# Lula warns against foreign interference, defends Brazil’s sovereignty at UN

https://mins.news/en/item/69402

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-22 17:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/22/lula-warns-against-foreign-interference-defends-brazils-sovereignty-at-un?traffic_source=rss

> Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned at the UN General Assembly that domestic or foreign actors must not undermine Brazil’s October 4 election, declaring that Brazilian democracy belongs to Brazilians. He also criticized foreign interference in Latin America and the UN’s failure to prevent war, as tensions with Donald Trump’s administration grow.

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