Lula tells UN General Assembly Israel's Gaza campaign is 'genocide'
Brazil's president used his UNGA address to accuse Netanyahu's government of genocide and criticize Trump's policies on Iran, Venezuela and Cuba.
What to know
- Lula explicitly used the word 'genocide' for Israel's Gaza campaign in a UNGA speech, one of the more direct such statements from a major world leader on that stage.
- The speech doubled as a broad rebuke of Trump administration foreign policy — on Iran, Venezuela's Maduro, Cuba's embargo and U.S. naval deployments near Brazil.
- Lula closed by tying his message to Brazilian sovereignty, referencing jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro without naming him.
- Trump spoke at the same UNGA session and threatened to 'annihilate' Iran if no nuclear deal is reached, a contrast picked up alongside Lula's remarks.
Lula's genocide characterization is accurate and notable coming from a G20 leader at the UN.
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“Brazil's president says Israel's actions in Palestine are, in fact, GENOCIDE. Lula is among the world leaders publicly using the word 'genocide'”
@MarioNawfal · X ↗
“We are called to choose between multilateralism or unilateralism, democracy or extremism, sovereignty or subordination.”
Lula da Silva, President of Brazil · New Republic / UNGA speech ↗ · Sep 21
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President of Brazil
Donald Trump President of the United States
Francesca Albanese U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories
Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel
Jair Bolsonaro Former President of Brazil, imprisoned
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Al Jazeera broadcasts clip of Lula's Gaza and Albanese remarks
Al Jazeera English published a video segment highlighting Lula's statement that Gaza's 'pain and trauma' will last generations and his defense of Francesca Albanese, extending the reach of the speech beyond the initial text coverage.
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first by Mastodon, 11h ago · also Al Jazeera
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🇧🇷🇮🇱 Brazilian President Lula at the UN: “Generations of Palestinians will carry the pain and trauma caused by the genocide carried out by the Netanyahu government.”
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Brazil’s Lula warns of lasting impact of Gaza war and criticises UN inaction https://www. middleeastmonitor.com/20260923 -brazils-lula-warns-of-lasting-impact-of-gaza-war-and-criticises-un-inaction/
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Brazil’s President Lula Tells The UN Victims Of Gaza’s Genocide Will Carry The Pain For Generations He directly calls out the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his government as being culpable of Genocide, using his platform at the UN General Assembly to bring attention to the
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Social media amplifies Lula's 'genocide' characterization
Clips and quotes of Lula's genocide line spread widely on X and Mastodon within the hour, with accounts framing him as one of the world leaders publicly using the term against Israel's government.
“Brazil's president says Israel's actions in Palestine are, in fact, GENOCIDE.”
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🚨BREAKING: Brazilian President Lula addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York and declares that generations of Palestinians will carry the pain and trauma left by the Israeli genocide of women and children carried out by the Netanyahu government in Gaza. # Israel # Palestine # Gaza # Genocide # Netanyahu # Palestinian
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🇺🇳🇧🇷🇮🇱🇵🇸 Brazil's president says Israel’s actions in Palestine are, in fact, GENOCIDE. “Generations of Palestinians will carry the pain and trauma caused by the genocide carried out by the Netanyahu government.” Lula is among the world leaders publicly using the word “genocide”
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Trump follows with threat to 'annihilate' Iran if no deal is reached — Speaking after Lula at the same UNGA session, Trump told representatives of 193 countries he faced a choice between letting Iran rebuild into 'one of the greatest' countries or moving to 'annihilate the Islamic Republic,' tying the outcome to ongoing nuclear negotiations.
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Lula closes speech defending Brazilian democracy against Bolsonaro allies — Alluding to jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro and his backing from Trump, Lula said Brazil would not let 'enemies of democracy, whether domestic or foreign' undermine the country's sovereignty, framing the choice facing nations as 'multilateralism or unilateralism, democracy or extremism, sovereignty or subordination.'
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Lula criticizes Trump policy on Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and warships
Lula said the Strait of Hormuz 'has become a battleground,' called for Venezuelans to decide their own destiny amid U.S. efforts to arrest Maduro, condemned the Cuba embargo as 'collective punishment,' and said Latin America needs cooperation against organized crime rather than U.S. 'aircraft carriers guarding our waters.'
“We do not need aircraft carriers guarding our waters. We need cooperation to block the flow of weapons and money that feeds organized crime.”
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first by New Republic, 1d ago
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- Brazil's President Warns United Nations About U.S. and Israel New Republic · 1d ago
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Brazilian President Lula: Generations of Palestinians will carry the pain and trauma caused by the genocide carried out by the Netanyahu government.
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Lula tells UNGA Gaza's 'pain and trauma' amounts to genocide — In his U.N. General Assembly address, Lula said Israel's campaign in Gaza under the Netanyahu government constitutes genocide against Palestinian women and children, and said U.N. special rapporteur Francesca Albanese 'must not be silenced for telling the truth' after U.S. sanctions against her.
