Lula says he will urge Trump to stay out of Brazil's election at UN summit
Brazilian President Lula announced he will ask Donald Trump not to interfere in Brazil’s October vote during next week’s UN General Assembly.
Lula plans to address Donald Trump at the United Nations meeting in New York, telling him to refrain from meddling in Brazil’s upcoming presidential election. He is scheduled to speak before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Lula’s main rival, right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has close ties to Trump’s administration. In May, Flávio visited the White House. The Brazilian election is set for October.
Why it matters
Foreign meddling in elections can affect democratic outcomes, making Lula’s warning to Trump significant for Brazil’s vote.
How the sides frame it
HIGH AGREEMENTAll camps report Lula’s plan to ask Trump not to meddle in Brazil’s election at the UN, but right-leaning coverage adds detail about U.S. tariffs and heightened tensions.
LEFT
Lula will use his UN speech to urge Trump to stay out of Brazil’s election, highlighting his rival’s ties to the U.S. president.
CENTER
Lula intends to tell Trump not to meddle in Brazil’s elections at the UN, noting no formal bilateral meeting is scheduled.
RIGHT
Lula will ask Trump to stay out of Brazil’s election at the UN while noting U.S. tariff actions and escalating diplomatic tensions.
The left emphasises
- Lula will address Trump at the UN and tell him to refrain from meddling in Brazil’s election.
- His main rival is right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who has close ties to Trump’s administration.
The right emphasises
- Lula will ask Trump to avoid influencing Brazil’s presidential election.
- U.S. imposed two rounds of additional tariffs on Brazilian products, which Lula condemned as an effort to sway the election.
- Tensions between the two governments have escalated.
How this story developed
- Sep 3 Supreme Court justice who jailed Bolsonaro faces resignation calls over banker ties
- Sep 3 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is conducting a highly restrained re-election drive amid a tightening poll margin against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
- Sep 5 Attorney General Paulo Gonet filed two petitions to dismiss investigations that name him.
- Sep 9 Chief Justice Edson Fachin ordered the attorney general to weigh in on the accusations against Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
- Sep 11 Chief Justice Edson Fachin ordered the unsealing of thousands of pages from the Banco Master fraud investigation, prompting a full-court hearing.
- Sep 11 Supreme Court orders release of thousands of pages in the Banco Master fraud investigation.
- Sep 13 A new poll released in early September records Bolsonaro at 46% and Lula at 45% in a hypothetical runoff.
- Sep 15 The Supreme Court scheduled an extraordinary session to consider a probe of Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
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