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Brazil’s Lula condemns invasion of Ukraine, touts peace initiative

Brazil’s Lula condemns invasion of Ukraine, touts peace initiative

ANTHONY BOADLE BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has condemned the violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity by Russia and again called for mediation to end the war, a peace initiative that was criticized by the Ukrainian government. Speaking at a lunch with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Lula said a group of neutral nations must come together to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine. His comments came after he set off a storm among Western allies by stating over the weekend that they were prolonging the fighting by supplying arms to Ukraine. A White House spokesperson accused Lula of "parroting Russian…
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‘It hurts my soul’: Brazil’s Bolsonaro ends post-election silence

‘It hurts my soul’: Brazil’s Bolsonaro ends post-election silence

BRAZILIAN President Jair Bolsonaro broke his silence for the first time since his election defeat on October 30 and spoke to supporters calling for a military coup to stop leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office. Bolsonaro said he had kept silent for almost 40 days, adding, "it hurts my soul." "Who decides where I go are you. Who decides which way the armed forces go are you," Bolsonaro told his supporters at the gates of the presidential residence. In his ambiguous comments, Bolsonaro did not endorse their call for military intervention but said the armed forces…
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