Sao Paulo [Brazil], April 1 (ANI): Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised the United Nations Security Council’s functioning, saying its institutional weaknesses have contributed to growing global instability and the escalation of armed conflicts, in an opinion piece for Folha de S.Paulo cited by Brasil 247.
Lula warned that repeated violations of international law encourage further breaches, arguing that each instance of non-compliance sets a precedent for future violations. He pointed to crises in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela as signs of a weakening global order.
He said the line between lawful and unlawful actions in international affairs has blurred, blaming what he called the Security Council’s passive or complicit stance. Lula criticised the conduct of permanent members and said their approach has undermined the credibility of the multilateral system.
According to Brasil 247, he said veto power has been misused—sometimes as protection, other times as political leverage—without alignment to the UN Charter. This, he noted, allows key decisions to be taken without accountability to global stability, while millions suffer the consequences of prolonged conflicts.
Lula added that, unlike past efforts to legitimise interventions through the UN framework, current dynamics show a more overt use of power with little regard for institutional norms, gradually weakening multilateral institutions.
Linking the rise in conflicts to systemic failures in global governance, he warned that without renewed commitment to multilateralism the world risks widespread insecurity. He also expressed concern about emerging technologies in warfare, notably the use of artificial intelligence for target selection without established ethical or legal standards.
Lula criticised rising global military spending, saying vast resources are being diverted from social needs, and called for structural UN reforms, including reassessing privileges of permanent Security Council members to restore the organisation’s effectiveness. (ANI)
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