# Brazil election: Lula vows to stand up to Trump at UN

https://mins.news/en/video/62849

- France 24 English, 2026-09-17 14:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5veTMkWzdNI

> 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. The dispute follows US tariffs on Brazilian goods and Trump’s backing of Lula rival Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.

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