# Brazil election: Lula vows to stand up to Trump

https://mins.news/en/item/62914

- France 24, 2026-09-17 14:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.france24.com/en/brazil-election-lula-vows-to-stand-up-to-trump

> Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will confront Donald Trump at the United Nations in New York, accusing the US president of interfering in Brazil’s election. Tensions between Washington and Brasília have intensified after US tariffs on Brazilian goods and Trump’s backing of Lula’s rival, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.

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