The minimum you must know

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke eloquently at the United Nations in 2025 about how anti-democratic forces pose great risk to the world. He believes peace cannot be entirely achieved with freedom from consequences as a result. Brazil believes in standing up for ethical governance, press freedom and global democracy.

Foreign relations are very important to Brazil because it has nine bordering countries including with emerging economies and various degrees of stability. Brazil is geographically the largest country in Latin America, very importantly sharing its northern border with Colombia and Venezuela, and its southern border with Argentina. Venezuela has been want of economic peace with the United States for several decades, and has been severely trade restricted, prompting an exodus of Venezuelans into neighboring Colombia and Brazil. This uncontrolled immigration created a large burden on recipient countries, including Brazil, which his home to millions of recent arrivals - who can participate freely in the global economy there. According to newspaper reports, recipient countries generously provided for half the population of Venezuela. Probably there will be a substantial flow of migrants from Brazil back to Venezuela when the country reintegrates with the global economy. Brazil is a very friendly country to the United States. But this author wonders if there is private consternation about U.S. foreign policy towards Venezuela as a result.

The country is also struggling for internally stability because of alleged coup ambitions.

There is a matter involving Truth Social and Rumble with Brazil. This writer is not familiar with the details.

Like many other countries, Brazil is focused on the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) to peace because of the safety risks advancing technology can pose. AI was central to his annual presentation at the United Nations.