The Brazilian President condemns U.S. actions in the Caribbean and international complicity in Gaza killings.

On Tuesday, the 80th United Nations General Assembly continued in New York, with recognition of a Palestinian state and the genocide carried out by Israeli occupation forces taking center stage in the debate.

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In his opening address, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed that the events in Gaza have brought a series of “horrors” that are “the result of decisions that defy the most basic humanity.”

“In Gaza, the horrors are about to enter a monstrous third year… The scale of death and destruction goes beyond that of any other conflict during my years as secretary-general,” he said before nearly 200 world leaders.

Guterres reiterated the demands he has pressed for the past two years: the unconditional release of hostages held by Hamas, an immediate cease-fire, and unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

Although the UN Secretary did not personally label the events as “genocide,” he did cite the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered Israel to take all measures to prevent genocide, and reminded that its rulings are legally binding.

Genocide Will Not Happen Without Accomplices: Lula da Silva

On Tuesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the genocide in Gaza and said that “this massacre would not occur without the complicity of those who could prevent it.”

He also denounced what he called the consolidation of an “international disorder,” framing within it the “attack” by the United States on Brazilian sovereignty in the trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The Brazilian leader declared that “there is no justification for arbitrary measures” against a country that convicted Bolsonaro for coup plotting and in defense of its democracy, in clear reference to Washington’s reprisals over that process.

“Authoritarianism strengthens when we submit to arbitrariness,” Lula said, stressing that at this moment “anti-democratic forces are attempting to subjugate institutions and stifle freedoms” through global political maneuvers.

These were allusions to the harsh commercial and political reprisals adopted against Brazil by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, which it justified in response to the coup-plotting trial that resulted in a 27-year prison sentence for former President Bolsonaro.

Lula also highlighted another aspect of the current international disorder. Addressing the UN Assembly, he condemned U.S. attacks on boats carrying civilians in the Caribbean, calling them “extrajudicial executions.”

Foreign Interference in the Caribbean is Unacceptable

Speaking on the current geopolitical situation in Latin America, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made a strong appeal to the international community regarding Venezuela, declaring that “the path to dialogue must not be closed to Venezuela.”

The Brazilian president reminded that history shows external interventions have caused “serious humanitarian consequences.” Invoking the Non-Interference Principle, he called it “unacceptable that Cuba appears on the list of state sponsors of terrorism” and reaffirmed that “Haiti has the right to a future free of violence.”

Latin America is a Zone of Peace

In his remarks before the UN General Assembly, Lula also stressed that keeping Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace “remains our priority.”

He highlighted that the region is a continent “free of weapons of mass destruction and without ethnic or religious conflicts,” but warned that it is facing “a moment of polarization and growing instability.”

In this context, the Brazilian leader criticized the “comparison between crime and terrorism” and advocated for cooperation, arguing that “the most effective way to fight drug trafficking is to cooperate to suppress money laundering and curb the arms trade.”

The Internet Should Not Be a Land of Anarchy

Lula warned that the Internet has become a space where intolerance, misogyny, xenophobia, and disinformation are spread unchecked.

“The web cannot be a land of anarchy,” he said, emphasizing that governments have the responsibility to protect the most vulnerable. Nevertheless, he explained that regulating the digital environment does not mean restricting freedom of expression, but ensuring that conduct already illegal in the physical world is treated just as firmly in the virtual space.

Lula cautioned that opposition to regulation often hides “vested interests” and serves as a refuge for serious crimes such as fraud, human trafficking, pedophilia, and attacks on democracy.

In this regard, the Brazilian president praised as a “wise” move the swift mobilization of Brazil’s Congress to study the issue.

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Source: EFE

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