# Brazil to continue promoting peace in Ukraine, Lula ally says

https://mins.news/en/item/28155

- TASS, 2026-08-21 08:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175975

> Jose Dirceu, an ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and a leading ideologue of Brazil’s ruling Workers’ Party, says Brazil will keep pursuing a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine. He says Lula is working with Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on concrete peace proposals and stresses that any agreement must address Russia’s core strategic and defense interests as well as the security of all parties.

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