Lula tells UN that attacks on Brazilian judiciary unacceptable


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  • Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago

(Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that recent "unilateral attacks" against his country's institutions, economy and judiciary were unacceptable, in a thinly veiled response to U.S. foreign policy.

Lula's comments echoed his running criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump for imposing tariffs, visa restrictions and financial sanctions in response to the trial and conviction of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup after he lost the 2022 election.

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo in Sao PauloEditing by Brad Haynes)

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