Brazil Diverges From Most G7 Documents, Says Texts Were Shaped to Avoid Upsetting Trump - 17/06/2026 - World - Folha
Brazil Diverges From Most G7 Documents, Says Texts Were Shaped to Avoid Upsetting Trump - 17/06/2026 - World - Folha
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Brazil’s stance at the G7 summit diverged from most documents. Brasilia aligned with only two of the five G7 texts released by France on day two, rejecting others it deemed insufficient or missing key issues. Key rejections included a section on international development partnerships (omitting climate, environmental issues, foreign debt, hunger, and WHO role) and a reference to the Ebola outbreak in DRC/Uganda without mentioning the WHO. Lula’s government also formally object
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