The five permanent members of the United Nations’ Security Council should agree to change their behaviour after failing to stop the war in Iran, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has told a progressive leaders’ summit in Barcelona, Reuters reports.

“We cannot wake up every morning and go to bed every night with a tweet from a president threatening the world and declaring wars,” Lula added in apparent reference to US President Donald Trump without explicitly naming him.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) arrives with his wife Rosangela Lula da Silva to attend the “Meeting in Defence of Democracy”, a meeting of leftist leaders seeking to rally against the threat to democracy from the far right in Barcelona on April 18, 2026. — AFP
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) arrives with his wife Rosangela Lula da Silva to attend the “Meeting in Defence of Democracy”, a meeting of leftist leaders seeking to rally against the threat to democracy from the far right in Barcelona on April 18, 2026. — AFP

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