# Brazil needs cooperation, not intervention, to fight crime, Lula says

https://mins.news/en/item/69102

- Reuters, 2026-09-22 14:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-needs-cooperation-not-intervention-fight-crime-lula-says-2026-09-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab29474118ed10001a246d0

> President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told the UN General Assembly that Brazil does not underestimate the threat from organized crime and is prepared to combat criminal groups operating inside the country and across borders. He said cooperation, rather than intervention, is needed to fight crime.

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