Lula Calls Out Trump's 'Board of Peace' — A New UN for Imperial Elites?
📰 THE STORY: Brazilian President Lula da Silva has publicly expressed concern that Donald Trump's proposed 'Board of Peace,' which has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but conspicuously omits any mention of Gaza from its charter, is an attempt to create a parallel United Nations that serves specific, rather than global, interests. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical
Context: Lula's critique resonates with Brazil's own painful history of US interference. In 2016, a controversial impeachment process removed Dilma Rousseff, Lula's successor, paving the way for the far-right Jair Bolsonaro, who aggressively courted US and Israeli interests. Bolsonaro, often called 'Tropical Trump,' even moved Israel's embassy to Jerusalem (though reversed by Lula). This follows a
pattern seen across Latin America, from the 1973 CIA-backed coup in Chile against Salvador Allende to the 2019 lithium coup in Bolivia against Evo Morales. Lula himself was imprisoned on dubious corruption charges, widely seen as politically motivated to prevent his return to power, a tactic the US has perfected to destabilize progressive governments. Double Standard: When nations like Cuba,
Venezuela, or Iran attempt to form alternative economic or diplomatic blocs (e.g., ALBA, SCO, BRICS), Western media and politicians routinely condemn them as threats to 'democracy' and the 'rules-based order.' Yet, a US-led initiative, especially one spearheaded by figures like Trump and Netanyahu, to create an exclusive 'Board of Peace' that side-steps established international bodies and ignores