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STORY: UNGA80 / BRAZIL
TRT: 03:23
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: PORTUGUESE / NATS
DATELINE: 23 SEPTEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
2. Various shots, Brazilian President’s arrival
2. Wide shot, Brazilian President walking up to rostrum, General Assembly Hall
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President, Brazil:
“A few days ago, and for the first time in 525 years of our history, a former head of state was convicted of attacking the democratic rule of law. He was investigated, indicted, tried and held accountable for his actions in a meticulous process. His right to defend himself was secured, a prerogative that dictatorships deny to their victims. Before the eyes of the world, Brazil sent a message to all aspiring autocrats and those who support them: our democracy and our sovereignty are non-negotiable.”
5. Med shot, Brazilian President at rostrum
6. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President, Brazil:
“The path to dialogue must not be closed in Venezuela. Haiti has the right to a violence free future. And it is unacceptable that Cuba be listed as a country that sponsors terrorism.”
7. Med shot, Haitian delegation
8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President, Brazil:
“No situation is more emblematic of the disproportionate and illegal use of force than the one occurring in Palestine. The terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas are indefensible from any angle. But nothing, absolutely nothing, justifies the ongoing genocide in Gaza.”
9. Various shots, Palestinian delegation, delegates clapping
10. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President, Brazil:
“There, International Humanitarian Law and the myth of the ethical exceptionalism of the West are also buried there. This massacre would not have happened without the complicity of those who could have prevented it.”
11. Close up, Palestinian Ambassador
12. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President, Brazil:
“It is regrettable that President Mahmoud Abbas was prevented by the host country of occupying the Palestinian bench at this historic moment.”
13. Med shot, Lebanese delegation
14. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President, Brazil:
“COP30, in Belém, will be the COP of truth. It will be the time for world leaders to prove the seriousness of their commitment to the planet. Without a complete picture of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), we are walking blindfolded towards the abyss.”
15. Wide shot, Brazilian President at rostrum
16. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President, Brazil:
“We need leaders with clear visions, who understand that the international order is not a ‘zero-sum game’. The 21st century will be increasingly multipolar. For it to remain peaceful, it cannot fail to be multilateral.”
17. Zoom out, Brazilian President at rostrum, delegates clapping
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said, “We need leaders with clear visions, who understand that the international order is not a ‘zero-sum game’.”
Addressing the General Assembly’s General Debate today (23 Sep) da Silva said, “A few days ago, and for the first time in 525 years of our history, a former head of state was convicted of attacking the democratic rule of law. He was investigated, indicted, tried and held accountable for his actions in a meticulous process. His right to defend himself was secured, a prerogative that dictatorships deny to their victims. Before the eyes of the world, Brazil sent a message to all aspiring autocrats and those who support them: our democracy and our sovereignty are non-negotiable.”
He also said, “The path to dialogue must not be closed in Venezuela. Haiti has the right to a violence free future. And it is unacceptable that Cuba be listed as a country that sponsors terrorism.”
On Gaza, he said, “No situation is more emblematic of the disproportionate and illegal use of force than the one occurring in Palestine. The terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas are indefensible from any angle. But nothing, absolutely nothing, justifies the ongoing genocide in Gaza.”
He added, “There, International Humanitarian Law and the myth of the ethical exceptionalism of the West are also buried there. This massacre would not have happened without the complicity of those who could have prevented it.”
He stated, “It is regrettable that President Mahmoud Abbas was prevented by the host country of occupying the Palestinian bench at this historic moment.”
On climate change, he said, “COP30, in Belém, will be the COP of truth. It will be the time for world leaders to prove the seriousness of their commitment to the planet. Without a complete picture of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), we are walking blindfolded towards the abyss.”
He concluded, “We need leaders with clear visions, who understand that the international order is not a ‘zero-sum game’. The 21st century will be increasingly multipolar. For it to remain peaceful, it cannot fail to be multilateral.”
