Overview

• Lula departs Sunday to deliver Tuesday’s opening address, with planned themes of sovereignty, multilateralism, climate action and recognition of Brazil’s judiciary.
• Health Minister Alexandre Padilha canceled his trip after U.S. authorities limited his permitted movement in New York to a small zone he deemed unacceptable.
• Finance Minister Fernando Haddad remains in Brasília to track congressional negotiations on a possible expansion of the income tax exemption to R$5,000.
• Brazil, Spain, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay will hold a democracy meeting in New York without inviting the United States, reflecting diplomatic distancing.
• Lula will co-host a climate event with António Guterres and promote the Tropical Forests Forever Fund, while further U.S. measures are being signaled and any Lula–Trump encounter is unconfirmed.