Brazil’s Lula: Gaza’s ‘pain and trauma’ will last generations — SkimNews
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- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the "pain and trauma" inflicted by Israel's government in Gaza at the UN General Assembly on September 22, 2026, warning the suffering "will last generations."
- Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, received Lula's explicit defense, with the Brazilian president insisting she must not "be silenced for telling the truth."
Why it matters: By publicly backing Francesca Albanese at the UNGA and labeling Gaza's suffering as "pain and trauma" that will last generations, Lula puts Brazil on record against Israel's military campaign and amplifies a rapporteur whose findings have drawn pushback from Israel's allies.
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