN Office for Project Services Jorge Moreira da Silva stressed that a humanitarian crisis can be avoided if at least five or seven ships carrying fertilizers pass through this strait per day
Brezilya'da online bahis yasaklandı
Brezilya'da Devlet Başkanı Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, seçim öncesi yayınladığı kararnameyle çevrimiçi bahis faaliyetlerini yasakladı. Latin Amerika'nın en büyük ülkesi Brezilya'da seçime 1 hafta kala Lula da Silva yönetimi kritik bir karara imza attı. Hükümet, "halk sağlığı sorunu" olarak tanımladığı online bahisi tamamen yasakladı. Yasak kararı, hükümetin sektörün faaliyet göstermesine izin veren yasal çerçeveyi oluşturmasından iki yıldan kısa bir süre sonra geldi. Kararname hemen uygulamaya giriyor ancak yürürlükte kalması için 120 gün içinde Kongre tarafından onaylanması gerekiyor. HALKIN DÖRTTE ÜÇÜ YASAK İSTİYOR Yasağın, hükümet içinde kumar harcamalarındaki artışın hanehalkı bütçelerini tükettiği ve rekor düzeyde borçlanmaya neden olduğu yönündeki endişelerin büyümesi üzerine getirildiği belirtiliyor. Son anketler, Brezilyalıların yaklaşık dörtte üçünün çevrimiçi bahislerin tamamen yasaklanmasını desteklediğini gösteriyor. Maliye Bakanı Dario Durigan, düzenlemeye ilişkin "Çevrimiçi bahisleri içeren bir halk sağlığı sorunuyla karşı karşıyayız. Bu ciddi bir sorun." dedi. Durigan, bahis şirketlerinin internet sitelerinin kullanıcıların kalan paralarını çekebilmeleri için 5 Ekim'e kadar erişilebilir olacağını açıkladı. Lula Da Silva'nın rakibi, darbe girişimi iddiasıyla tutuklanan eski Brezilya Devlet Başkanı Jair Bolsonaro'nun senatör oğlu Flavio Bolsonaro ise düzenlemeyi "popülist, ikiyüzlü ve siyasi saiklerle alınmış" olarak niteledi. 11.5 MİLYAR DOLARLIK SEKTÖR Çevrimiçi bahis Brezilya'da 2018 yılında eski Devlet Başkanı Michel Temer döneminde yasallaştırıldı ancak Jair Bolsonaro yönetimi boyunca büyük ölçüde düzenlenmeden kaldı. Lula, 2023'te çevrim içi kumar oyunlarına spor bahislerinin yanı sıra açıkça izin veren ve sektöre yönelik kuralları belirleyen yasayı imzaladı. Lisanslı işletmeler, Ocak 2025'ten bu yana ülke genelinde hizmet verebiliyordu. Maliye Bakanlığı, Brezilyalı hanehalklarının çevrimiçi bahislere yılda yaklaşık 60 milyar real (11.57 milyar dolar) harcadığını ve bunun yaklaşık 10 milyar real vergi geliri oluşturduğunu tahmin ediyor.
How Trump's diplomatic week exposed the limits of his power
From his high-profile address to the UN General Assembly to his high-stakes White House summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump this week was looking to reassert himself on the world stage. But Trump’s diplomatic flurry has done little to dispel the view among many analysts of a president beset by problems at home and abroad. Those include a widening Iran war that has driven up US gasoline prices and cratered his approval ratings, while his relations with allies worsen and the AI challenge from China intensifies. With the limits of his power exposed, Trump has begun facing pushback from world leaders on issues ranging from the crisis in the Middle East to Russia’s war in Ukraine, leaving the impression of a foreign policy agenda that has stalled. This comes as Trump’s Republican Party faces midterm elections in November that could further constrain him politically. Even so, Trump’s speech to the United Nations on Tuesday was a stark reminder of how, since returning to the White House last year, he has shaken up the rules-based global order that Washington helped to create from the ashes of World War Two. Standing atop the rostrum of a world body dedicated to peacemaking, he issued a fresh threat to annihilate Iran if it did not agree to a deal, defended his coercive approach to OPEC member Venezuela by asserting to the victor belong the spoils, and signaled he may not be done deploying the US military to achieve his international aims. Despite that strident stance, Trump’s talks with Xi on Thursday put the US president up against a Chinese counterpart who appeared to be in stronger position, overseeing a surge in his country’s trade with the world while the US grapples with the economic fallout from the Iran conflict. Limited results from Xi summit That was the backdrop for a state visit by Xi that was heavy on pomp and ceremony but light on substance, despite a host of thorny issues such as AI, trade, Taiwan and Iran. The most tangible outcome appeared limited to a two-month extension of a trade truce, originally due to expire in November, between the world’s two biggest economies. While Trump showed little interest in publicly airing any differences between the two powers, Chinese state media reported that behind closed doors Xi urged him to oppose independence for Taiwan. The democratically governed island claimed by China remains the most contentious topic in relations between Washington and Beijing. China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump pose on the North Portico steps of the White House ahead of a State Dinner in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. —AFP Trump’s seemingly non-confrontational attitude was a far cry from his previously hawkish, tariffs-driven approach, which has been tempered by Beijing’s control over rare earth minerals, a key input for technology and auto manufacturing that Beijing has shown the ability to withhold in retaliation. “Trump sees himself taking us back to a world where might makes right,” said Brett Bruen, who was a foreign policy adviser in the Obama administration and now heads the Global Situation Room strategic consultancy. “But its noteworthy that he goes all wobbly when it comes to Xi Jinping and ascendant Chinese power.” Responding to Reuters questions, a White House official rejected the notion that Trump’s foreign policy had hit a wall and said his UN remarks “highlighted his various wins in advancing US interests around the world,” including preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Tehran has always said its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Iran war stalemate Looming over Trump’s packed week of diplomacy was the war with Iran, which he started alongside Israel on February 28. It has dragged on for nearly seven months, disrupting global energy supplies and spreading to other countries in the region most recently to Yemen and the Red Sea shipping corridor. Iran’s defiance, despite the economic and military beating it has taken, has become the most intractable foreign policy challenge of Trump’s second term. Trump used his address at the UN to defend his attack on Iran and to declare that America is back, stronger than ever. But after a string of early foreign policy achievements, including a Gaza ceasefire and the capture of Venezuela’s leader, Trump’s record in his second term in office is increasingly defined by stalemates. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, in Times Square, New York, US on September 24, 2026.—Reuters With the Iran war deeply unpopular and dividing Trump’s political base, he could pay a price in the midterm congressional elections when his Republican Party’s control of Congress is at risk. World leaders appear to be preparing for a time when the US president’s influence could begin to wane following the midterms, and with less than two-and-a-half years left in office. Most European and Asian allies have already spurned Trump’s demands for assistance in an Iran conflict he launched without consulting them. At this year’s UN gathering, some US partners took aim at Trump, though mostly without mentioning him by name. France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned against a global “return to the law of the jungle,” saying countries faced a choice between a world governed by power and coercion, and a “civilised international society.” In a rebuke to Trump, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva decried foreign interference in his country’s October election and insisted that “we do not need aircraft carriers patrolling our waters, we need cooperation to stem the flow of weapons and money that fuel crime”. The White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Trump was “not concerned with posturing but about results” and that some leaders’ public comments did not match what they told the president in private. Resisting Trump In another sign of diminished clout, Trump’s effort to pressure Ukraine and Russia to agree to even a limited energy ceasefire failed to gain much traction. And while Trump touted a deal with Denmark and Greenland for an expanded US military presence in the vast Arctic island, it fell short of his initial demand to own the territory and his threat, if necessary, to take it by force from a fellow Nato member. US President Donald Trump makes a toast during a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House in Washington, DC, US on September 24, 2026. —Reuters A year ago, few countries dared cross Trump, Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, wrote on X. Now Canada, Europe, China, Iran, Russia and others are all more willing to say no. At one point, Trump himself seemed to wonder how much international sway he actually possessed. In his speech, he told world leaders he wanted to rebrand AI as super intelligence. “Let’s see if I have any power,” he said. “Maybe I do and maybe I don’t. We’re going to find out pretty soon.” Header image: US President Donald Trump addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US on September 22, 2026. —Reuters
Trump and Xi meet on a 'rotting' diplomatic foundationDiplomacy is the way to address global challenges, Brazil tells General Assembly
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the General Assembly on Tuesday that the UN needs to become a “temple of peace” once again, as it confronts one of the most critical periods in its 80-year history.
Brazil’s Lula backs China peace push at UN, tells US his nation is ‘no one’s backyard’
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva renewed his backing on Tuesday for a peace initiative he launched with China to end the war in Ukraine, using his opening speech at the UN General Assembly to take thinly veiled aim at the United States over tariffs, military pressure and access to critical minerals. Speaking in New York just days before Brazilians vote in a tight presidential race, Lula described the war between Russia and Ukraine as a five-year humanitarian drama that “continues to...
16 cinayetin şüphelisinden kan donduran iddia: ''80 kişiyi öldürdüm''
Brezilya’da mayıs ayından bu yana işlenen en az 16 cinayetle ilişkilendirilen bir şüpheli, 30 saat süren aramanın ardından kadın kılığında ve kucağında küçük bir çocukla yakalandı. Brezilya polisi, ülkenin kuzeydoğusundaki Paraiba eyaletinde çok sayıda cinayetin şüphelisi olarak aranan 33 yaşındaki Jorlan Lopes da Silva’yı gözaltına aldı. Silva, pazar günü Mulungu kentinin ormanlık bölgesinde yürütülen ve 30 saatten uzun süren arama çalışmalarının ardından yakalandı. Polisin açıklamasına göre şüpheli, yakalandığı sırada elbise giyip ve uzun siyah peruk takmıştı. Tırnaklarını da boyayan Silva’nın, güvenlik güçlerinden kaçabilmek için kadın kılığına girdiği değerlendirildi. Şüphelinin kucağında yaklaşık 2 yaşında bir çocuk bulunduğu belirtildi. Yerel basın, çocuğun Silva ile akraba olmadığını aktardı. Çocuğun şüphelinin yanına nasıl geldiği konusunda soruşturma sürüyor. ''80 KİŞİYİ ÖLDÜRDÜM'' İDDİASI Silva, sorgusunda hayatı boyunca yaklaşık 80 kişiyi öldürdüğünü ileri sürdü. Polis bu sayıyı doğrulamadı. Paraiba Sivil Polisi, şüphelinin bölgede işlenen 16 cinayetle bağlantısını tespit ettiğini, Silva’nın bunlardan 11’ini sorgusunda itiraf ettiğini bildirdi. Söz konusu 16 cinayetin tamamının Silva’nın beş yıllık cezasını tamamlayarak serbest bırakıldığı mayıs ayından sonra işlendiği belirtildi. Kurbanların kimlikleri ve cinayetlerin ayrıntıları kamuoyuyla paylaşılmadı. Şüpheli hakkında verilen gözaltı kararı daha sonra tutukluluğa çevrildi. Silva, eyaletin başkenti João Pessoa’daki Desembargador Silvio Porto Cezaevi’ne gönderildi. DAHA ÖNCE POLİSTEN KAÇMIŞTI Polis, Silva’yı ağustos ayının sonunda Rio Tinto bölgesinde yakalamaya çalışmış ancak şüpheli güvenlik güçleriyle yaşanan çatışmanın ardından ormanlık alana kaçmıştı. Operasyon sırasında şüphelinin saklandığı kampta kurşun geçirmez yelekler, hafif makineli tüfeğe ait dipçik ve şarjörler ile 100’den fazla mermi ele geçirildi. Silva, sorgusunda malzemelerin kendisine ait olduğunu kabul etti. Güvenlik güçleri Silva’nın ‘aşırı şiddet yanlısı’ bir suç örgütünün üyesi olduğunu değerlendiriyor. Şüpheli ise organize suç bağlantısı bulunduğu iddiasını reddederek cinayetleri tek başına işlediğini öne sürdü. ''KENDİ ADALETİMİ UYGULADIM'' SAVUNMASI Silva, öldürdüğü kişilerin tamamının suç dünyasıyla bağlantılı olduğunu iddia etti. Kendisine ve ailesine yönelik tehditlere karşı ‘kendi adaletini uyguladığını’ savundu. Şüpheli, ''Hiçbir aile babasına, anneye ya da çalışan bir insana dokunmadım.'' diyerek psikopat olmadığını ileri sürdü. İlk cinayetini 13 yaşında işlediğini de iddia eden Silva’nın açıklamalarının doğruluğu araştırılıyor. Polis, şüphelinin geçmişte çözülemeyen başka cinayetlerle bağlantısının bulunup bulunmadığını belirlemek için soruşturmayı genişletti.
Brezilya lideri, Trump'ı devlet başkanı seçimlerine karışmaması hususunda uyaracağını söyledi
Brezilya Devlet Başkanı Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 81. Birleşmiş Milletler (BM) Genel Kurulunda ABD Başkanı Donald Trump'a, ekimdeki devlet başkanı seçimlerine müdahale etmemesi uyarısında bulunacağını belirtti.
BRICS nations call for 'maximum restraint' in Middle East war
Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who joined Russian, Iranian, Indian and other leaders in India’s capital, told the summit that the Middle East war “does not serve the common interests of the international community”. Foreign ministers of the BRICS grouping had failed to agree on a joint statement when they met in New Delhi in May, with Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates divided over the war that began with US-Israeli strikes on February 28. But leaders issued a statement on Saturday after intense diplomatic efforts by host India, as the bloc seeks to bolster its global influence and address conflict, trade turbulence and energy security. “We express deep concern over the continued escalation of tensions in Middle East/West Asia,” the joint statement said, adding the countries “call for exercising maximum restraint, as well as avoiding actions that could further aggravate the situation”. “We have to transform this pyramid of privilege into a platform of partnership,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Xi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other leaders as he opened the two-day summit. Modi said BRICS nations “represent 50 percent of the world’s population, 40 percent of global GDP and more than 25 percent of global trade”. But finding balance in the bloc is a tough diplomatic task. India maintains cordial relations with both Iran and US ally Israel, but is also careful to strike a delicate balance in its ties with Washington. Iran’s Pezeshkian attended the summit shortly after warning that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a “regional policeman”, with the two countries at war and tensions threatening the vital Strait of Hormuz. Pezeshkian met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the summit sidelines. India has navigated the energy crisis caused by the US-Iran war in part by turning to Russia, despite Moscow’s war in Ukraine and pressure from Washington and other Western capitals. Modi embraced Putin before talks on Friday. The Russian president, who last visited India in December 2025, is one of New Delhi’s most important strategic partners. ‘Handling differences’ Xi’s participation is also being closely watched because it is his first visit to neighbouring India since 2019, and the biggest step yet in a cautious thaw between the nuclear-armed rivals. Xi was given a red-carpet welcome, with an honour guard of soldiers and traditional dancers in colourful dresses. “Although our two countries are different in many respects, they are fully capable of complementing each other’s strengths, supporting one another, achieving mutual success and advancing together,” Xi said as he met Modi, in a video released from New Delhi. His visit comes six years after a deadly military clash along the disputed Tibetan border between China and India, with ties gradually improving through restored flights, visas and high-level contacts. The underlying territorial dispute remains unresolved, and both sides retain heavy military deployments along their roughly 3,500-kilometre high-altitude border. India’s foreign ministry said in a statement after the meeting that “the two leaders expressed commitment to a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary question”. Modi “underlined the need for both sides to observe existing agreements and understandings on border related issues,” the foreign ministry added. Deep mistrust remains, with their contested Himalayan frontier, a widening trade deficit and strategic rivalry continuing to complicate ties. “Both sides should… work hand-in-hand to promote high-quality major financial cooperation, advocate an equal and sustainable global order, and foster an economic globalisation that is open and inclusive,” Xi said. ‘Oppose sovereignty violations’ President Xi Jinping called on Brics member states to oppose sovereignty violations and reject protectionism, speaking at a summit in India, Beijing’s state media reported. Xi told the gathering that Brics should “oppose violations of other countries’ sovereignty and interference in their internal affairs, [and] constructively participate in resolving hotspot issues,” according to state news agency Xinhua. “As the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region continues to evolve, the war there has caused serious losses to people across the region,” Xi said, calling on countries to “uphold the authority of the United Nations” in his remarks, Xinhua reported. On trade, the Chinese president urged countries to “reject all forms of protectionism” and “support the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organisation at its core”. The comments come less than two weeks before Xi’s expected visit to Washington, a major trade rival of Beijing. ‘Big constraint’ Brics was created in 2009 as a forum for major emerging economies seeking greater influence in institutions dominated by Western powers. Modi told leaders that Brics nations “represent 50 per cent of the world’s population, 40pc of global GDP, and more than 2pc of global trade”. As well as Iran, Brics includes Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — countries with sharply differing positions on the war launched by the US and Israel in February. UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are also to attend. Brazil is represented by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva campaigning for a fourth term in October elections. Brics foreign ministers failed to agree on a joint statement when they met in New Delhi in May. “The Gulf conflict is going to be the central fault line this time during the Brics summit,” said Harsh V Pant of India’s Observer Research Foundation. “What was seen until last year as an achievement — the expansion of Brics — today looks like a big constraint on Brics,” Pant said.
Yeni Delhi BRICS Zirvesi'nde Hindistan-Çin yakınlaşması sürecekThousands of Brazilians rally for Bolsonaro in tight presidential race against Lula
SAO PAULO, Sept 7 - Brazil's opposition took to the streets on Independence Day on Monday as right-wing presidential candidate Senator Flavio Bolsonaro sought to capitalize on a Supreme Court crisis to bolster his campaign against leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in next month's election.
Greetings to President of Brazil Luis Inacio Lula da Silva
Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of Brazil Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Brazil’s national holiday, Independence Day. The message reads, in part: “Relations between Russia and Brazil are successfully progressing in the spirit of strategic partnership. Our countries actively cooperate in most diverse areas and align their efforts as part of the UN, BRICS, the G20, and other multilateral associations. We will undoubtedly continue our constructive joint efforts to further consolidate the entire range of mutually beneficial Russian‑Brazilian ties. This fully meets the interests of our friendly peoples and is in line with the goal of building a new, more just, multipolar world order.”
Brazil Hands Government Control Over Mining Deals
Brazil's Congress passed a bill Wednesday letting the government block foreign takeovers of mining companies and scrutinize who gets access to the country's mineral reserves…the thing is, though...Brazil still can't turn its rare earth ore into a single magnet, and won't be able to for years. The Senate approved PL 2.780/2024 by voice vote, sending it to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for signature. It creates a national policy on critical and strategic minerals, a guarantee fund starting at 2 billion reais, about $393 million,…