Sao Paulo [Brazil], April 1 (ANI) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised the United Nations Security Council’s operation in an opinion piece for Folha de S.Paulo, cited by Brasil 247, saying its institutional weaknesses have helped drive growing instability and the escalation of armed conflicts worldwide.
Lula warned that repeated breaches of international law create precedents that invite further violations. He pointed to crises in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela as evidence of a weakening global order and said the boundary between lawful and unlawful state actions has become increasingly blurred. He blamed what he described as a passive or complicit stance by the Security Council and said the conduct of its permanent members has undermined the credibility of multilateral institutions.
According to Brasil 247, Lula criticised the use of veto power, saying it has been misapplied—sometimes to shield actions, sometimes as political leverage—without regard to the UN Charter. That, he argued, enables major decisions to be taken with little accountability for global stability while millions pay the price in prolonged conflicts.
He added that whereas previous interventions were often legitimised through UN processes, current practice shows a more overt exercise of power with scant respect for institutional norms, eroding the multilateral system. Linking the rise in conflicts to systemic failures in global governance, Lula warned that without a renewed commitment to multilateralism the world faces broader insecurity.
He also expressed alarm about emerging military technologies, notably the use of artificial intelligence for target selection without established ethical or legal standards, and criticised rising global military spending that diverts resources from social needs. Lula called for structural reforms at the UN, including a reassessment of the privileges of permanent Security Council members, to restore the organisation’s effectiveness.
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