
Brazilian President Lula Condemns Trump for Threatening Countries
Key Takeaways
- Lula says Trump has no right to threaten a country.
- Lula calls for respect over fear in international relations.
- The remarks came in an El País interview conducted in Brasília.
Lula's Rebuke of Trump
Lula declared that Trump has no right to wake up in the morning and threaten a country.
“Ammon News - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticised US President Donald Trump, saying the US leader has “no right” to threaten other nations, in an interview published in Spain”
He condemned Trump's threat to wipe out Iranian civilization.
He told El País, He wasn’t elected for that, and his constitution doesn’t allow it.
He described Trump's approach as a very misguided game.
No one has the right to frighten others.
The Brazilian president described himself as a leader who prefers respect to fear.
Global Responsibility and Venezuela
Lula emphasized that it is essential that the powerful take greater responsibility for maintaining peace.
He criticized US involvement in Venezuela following a controversial raid that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.

What cannot happen is for the US to think it can run Venezuela.
Lula called for free elections without foreign interference.
His remarks came ahead of a scheduled meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Diplomatic Maturity
Lula highlighted the importance of diplomatic maturity.
“In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS in Brasília, the Brazilian president discusses global turmoil, elections against another Bolsonaro, his career, and his visit to Spain to meet with Pedro Sánchez and other international leaders Brasília awoke to a gray morning”
I decided to be very patient and told him that two men in their eighties should talk with maturity.
He warned that Trump's approach ends up creating problems for the United States itself.
Lula's ongoing critique positioned him in opposition to former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brasília-Washington relations remain strained despite a meeting between the leaders last year.
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