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Intervention of Brazil´s President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Statements of peace in the CELC-Africa high level forum 2026.
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00:02And we go live now to Colombia as the country hosts the high-level forum between SALAC and the African
00:10Union.
00:10We listen now to the statement of the President of Brazil, Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva.
00:17The debates that were held here in the last days in Bogota,
00:23they took the priority in line with their understanding with the African Union.
00:32Despite being implemented public diverse politics,
00:38Brazil is still far to solve their debt with Africa for more than 350 years of slavery.
00:51To be united against slavery, that is the best tribute we can send to our shared history.
01:00My friends, 340 million people face hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean.
01:11This is a reality, an unacceptable reality, in a world that produces sufficient food for everybody.
01:20Latin America and the Caribbean have proved that it's possible to move forward with more ethical politics.
01:29Africa has a great agricultural potential and can become a great power in production.
01:44Brazilian enterprise of investigation went to the African continent with an office of cooperation.
01:53Last year, we made in Brazil the second dialogue, Africa-Brasil, about food security.
02:08In that same solidarity spirit was born.
02:16The initiative already has the participation of 113 countries.
02:25The second axis is to make front of the climate change.
02:30Egypt and Brazil host the COPs against the climate COPs.
02:40Despite we are not directly responsible for climate change, we are the most affected.
02:51We have in common the goal of sharing the responsibility of taking care of the two major cells,
03:03tropical cells of the world, the Amazonia and the Congo.
03:07We cooperate in diverse forums to combat environmental crimes.
03:17We work together to the operation of Forest World Fund.
03:31It's not about the nations.
03:44Science has already proved that without a transition, without low carbon issues,
03:52it will be inevitable to avoid a climate crisis.
03:59Transition to clean energy still contrasts with lack of access to electricity in most of our continents.
04:25This makes possible the decarbonization of the economy.
04:30Our countries also have important reserves of critical resources that make possible the transition to low carbon economies.
04:46The cooperation between the countries that possess these resources will be important to add value to our own patrimony and
04:59avoid investments in neo-activism.
05:04Our countries cannot stay behind.
05:15This challenge must be most of our relations.
05:29A matter of high technology, we have a youth, low cost energy and the resources are necessary, but in order
05:45to jump to that technological advance,
05:49we must invest in digital infrastructure and human resources, qualified human resources.
06:01The artificial intelligence in Brazil contemplates investment in finance and joint financial cooperation and investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure in
06:22Brazil.
06:23We need cooperation and cooperation in the regulation of the virtual world.
06:34It is not a mechanism on control.
06:36It is, above all, an instrument of inclusion against people, among people.
06:47Brazil is updating their use.
06:51Brazil's induces recently the communicate change.
07:02The commercial exchange and influx that gives another excess in our relation, Africa is a continent of great-diques,
07:21dynamism that moved forward for a youth, for young people, 3.4 billion dollars. Mercosur
07:47has already a commercial exchange with Egypt and also with Africa, Australia. It is strategic
07:59to prioritize synergies between the Inter-American Bank of Development. It is important to broaden
08:13the financial of common projects. Ladies and gentlemen, our continents have more than half
08:22of the countries and a quarter of the world population, but still we are characterized
08:31by an unequal order. It doesn't have any sense that Latin America and Africa does not have
08:46adequate representation in the United Nations Council. The conflicts in the Middle East
09:07are driving up the food and energy prices. This is the objective of the ministerial meeting
09:23meeting that Brazil will organize in April 9. Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean
09:30work together to Africa in different multilateral initiatives. For more than 10 years, from 2025
09:53in a declaration of the human rights, Brazil supports the resolution of the African group of the
10:03General Assembly that declares that the human trafficking, African human trafficking is one of the worst
10:13most human atrocities of the humanity. Without the cohesion acting of the South-South cooperation, we risk
10:42the risk of crystallizing in a scenario of paralysis that goes against the commercial agreements. My friends, the
10:53bridge between our regions is not made only of agreements and declarations. It is made also from people, from a
11:06diaspora that unite us.
11:09It is made also from people, from people, to people, to people, to people, to people, to people, to people.
11:12The territories are not only soil, but history alive. Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa are the same territory,
11:23essential, marked by resistance, fight, dignity. My friends, I didn't want to pass this opportunity.
11:37Without saying that I am extremely worried with what is happening in today's world. It is important not to forget
11:50ever that the world today
11:53they leave the major concentration of conflict since the Second World War. It is important not to let pass that
12:10last year more than $200 billion in arms and wars.
12:15And yet still we have 630 people with hunger. We have millions of human beings that don't have access to
12:27education and others, millions of women and children.
12:31That are the result of these wars that are left abandoned, without document, without home. They don't even have a
12:43home to live.
12:47That's why we insist even more that it is necessary to stop, reflect our behaviors. We are no longer colonized
13:02countries.
13:03We conquer our sovereignty with independence. We cannot allow that somebody could come in our internal affairs and our territorial
13:19integrity.
13:20What we see in the world is the lack of function of the United Nations that doesn't work. They were
13:32created to maintain peace and they are the ones who are making war.
13:41And when we are going to do something not to allow that the countries more powerful believe that they are
13:51the owners of the rest of the countries.
13:54When we are going to summon an extraordinary meeting to define what is the role of the United, of the
14:05Security Council, I am as a human being, as a Democrat, as a President of Brazil,
14:22Shia Hill looks at the dwellers of the Presbyterian Pacific, as a Republican in BAR.
14:27P interessant because they haven't been capable of resolving the conflict of Gaza, Iraq, Libya,
14:34They were not capable of resolving the problem of Ukraine and Iran. So everything is being solved with war.
14:46those who have more
14:47warplanes, more ships
14:49they think they are the owners of the world
14:53when
14:54are going with
14:55to say to them
14:57that is not normal
15:00when are we going to say to them
15:02that what we want
15:03is to come back to a
15:05civilized relation between nations
15:08and that we
15:09cannot allow
15:11the end of multilateralism
15:13that we must guarantee
15:15that only peace
15:17can make the poor world
15:19develop
15:20who built a war
15:24a war
15:25only brings death
15:27and destruction
15:27when we are going to react
15:32I want to tell you
15:33that in 2010
15:37I was
15:38at Tehran
15:40I went to Tehran
15:41with the
15:42with the president of Turkey
15:45to convince the
15:47government of Tehran
15:49that they couldn't
15:50enrich Iran
15:52to make nuclear weapons
15:59and I
16:00I told them
16:01to the maximum
16:03leader of Iran
16:04to come in
16:06that
16:10that we will allow
16:12that they will
16:13enrich Iran
16:14only to
16:15scientific
16:17and
16:17pacific
16:20issues
16:20we made a deal
16:22the deal
16:24when
16:24was published
16:27instead of
16:28the European countries
16:29and the United States
16:30accepted
16:30what they did
16:33was
16:33increase the blockade
16:35against Iran
16:38it is not a secret
16:39to anybody
16:46Trump
16:47Trump
16:47Trump
16:47received a letter
16:48from Obama
16:51that
16:51said
16:53that was
16:53that
16:54if he signed
16:55the agreement
16:56everything is going
16:57to be solved
16:59and when
17:00the agreement
17:01was published
17:03Europe
17:04as long
17:05as
17:05as
17:08the United States
17:09they increased
17:10the blockade
17:11and they went
17:12after a few years
17:13they went
17:14to make another deal
17:17and now
17:18they are
17:18attacking Iran
17:19with the
17:21excuse of
17:22the word
17:24of the word
17:27building more
17:28weapons
17:37we cannot
17:38live
17:39in a world
17:40of lies
17:45people
17:46build
17:47their
17:47own
17:48enemies
17:49they
17:49build
17:50the
17:50negative
17:51images
17:52of their enemies
17:53to justify
17:55their actions
17:57in which
17:58world
17:59are we living
18:02I heard
18:03a representative
18:04from Mozambique
18:05talking about
18:06the
18:06critical
18:10minerals
18:11and
18:11rare earth
18:12materials
18:13in this
18:14plenary
18:15all
18:16of
18:17we
18:18all
18:19have
18:20experienced
18:22that
18:24the countries
18:25were already
18:26stolen
18:26they took
18:27from us
18:28gold
18:28silver
18:30diamonds
18:32they took
18:33from us
18:34minerals
18:37after they
18:39took
18:39everything
18:39they stole
18:40everything
18:40now they
18:41want
18:43now they
18:44want
18:45to
18:47to be the
18:48owners
18:48of the
18:50rare earth
18:51materials
18:52and the
18:52critical
18:54resources
18:56and now
18:57that they
18:58have
18:58critical
18:58minerals
19:00now
19:01it is
19:02the
19:02opportunity
19:02from
19:03Latin
19:03America
19:03Africa
19:04and
19:04Bolivia
19:05to not
19:06accept
19:07not only
19:09be
19:09mineral
19:10exporters
19:14that is
19:15to say
19:16those
19:16who want
19:16to come
19:17and be
19:19in the
19:19present
19:21in order
19:22to
19:22have
19:23a joint
19:25development
19:26now
19:28they want
19:29to colonize
19:30us
19:30again
19:33ladies
19:34and gentlemen
19:36I
19:40couldn't
19:41be
19:41absent
19:44from this
19:45meeting
19:45because
19:45here
19:46we can
19:47raise
19:48our
19:49gaze
19:51it is
19:52not
19:52possible
19:53we cannot
19:53admit
19:54that
19:55other
19:55people
19:57think
19:58they
19:59are
20:00owners
20:01of
20:02our
20:03countries
20:04look
20:04what
20:05they
20:05did
20:05to
20:06Cuba
20:06to
20:07Venezuela
20:10and
20:11in which
20:12part
20:12of the
20:13United
20:13Nations
20:13Charter
20:14said
20:15that
20:16another
20:17president
20:17can
20:17invade
20:18a
20:19country
20:21there
20:21there
20:21is
20:22nothing
20:22that
20:23allows
20:24that
20:24this
20:24happens
20:26the
20:27use
20:27of
20:27force
20:28of
20:28power
20:32that
20:32what
20:32they
20:32want
20:33is
20:33to
20:33colonize
20:34us
20:34once
20:34again
20:38now
20:39we
20:39have
20:39the
20:39opportunity
20:40that
20:40we
20:40discovered
20:41that
20:41we
20:42didn't
20:42have
20:42we
20:42will
20:43not
20:43have
20:43the
20:44opportunity
20:44that
20:44we
20:44discovered
20:45that
20:45we
20:45have
20:45minerals
20:47and
20:48rare
20:49earth
20:49materials
20:49we
20:50will
20:50not
20:50have
20:51the
20:51opportunity
20:51to
20:51use
20:51it
20:53we
20:54have
20:54to
20:54say
20:54it
20:55aloud
20:55and
20:56clear
20:59that
21:00we
21:01are
21:01not
21:01going
21:02to
21:02allow
21:02that
21:03is
21:03happening
21:03to
21:04us
21:04that
21:04what
21:05is
21:05happening
21:05in
21:06Gaza
21:07I
21:08cannot
21:08forget
21:11that
21:12in
21:12December
21:122002
21:15I
21:15was
21:16already
21:16the
21:17president
21:17of
21:18Brazil
21:19and
21:20Bush
21:20invited
21:21me
21:21to
21:21Washington
21:22to
21:22speak
21:23I
21:24wasn't
21:25already
21:25the
21:27president
21:27in
21:272002
21:28but
21:28he
21:28wanted
21:28me
21:30to
21:30participate
21:30in
21:31the
21:31war
21:31against
21:32Iraq
21:32and
21:33I
21:33told
21:33him
21:33president
21:35I
21:36don't
21:36know
21:36Saddam Hussein
21:39Iran
21:39is
21:4014,000
21:41miles
21:41from
21:41my
21:42country
21:42I
21:44never
21:44went
21:45there
21:45why
21:46should
21:46I
21:46went
21:48into
21:48a
21:48fight
21:49with
21:49them
21:49why
21:50should
21:51I
21:52destroy
21:52to
21:53then
21:53construct
21:54again
21:58so
21:59why
22:00why
22:00destroy
22:01to
22:01them
22:02build
22:04again
22:04I
22:06told
22:06them
22:06told
22:08him
22:08president
22:09Bush
22:09I
22:09don't
22:10participate
22:11in
22:12any
22:12war
22:12my
22:13war
22:14is
22:14against
22:15hunger
22:16against
22:18hunger
22:18of
22:1954
22:19million
22:20Brazilians
22:21and I
22:22conquer
22:23in
22:242014
22:25we
22:26end
22:26the
22:27hunger
22:27in
22:28Brazil
22:31today
22:32when I
22:33came back
22:34to
22:35the
22:36president
22:36the
22:37presidency
22:40and
22:40in
22:40two
22:43years
22:43and a
22:44half
22:44once
22:45again
22:45we
22:45feed
22:46to
22:46more
22:47than
22:4733
22:48million
22:48people
22:49this
22:50is
22:50the
22:50world
22:50that
22:50we
22:50need
22:50to
22:51fight
22:51we
22:51need
22:51to
22:52end
22:52the
22:52hunger
22:53in
22:54Latin
22:54America
22:55Africa
22:56this
22:56is
22:57the
22:57world
22:57that
22:57we
22:57must
22:57fight
23:01end
23:01the
23:02hunger
23:02in
23:03those
23:03countries
23:05I
23:05am
23:05sorry
23:06vice
23:07president
23:07I
23:08must
23:08say
23:08that
23:10we
23:11are
23:11losing
23:11the
23:12right
23:12to
23:13be
23:13indignated
23:17we
23:17are
23:17losing
23:18the
23:18right
23:23I
23:24don't
23:24want
23:24any
23:25war
23:26against
23:26anybody
23:28with
23:29the
23:31any
23:32island
23:32of the
23:32world
23:33not
23:33less
23:34with
23:34United
23:35States
23:35or China
23:36or Russia
23:36what
23:37I
23:37want
23:37is
23:38to
23:38speak
23:39to
23:39argument
23:39I
23:40want
23:40to
23:40build
23:41narrative
23:42but
23:43because
23:43only
23:44with
23:44narrative
23:44is
23:45that
23:45we
23:45will
23:47able
23:47to
23:48be
23:48able
23:48to
23:48build
23:49a
23:49world
23:49that
23:50our
23:50children
23:51our
23:51grandchildren
23:52believe
23:53that
23:53this
23:54worth
23:54the
23:54pain
23:57thank you
23:58very
23:58much
24:01and
24:01those
24:02were
24:02the
24:02statements
24:03of
24:03the
24:03Brazilian
24:05president
24:06in the
24:07high
24:07level
24:08forum
24:08CELAC
24:09Africa
24:09that
24:10is
24:11having
24:11the
24:11final
24:12remarks
24:12in
24:13the
24:13last
24:14date
24:14let's
24:14remember
24:15that
24:15this
24:15high
24:16level
24:16between
24:16CELAC
24:18and Africa
24:18the
24:18Colombian
24:19government
24:19presented
24:20the
24:20first
24:20high
24:21level
24:21forum
24:22between
24:22the
24:22community
24:23of
24:23Latin
24:23America
24:24and
24:24the
24:24Caribbean
24:24States
24:25and
24:25Africa
24:26the
24:26meeting
24:27that
24:27is
24:27taking
24:28place
24:28in
24:29Bogota
24:29since
24:29March
24:3018
24:30until
24:3021
24:31in
24:32this
24:32context
24:32the
24:33vice
24:33president
24:33Francia
24:34Marquez
24:34led
24:34the
24:35official
24:35presentation
24:35alongside
24:36several
24:37ministers
24:37she
24:38explained
24:38that
24:38the
24:38meeting
24:39aims
24:39to
24:39strengthen
24:40south-south
24:41cooperation
24:41and expand
24:42trade
24:43cultural
24:43and political
24:44exchange
24:45that included
24:46joint actions
24:47to address
24:48climate change
24:49hunger
24:49and inequality
24:50initiative
24:50to strengthen
24:52peace efforts
24:52in both
24:53regions
24:53that were
24:55also promoted
24:55also the
24:56foreign minister
24:57Rosa
24:57Yolanda
24:58Villavicencio
24:59emphasized
24:59that the
25:00forum aims
25:00to connect
25:01territories
25:02representing
25:02more than
25:03two billion
25:03people
25:04she described
25:05the event
25:06as a
25:06strategy
25:06within a
25:07global
25:07context
25:08of
25:08trade
25:09transformations
25:10it is
25:11important
25:11to highlight
25:12that
25:12during
25:12these
25:12days
25:13business
25:13roundtable
25:14between
25:14African
25:15and
25:15Colombia
25:16entrepreneurs
25:17as well
25:17as
25:18forum
25:18with
25:19investors
25:20bankers
25:20and
25:20economic
25:21officials
25:21took
25:22place
25:22during
25:23the
25:23meeting
25:23Colombia
25:24is
25:24expected
25:25to
25:25hand
25:25over
25:25the
25:26pre-temporary
25:26presidency
25:27of the
25:28region
25:29upload
25:29to
25:29Uruguay
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