The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvacanceled his planned trip to Russia this week for the summit of the BRICS on medical advice after suffering a domestic accident that left him with a cut on his neck. According to government sources, the injury causes a “temporary impediment to long-duration flights.”
In any case, through a statement, from Brazil They clarified that the president will participate in the meeting of the group of emerging countries via videoconference.
The Brazilian newspaper noted that the 78-year-old president suffered an accident to the back of his head and had to be admitted to a hospital in Brasilia and received points.
In turn, the Government clarified that Lula will continue with his work agenda in a “normal” manner at the local level, despite not traveling to the summit. The Foreign Ministry announced that Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira will lead the Brazilian delegation, which will fly to Kazan this Sunday night.
New BRICS summit in Russia
The BRICS summit was to be the first meeting of Lula and Putin in the Brazilian’s third term. In September, the two spoke by phone about a joint proposal by Brazil and China to end the war in Ukraine.
Putin, subject of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court over the deportation of Ukrainian children, of which kyiv accuses Moscow, he gave up going to the previous BRICS summit in South Africa.
On Friday he announced that will not attend Rio de Janeiro to participate in the G20 presidential summit on November 18 and 19, so as not to “disturb” it.
The BRICS, whose original members were Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, are in full expansion, after including four more countries this year: Egypt, Iran, United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia.
During the meeting, the leaders of the member countries must define What will be the criteria for other nations to be part of the bloc as associates.
Source: Ambito
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