Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the United Nations (UN) and other multilateral institutions today, saying they had "stopped functioning" and failed to protect the victims of the war in the Gaza Strip.
Lula spoke to reporters after a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, where the Brazilian leader is expected to hold talks with US President Donald Trump.
"Who can accept the genocide that has been happening in the Gaza Strip for so long?" Lula said after a bilateral meeting aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries.
"The multilateral institutions that were created to try to prevent these things from happening have stopped functioning. Today, the UN Security Council and the UN no longer function," Lula said.
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