Overview

• Lula is set to deliver Tuesday’s opening address at the UN General Debate, with a speech expected to emphasize sovereignty, multilateralism, climate finance for COP30, and calls for cease-fires in Gaza and Ukraine.
• The United States has levied tariffs of up to 50% on Brazilian goods and revoked or restricted visas for Brazilian officials, including Magnitsky sanctions on Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
• Health Minister Alexandre Padilha withdrew from the delegation after receiving a U.S. visa that confined his movements to a 5 km perimeter in New York, which he called unacceptable.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio has indicated that additional U.S. measures in response to Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction could be announced in the coming days.
• Lula’s New York agenda includes a Gaza two‑state conference, a high‑level climate session co-hosted with António Guterres to rally COP30 commitments, and the presentation of the Tropical Forests Fund, while any encounter with President Trump remains unconfirmed.