Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva publicly rebuked Donald Trump for boycotting the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, mocking the US president’s absence and warning that multilateralism will outlast Washington’s push for unilateralism. Lula criticised Trump’s withdrawal from global institutions, raised alarm over the US military buildup in the Caribbean near Venezuela, and insisted South America must remain a zone of peace. He also dismissed Trump’s remarks about Jair Bolsonaro’s arrest, stressing Brazil’s sovereignty and the independence of its justice system. Lula further highlighted upcoming Mercosur-EU trade deal plans and challenged global critics by claiming Brazil’s fuel emits less CO₂ than that of major industrial nations.
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